William David Hamilton SELLAR

William David Hamilton SELLAR

William SELLAR Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Feb. 6, 2019.
SELLAR William David Hamilton (David) passed away peacefully on 26th January 2019, at home in Edinburgh, in the devoted care of his family, William David Hamilton Seller MVO, MA, LLB, FRHistS, FSA (Scot), LLD, former Lord Lyon King of Arms (2008-2014), former Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Edinburgh from 1968, where he was latterly an Honorary Fellow. Loving husband of Sue, stepfather to Andrew and father of Duncan, Niall and Gavin, grandfather to Isabella, Ramona, Leonie, Eira and Oran. Cremation service at the Lorimer Chapel, Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh, at noon, on Saturday 23rd February 2019, followed by a memorial reception at 2pm, at the Playfair Library, Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh. All welcome.

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February 9, 2019

Sincere condolences to David's family members. I knew him not only as an accomplished legal scholar and a popular Lord Lyon, but also as an historian always generous in sharing his vast knowledge of the Scottish past and as a dedicated mentor to younger colleagues in the field. He will sorely be missed.

Professor Cynthia Neville
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia

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