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This paper is a personal memoir of the late David Sellar (1941-2019), written by his first doctoral student who subsequently became a long-standing colleague, collaborator and friend. It reflects in particular on his academic contribution as a very distinguished legal and Highland historian, antiquarian and genealogist. Those who knew his work in one or other of these capacities did not always realise how much he had contributed in his other fields of interest. The paper surveys David’s published output, highlighting the findings of his pioneering researches in Highland clan and Scottish legal history. His combination of history and law found perfect expression in his 2008 appointment as Lord Lyon King of Arms, the ancient office that he held with great distinction until retirement in 2014. A Vice-President of the Society from 1999 to 2002, David was an antiquarian in the fullest sense of the word, taking a serious interest in the physical as well as the documentary evidence of the past. He will take an honoured place in the annals of the Society.
本文是已故大卫·塞勒(1941-2019)的个人回忆录,由他的第一个博士生撰写,后来成为他长期的同事、合作者和朋友。它特别反映了他作为一个非常杰出的法律和高地历史学家,古物学家和家谱学家的学术贡献。那些知道他在这些方面的工作的人并不总是意识到他在其他感兴趣的领域做出了多大的贡献。本文调查了大卫发表的作品,重点介绍了他在高地氏族和苏格兰法律史方面的开创性研究成果。他在2008年被任命为里昂勋爵纹章大臣(Lord Lyon King of Arms),这一古老的职位让他表现出色,直到2014年退休。从1999年到2002年,大卫担任该协会的副主席,他是一个真正意义上的古物学家,对过去的实物和文献证据都有浓厚的兴趣。他将在该协会的史册上留名。