The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Duncan, David
Duncan, David, M.Sc. LL.D. (Edin), Director of Public Instruction, Madras (Retd); s. of David Duncan; b. 1839; educ; at Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and Berlin Universities; joined service as Professor of Logic and Moral Philosophy, Presidency College, Madras, 1870-84; Principal, Madras Presidency College, 1884-92; Registrar, Madras University, 1875-1870; Director of Public Instruction, Madras, 1892-9; Member, Legislative Council, Madras, 1894; Vice-Chancellor, Madras University, 1899; retired, 1899. Publications: Life of Herbert Spencer; Herbert Spencer’s Descriptive Sociology. Address: c/o India Office, London.