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Dr Hugh Marwick (30 November 1881, Rousay
Rousay

Rousay is a small, hilly island about 3 km north of Orkney Islands The Mainland, Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, and has been nicknamed "the Egypt of the north", due to its tremendous Archaeology diversity and importance....
, Orkney – 21 May 1965, Kirkwall
Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046....
) was an Orcadian scholar noted for his research on the Orkney Norn
Norn language

Norn is an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken on Shetland and Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, and in Caithness. After the islands were pledge to Scotland by Norway in the 15th century, it was gradually replaced by Scots language....
.

His MA
Master of Arts (Scotland)

A Master of Arts in Scotland is an academic degree in humanities and social sciences awarded by the ancient universities of Scotland ? St Andrews University, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and Edinburgh University....
 was from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom....
, who awarded his D.Litt in 1926 after he had worked many years on his doctoral thesis, the basis for his book The Orkney Norn. While researching and writing, he was also headmaster of Kirkwall
Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046....
 Grammar School (then called the Burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
 School).






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Dr Hugh Marwick (30 November 1881, Rousay
Rousay

Rousay is a small, hilly island about 3 km north of Orkney Islands The Mainland, Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, and has been nicknamed "the Egypt of the north", due to its tremendous Archaeology diversity and importance....
, Orkney – 21 May 1965, Kirkwall
Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046....
) was an Orcadian scholar noted for his research on the Orkney Norn
Norn language

Norn is an extinct North Germanic language that was spoken on Shetland and Orkney, off the north coast of mainland Scotland, and in Caithness. After the islands were pledge to Scotland by Norway in the 15th century, it was gradually replaced by Scots language....
.

His MA
Master of Arts (Scotland)

A Master of Arts in Scotland is an academic degree in humanities and social sciences awarded by the ancient universities of Scotland ? St Andrews University, the University of Glasgow, the University of Aberdeen and Edinburgh University....
 was from the University of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom....
, who awarded his D.Litt in 1926 after he had worked many years on his doctoral thesis, the basis for his book The Orkney Norn. While researching and writing, he was also headmaster of Kirkwall
Kirkwall

Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the coast of northern mainland Scotland. The town is first mentioned in the Orkneyinga saga in the year 1046....
 Grammar School (then called the Burgh
Burgh

A Burgh is an Wiktionary:Autonomy corporate entity in Scotland, usually a town. This type of administrative division has existed since the 12th century, when David I of Scotland created the first Royal burghs....
 School). He was appointed in 1914 after some years teaching in Lancashire
Lancashire

Lancashire is a Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England of Historic counties of England in the North West England of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea....
, and continued as headmaster until 1929, when he was made director of the Orkney Education Committee, a post he held until 1946.

Dr Marwick was one of the founders of the Orkney Antiquarian Society
Orkney Antiquarian Society

The Orkney Antiquarian Society was founded in 1922 by Dr. Hugh Marwick, Archdeacon James Brown Craven, Storer Clouston and John Mooney , and continued in existence for 17 years....
 in 1922 and was its Secretary for 17 years, during which he contributed papers to its Proceedings. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland

The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland is the senior antiquarian body in Scotland, with its headquarters, collections, archive, and lecture theatre in the Royal Museum, Chambers Street, Edinburgh....
.

He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
 in 1965.

Works


  • The Orkney Norn (1926 University of Edinburgh
    University of Edinburgh

    The University of Edinburgh founded in 1582, is an internationally renowned centre for teaching and research in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom....
     D.Litt. Thesis, 1929 Oxford University Press
    Oxford University Press

    Oxford University Press is a publisher and a department of the University of Oxford in England. It is the largest university press in the world, being larger than all the American university presses combined with Cambridge University Press....
    )
  • The Place Names of Rousay (1947)
  • Orkney (1951)
  • Orkney Farm-Names (1952)