Thomas Sutherland - Beirut hostage, UofG alumnus
Published: 25 July 2016
Thomas Sutherland, the Scots born academic held as a hostage in Lebanon, has died at the age of eighty-five. He was a graduate of the University of Glasgow.
Thomas Sutherland, the Scots born academic held as a hostage in Lebanon, has died at the age of eighty-five.
Professor Sutherland was born in Falkirk and studied at the University of Glasgow before moving to the United States. He graduated with a BSc in Agriculture in 1953.
He was working in Beirut when he was abducted by a group of gunmen, in nineteen eighty five. He was held captive for more than six years.
First published: 25 July 2016
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