W. C. Mackenzie

WILLIAM COOK MACKENZIE (1862–1952) was a distinguished Scottish historian, folklorist and archaeologist, born in Cromarty. Educated at the University of Edinburgh, he taught at Glasgow Academy for 17 years before becoming secretary to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments, a role he held from 1913 to 1935. Following retirement, he served as acting head of the Department of Scottish History at Edinburgh University. A prolific writer, Mackenzie produced editions of Dunbar’s and Barbour’s poems and authored works on Hugh Miller, Flodden, Bannockburn and Arran, leaving a lasting contribution to Scotland’s historical and cultural scholarship.