Professor Edward J. (Ted) Cowan

 Professor Edward J. Cowan FRSE (Fellow Royal Society of Edinburg) is a Scottish historian, currently Director of the University of Glasgow's Dumfries Campus and Professor of Scottish History and Literature. According to Wikipedia his main research interests are with the history of Viking Scotland, the Scottish Wars of Independence, Early Modern Scottish Political Thought, the Covenanters, Scottish Emigration history and the Scots in the Arctic and Pacific North West. A lengthy list of publications (including articles) are available on that web site. 
Professor Cowan has published and edited several books on Scottish history.

One of the books he has written is a biography of James Graham, the 1st Marquess of Montrose. Professor Cowan was presented with an honory membership to The 1st Marquis of Montrose Society last year and he spoken at their events.
Professor Cowan is also involved with the upcoming 700th anniversay of the Battle of Bannockburn.