Rab Houston is a Professor of History at the University of St Andrews. He teaches principally English social history, c.1500-1800. He researches Scottish and English social history c.1450-1850 but has published in many areas of European social history including literacy, urbanisation, medical history and demography.
He is Scotland's only historian to be a Fellow of the Academia Europaea. He is married to a university manager. Similar to 'Bob', 'Rab' is a Scottish contraction of 'Robert'.Rab Houston is a Professor of History at the University of St Andrews. He teaches principally English social history, c.1500-1800. He researches Scottish and English social history c.1450-1850 but has published in many areas of European social history including literacy, urbanisation, medical history and demography.
He is Scotland's only historian to be a Fellow of the Academia Europaea. He is married to a university manager. Similar to 'Bob', 'Rab' is a Scottish contraction of 'Robert'....more