Magnus Linklater
Magnus Duncan Linklater, CBE (born 21 February 1942) is a Scottish journalist, writer, and former newspaper editor.
Early life and education
Linklater was born in
Journalist
Linklater's career in journalism began in 1964 as a reporter with the
Since then he has continued as a regular contributor to
He was appointed as chairman of the Scottish Arts Council in 1996, holding the post for five years, and is currently chairman of the Little Sparta Trust, which maintains Little Sparta, the garden of the late Ian Hamilton Finlay, in the Pentland Hills. He is President of the Saltire Society, and former Chairman of Horsecross Arts Limited, which manages Perth Concert Hall and Perth Theatre. In December 2019, He resigned along with other board members following accusations of financial mismanagement of the service.[3]
Linklater was a candidate for the position of Rector of the
He was a trustee of The New School, Butterstone, an educational and therapeutic provision for children failed by mainstream education. The school was forced to close in November 2018 in controversial circumstances and a subsequent enquiry[4] identified significant failings in both management and governance.
In the 2001
Linklater was appointed
Personal life
Linklater lives in the New Town of Edinburgh. His house was badly damaged by a fire on New Year's Day 2006, destroying much of his art collection, including paintings by Samuel Peploe and William George Gillies.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Keay, J. & Keay, J. (1994) Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London. HarperCollins.
- ^ "Murdoch's bravado forced through the publication of the Hitler diaries | guardian.co.uk". The Guardian. London. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
- ^ "Mass resignations at Perth theatre operators as 'serious concerns' raised over financial management".
- ^ "New School Butterstone closure: Independent review".
- ^ Linklater, Magnus (30 August 2001). "An academic dispute that is out of this world". The Times. p. 12.
- ^ ISBN 9781317177791.
- ^ Eakin, Emily (2 June 2001). "Star Wars: Is Astrology Sociology?". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ Lahire, Bernard; Cibois, Phillipe; Desjeux, Dominique; Audouze, Jean; Broch, Henri; Krivine, Jean-Paul; Pecker, Jean-Claude; Savoie, Denis; Bouveresse, Jacques (6 August 2001). "Analyse de la thèse de Madame Elizabeth Teissier soutenue le 7 avril 2001 à l'Université Paris et intitulée: Situation épistémologique de l'astrologie à travers l'ambivalence fascination/reject dans les sociétés postmodernes". Science et pseudo-sciences (in French).
- ^ "No. 60367". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 December 2012. p. 8.