Robin Barbour

Robert Alexander Stewart "Robin" Barbour

Robin Barbour was born on 11 May 1921 in Edinburgh to George Freeland Barbour and Helen Hepburne-Scott.^[2] His father, the laird of Bonskeid, Pitlochry, was a distinguished philosopher and theologian. Initially he was educated at Cargilfield Preparatory School in Edinburgh then at Rugby.^[2]

He joined

After the war, Barbour graduated from Balliol with a double first in classics and philosophy.^[2] He first obtained a teaching qualification in Edinburgh before studying divinity at the University of St Andrews, and later studying also at Yale University.^[2]

A minister since 1954, he was for many years a lecturer in divinity at the University of Edinburgh and Professor of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Aberdeen from 1971 to 1982. He was elected Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1979 to 1980 and was the youngest in living memory to be appointed.^{[3] [9]}

In 1981, Barbour was appointed

Barbour married in 1950 and had four children. He retired in 1986, remaining active in church ministry. He died on 18 October 2014 in Perth, Scotland.^[2]

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Preceded by Peter Brodie	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1979 –1980	Succeeded by William Bryce Johnston
Preceded by Hugh Osborne Douglas	Dean of the Chapel Royal in Scotland 1981–1991	Succeeded by William James Morris

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