Departmental Staff 1839-2000
Regius Professors
Robert Cowan, MD (1796-1841)
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Regius Professor of Medical Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine 1839-1841 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1838 | Vital Statistics of Glasgow. I. Statistics of fever and small pox prior to 1837. II. Statistics of fever for 1837. III. Remarks suggested by the Mortality Bills, etc. | David Robertson: Glasgow Adam & Charles Black: Edinburgh |
| 1840 | V ital Statistics of Glasgow, Illustrating the Sanitary Condition of the Population | David Robertson: Glasgow |
Harry Rainy, MD (1792-1874)
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Regius Professor of Medical Jurisprudence 1841-1872 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1880 | [Syllabus Lectures on Forensic Medicine] Truth, Pathology, and the Public | Glasgow: University of Glasgow |
| 1897 | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1902, 2nd ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1905, 3rd ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1908, 4th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1912, 5th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1918, 6th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1922, 7th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1923, 2nd Chinese rev. ed | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1924, 8th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1929, 9th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassel & Co. l |
| 1935, 10th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1940, 11th ed. | Clinical Methods: A Guide to the Practical Study of Medicine [with Sir Robert Hutchison] | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1949, 12th ed. | Hutchison's Clinical Methods | London: Cassell & Co. |
| 1956, 13th ed. | Hutchison's Clinical Methods | London: Cassell & Co. |
Pierce Adolphus Simpson, MA, MD (1837-1900)
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Regius Professor of Medical Jurisprudence 1872-1898 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1872 | Testimonials in Favour of P.A. Simpson, M.D., M.A. Cantab., Candidate for the Chair of Medical Jurisprudence | Glasgow: Robert Maclehose |
John Glaister Senior, MD, DPH, LLD (1856-1932)
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Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine and Public Health 1898-1931 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1881 | Notes of a Case in which Chrysophanic Acid was Administered Internally by Accident | Glasgow Medical Journal 27 |
| 1885 | Necessity for Legislative Reform in Scotland in Regard to Uncertified Deaths | MD Thesis, University of Glasgow |
| 1886 | Note on the Australian Aborigines being Exhibited in Glasgow in March, 1886 | Glasgow: [s.n.] |
| 1886 | The Epidemic History of Glasgow During the Century 1783-1883 | Glasgow: Philosophical Society |
| 1886 | Medico-legal Risks Encountered by Medical Practitioners in the Practice of their Profession | Glasgow : MacDougall |
| 1893 | Death Certification and Registration in Scotland : Its Present Defects and a Proposed Remedy | Glasgow Medical Journal: 40 |
| 1894 | Dr. William Smellie and his Contemporaries : A Contribution to the History of Midwifery in the Eighteenth Century | |
| 1895 | The Law of Infanticide: A Plea for its Revision | Edinburgh: Oliver & Boyd |
| 1895 | The Anti-Toxin Treatment of Diphtheria | Glasgow: [s.n.] |
| 1896 | A Case of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Human Subject | London: Lancet Office |
| 1897, 1st ed. | A Manual of Hygiene for Students and Nurses | London: Scientific Press |
| 1897 | The History of Medical Jurisprudence and Criminal Procedure in Primitive and Medieval Times | London: Witherby |
| 1897 | The Pollution of Scottish Rivers: Presidential Address | Glasgow: Philosophical Society |
| 1902, 1st ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence, Toxicology, and Public Health | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1905, 2nd ed. | Manual of Hygiene for Students and Nurses | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1906 | Chaldean Discoveries and the Bible Text | Glasgow: Hodge |
| 1908 | Poisoning by Arseniuretted Hydrogen or Hydrogen Arsenide | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1909, reprint | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence, Toxicology, and Public Health | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1910, 2nd ed. | A Text-Book of Public Health | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1910 | The Law Respecting Compensation to Workmen for Accidents in Great Britain, and its Operation | Philadelphia: Lippincott |
| 1910, 2nd ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1914 | Gas Poisoning in Mining and Other Industries | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1915, 3rd ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1920, 3rd ed. | Manual of Hygiene for Students and Nurses | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1921, 4th ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1925 | Legal Medicine for Members of the Legal Profession and Police Forces | Glasgow: Stenhouse |
John Glaister Junior, MD, JP, DSc: Barrister (1892-1971)
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Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine 1931-1962 Assistant, Lecturer 1920-1929 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1927 | The Police Surgeon in Relation to Forensic Medicine | British Medical Journal: 2 |
| 1930 | The Medical Profession and the Police | The Police Journal: 3 |
| 1931, 1st ed. | A Study of Hairs and Wools Belonging to the Mammalian group of Animals, including a Special Study of Human Hair | Cairo: Misr Press |
| 1931, 1st ed. | Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine [with Sydney Smith] | S.l.]: Churchill |
| 1931, 5th ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1932 | Whither Forensic Medicine | British Medical Journal: 2 |
| 1937, 1st ed. | Medico-Legal Aspects of the Ruxton Case [with James Couper Brash] | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1938, 6th ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1939, 2nd ed | Recent Advances in Forensic Medicine [with Sydney Smith] | London: Churchill |
| 1942, 7th ed. | A Text-Book of Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1945, 8th ed. | Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1947, revised reprint | Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1953 | Crime and the Theory of Interchange | Medico-Legal Journal : 21 |
| 1950, 9th ed. | Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1954 | The Power of Poison: An Account of Criminal Cases of Poisoning | New York: Morrow |
| 1956 | The Trial of William Palmer | St Bartholmew's Hospital Journal: 60 |
| 1957, 10th ed. | Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1958 | The Control of the Sale of Poisons and Dangerous Drugs' [with Edgar. Rentoul] | British Medical Journal: 2 |
| 1961 | Science and the Investigation of Crime | The School Science Review: 149 |
| 1962, 11th ed. | Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1964 | Final Diagnosis | London: Hutchinson |
| 1966, 12th ed. | Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
| 1973, 13th ed. | Glaister's Medical Jurisprudence and Toxicology | Edinburgh: E. & S. Livingstone |
Gilbert Forbes, BSc, MD
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Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine 1964-1974 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1943 | The Effect of Alcohol on Psycho-Motor Reactions, Studied Particularly from the Medico-Legal Aspect | MD Thesis, University of Glasgow |
William Arthur Harland MD, PhD
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Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine and Science 1974-1985 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1975 | Thyroid Hormone Metabolism | London: Academic Press |
Alan Albert Watson MA, MB, BSc
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Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine and Science 1986-1992 Member of Department 1971-1992 |
| Date/Edition | Title: Book/Article/Thesis | Publisher |
| 1975 | Legal Aspects of Dental Practice [with Gilbert Forbes] | Bristol: J. Wright |
| 1984, 4th ed. | Lecture Notes on Forensic Medicine [with D.J. Gee] | Oxford: Blackwell Scientific |


