T.C. Smout
Thomas Christopher Smout Order of the British Empire, CBE, Fellow of the British Academy, FBA, Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, FSA Scot, Royal Scottish Geographical Society, FRSGS (born 19 December 1933) is a Scottish academic, historian, author and Historiographer Royal (Scotland), Historiographer Royal in Scotland. Early life One of the five sons of Arthur Smout, Christopher Smout was educated at The Leys School and Clare College, Cambridge. Gazetter for Scotland:
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Career

Smout taught at the University of Edinburgh, from 1959 until 1980. At Edinburgh, he rose steadily through the academic ranks in the Department ...
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Order Of The British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established on 4 June 1917 by King George V and comprises five classes across both civil and military divisions, the most senior two of which make the recipient either a knight if male or dame if female. There is also the related British Empire Medal, whose recipients are affiliated with, but not members of, the order. Recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire were originally made on the nomination of the United Kingdom, the self-governing Dominions of the Empire (later Commonwealth) and the Viceroy of India. Nominations continue today from Commonwealth countries that participate in recommending British honours. Most Commonwealth countries ceased recommendations for appointments to the Order of the British Empire when they ...
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