Hector Boece

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Hector Boece
Born	1465 Dundee, Scotland
Died	1536 (aged 70–71) Aberdeen, Scotland
Nationality	Scottish
Alma mater	University of St Andrews
Occupation	Philosopher
Notable work	Lives of the Bishops of Mortlach and Aberdeen History of Scotland

Hector Boece (/ˈbɔɪs/; also spelled Boyce or Boise; 1465–1536), known in Latin as Hector Boecius or Boethius, was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and the first Principal of King's College in Aberdeen, a predecessor of the University of Aberdeen.