James Francis McMillan (10 April 1948 – 22 February 2010) was a Scottish historian and author, head of the History Department of the

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, a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Professor of History at the

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Early years

McMillan was born in

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on 10 April 1948. He grew up in Paisley and attended St Mirin's Academy.James Home
"James McMillan Obituary: Brilliant Scholar Who Focused on the Role of Women in Modern French History,"
''The Guardian,'' 3 May 2010. He graduated in modern history from the

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in 1969 and obtained his doctorate from

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Academic career

McMillan was a specialist in the history of modern France. He was a lecturer at

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from 1972 to 1992 and a professor of European history at the

in Glasgow, where he headed the Department of History. In 1996, McMillan was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Three years later, in 1999, he was appointed to the Richard Pares chair of history at the University of Edinburgh

Death and legacy

On 22 February 2010 McMillan died of cancer at his home in Airdrie. He was 61. His funeral

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took place at

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in Paisley where the

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was given by Professor

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Works

*''Housewife or Harlot: The Place of Women in French Society, 1870–1940'' (1981). *''Dreyfus to De Gaulle: Politics and Society in France 1898–1969'' (1985). *''France and Women, 1789–1914'' (2000).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcmillan, James Francis 1948 births 2010 deaths Writers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Scottish Roman Catholics Alumni of the University of Glasgow Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford People educated at St Mirin's Academy Academics of the University of Edinburgh