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McCall Smith returned to southern Africa in 1981 to help co-found the law school and teach law at the University of Botswana. [4] While there, he co-wrote The Criminal Law of Botswana (1992). [ 12 ]
McCall Smith was raised in Southern Rhodesia and moved to Scotland at age 18 to study at the University of Edinburgh. He received a law degree in 1971 and then returned to Africa, where he helped to establish the law school at the University of Botswana.
Jun 2, 2024 · Alexander McCall Smith was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, to British parents. He moved to Edinburgh to study law, before teaching at Queen’s University, Belfast. In 1981, McCall Smith co-founded the law school at the University of Botswana, where he also taught.
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Jun 5, 2024 · One of the leading bestselling authors on the literary scene, he is best known for his detective, mystery series of novels, ‘The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency’ series, which has become an international phenomenon. He worked in Africa, where he co-founded and taught law in the University of Botswana.
Jul 26, 2019 · Trained as a lawyer, McCall Smith went on to become a professor of medical law at the University of Edinburgh and has served on bioethics boards, and as vice-chairman of the Human Genetics Commission of the UK.
Dec 12, 2019 · As well as being a keen fisherman he was the world authority on a particular branch of Roman law. How could I decline? And so I did not go down the road of the solicitor’s apprenticeship, but began the PhD.
We speak to newly knighted Sir Alexander McCall Smith about how his legal background inspired his remarkable career as a novelist. The predominant thought many people would have had on hearing that much-loved Scottish author Alexander McCall Smith had received a knighthood in the 2024 New Year Honours list was: it’s about time.
