Charles McKean FRSE FRSA FRHistS FRIBA was a Scottish historian, author and scholar.
13 Facts About Charles McKean
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Charles McKean was educated at Fettes College, the University of Poitiers, and the University of Bristol, from 1977 to 1983.
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Charles McKean was chief executive of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland.
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Charles McKean was chairman of the board of the UNESCO Edinburgh World Heritage Trust from 2006 to 2012.
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Charles McKean was appointed head of the School of Architecture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 1995, before taking up his position as Professor of Scottish Architectural History in the History department of the University of Dundee in 1997.
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Charles McKean edited the journal London Architect from 1970 to 1975.
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Charles McKean was the architecture critic of the Times from 1977 to 1983.
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Charles McKean held fellowships of the Royal Society of Arts, the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Royal Historical Society, and was an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects, the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society.
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Charles McKean was a prolific author of architecture and history books.
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Charles McKean was awarded an Honorary Stephen Fry Award by the University of Dundee in 2012 for his lifetime achievements in engaging the public with his research in Scottish architectural history.
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Charles McKean published a number of articles reconstructing the career of the 16th-century courtier and master of work James Hamilton of Finnart.
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Charles McKean's publications questioned the defensive nature of the Scottish tower house, positing these buildings as expressions of family lineage, antiquity, and traditional forms of hospitality.
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Charles McKean died in Edinburgh on 29 September 2013, aged 67.