Angus Mackay

Who is Angus Mackay?

Angus Mackay, born in Lima, Peru in 1939, is a Scottish historian and Hispanist, specialising in Later Medieval Spain.

Having spent four years as a lecturer in history at the University of Reading, most of his career has been at University of Edinburgh, where he became a Doctor of Philosophy in 1970. He became Professor of Medieval History there in 1986, taking over the Chair from his mentor, Denys Hay.

He is considered, together with Raymond Carr and John Elliott, a major figure in developing Spanish historiography.