Professor Joseph Gloag (1906 or 1907 – 21 April 1977) was a marketing theorist and

Scottish nationalist Scottish nationalism promotes the idea that the Scottish people form a cohesive nation and national identity. Scottish nationalism began to shape from 1853 with the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights, progressing into t ...

political activist. Gloag studied at George Heriot's School and the

University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...

before working in

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 Council areas of Scotland, council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian ...

, serving as company secretary at a grocers' firm from 1935 until 1952. He later went into academia, with a particular interest in

marketing Marketing is the process of exploring, creating, and delivering value to meet the needs of a target market in terms of goods and services; potentially including selection of a target audience; selection of certain attributes or themes to emph ...

, and was appointed as head of the school of industrial administration at

Heriot-Watt College Heriot-Watt University ( gd, Oilthigh Heriot-Watt) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was established in 1821 as the School of Arts of Edinburgh, the world's first mechanics' institute, and subsequently granted univ ...

. In 1965, when the college became a university, he was made the first professor of industrial administration at the institution. Long active in the Liberal Party, Gloag served as the party's secretary in

Midlothian Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, ...

in the early 1960s. However, he left the Liberals and instead joined the

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...

(SNP) in 1966, and by 1968 was standing for his new party in local elections in

Dalkeith Dalkeith ( ; gd, Dail Cheith, IPA: �t̪alˈçe is a town in Midlothian, Scotland, on the River Esk. It was granted a burgh of barony in 1401 and a burgh of regality in 1540. The settlement of Dalkeith grew southwestwards from its 12th-cent ...

. He then served as treasurer of the SNP, from 1968 to 1970. In 1970, he attracted attention by presenting a "declaration of nationhood" for Scotland to the

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, which had been drawn up by the SNP. Gloag retired from the university in 1972, and took up a two-year posting as Professor of Economics and Industrial Management at the

University of Science and Technology, Kumasi Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is a public University of Ghana that focuses on science and technology. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology is the public university established in the country, as well a ...

.''West Africa'', nos. 3117-3129, p.880

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gloag, Joseph 1900s births 1977 deaths Academics of Heriot-Watt University Alumni of the University of London Academic staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Marketing theorists People educated at George Heriot's School Scottish National Party politicians