Personal Biographies

A

• Abercromby, David, fl 1517-1518, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Adams, James Whyte Leitch, 1909-1983, educationalist.
• Alexander, Richard Charles, 1884-1968, Professor of Surgery, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Alison, Henry Young, 1889-1972, Interim Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Anderson, John, 1726-1796, natural philosopher.
• Andross, Mary, 1895-1968, Head of Department of Science, Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science.
• Atkinson, Thomas, 1801-1833, bookseller, poet and writer.

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B

• Baillie, Robert, 1599-1662, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Bannerman, Robert, fl 1513-1546, Principal, St Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Barclay, Thomas, 1792-1873, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Barnes, Sir Harry Jefferson, 1915-1982, Knight, Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Beaton, James, d 1539, Archbishop of St. Andrews.
• Bell, George Howard, 1905-1986, physiologist.
• Black, Joseph, 1728-1799, chemist.
• Black, Margaret, 1830-1903, Principal, West End School of Cookery, Glasgow, Scotland.
• Black, Matthew, 1908-1995, Professor of Divinity and Biblical Criticism and Principal, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Bliss, Douglas Percy, 1900-1984, Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Bonar, George, d 1938, flax and jute manufacturer.
• Bower, Frederick Orpen, 1855-1948, botanist.
• Boyd, Robert, 1578-1627, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Bradley, Andrew Cecil, 1851-1935, literary critic.
• Brewster, Sir David, 1781-1868, Knight, natural philosopher.
• Brown, John Maxwell, 1908-1979, Professor of Political Science, University of Dundee, Scotland.
• Buist, Robert Cochrane, 1860-1939, obstetrician.
• Bunch, Duncan, fl 1443-1472, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Bunch, Walter, fl 1475-1478, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Burns, John, 1774-1850, physician.

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C

• Caird, John, 1820-1898, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Cameron, John, 1579?-1625, theologian.
• Campbell, Archibald Duncan, 1919-1975, economist.
• Campbell, Neil, d 1761, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Carstairs, Andrew McLaren, fl 1948-1965, Lecturer in Economic History, University of Dundee, Scotland.
• Cook, Robert Percival, 1906-1989, biochemist.
• Coutts, Thomas, fl 1510-1514, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Coventry, Patrick, d 1526, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Crichton, George, d 1553, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Cullen, William, 1710-1790, chemist and professor of medicine.

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D

• Davidson, John, fl 1556-1570, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Doby, John, d 1498, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Donaldson, Sir James, 1831-1915, Knight, educationalist, classical and patristic scholar.
• Dow, David Rutherford, 1889-1979, Master, Queen’s College, Dundee, Scotland.
• Drever, James, 1910-1991, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee, Scotland.
• Duncan, George Simpson, 1884-1965, theologian.
• Dunlop, William, ? 1649-1700, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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E

• Ewing, Sir James Alfred, 1855-1935, Principal, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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G

• Geddes, Alexander, fl 1429-1453, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Geddes, Sir Patrick, 1854-1932, Knight, biologist, sociologist, educationalist and town planner.
• Gillespie, Patrick, 1617-1675, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Glaister, Ella, fl 1908, Principal, Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science.
• Goldsmith, John, fl 1478-1507, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Gray, James, b c 1866, Interim Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Greenlees, Robert, 1820-1904, Headmaster, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.

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H

• Hadow, James, ? 1670-1747, Principal, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Hamilton, Alexander, d 1547, Senior Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Hamilton, John, fl 1532-1555, Senior Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Heath Wilson, Charles, 1809-1882, art teacher and author.
• Henderson, John, 1860-1924, Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Hepburn, John, d 1522, Prior of St. Andrews.
• Hetherington, Sir Hector James Wright, 1888-1965, Knight, social philosopher and Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Hill, George, 1750-1819, Principal, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Horner, Leonard, 1785-1864, geologist and educational reformer.
• Houston, John, fl 1545-1560, Senior Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Howie, Robert, c 1568-c 1647, Principal, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Hunter, William, 1718-1783, anatomist.
• Hutcheson, Francis, 1694-1746, philosopher.
• Hutchison, Sir William Oliphant, 1889-1970, Knight, portrait and landscape painter.

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J

• Jack, Henry, 1917-1978, Reader in Mathematics, University of Dundee, Scotland.
• Jones, Stanley, 1905-1989, geographer.

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K

• Kennedy, James, ? 1406-1465, Bishop of St Andrews.
• Knox, Sir Thomas Malcolm, 1900-1980, Knight, Principal, University of St Andrews, Scotland.

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L

• Laurie, Arthur Pillans, 1861-1940, Principal, Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Leechman, William, 1706-1785, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Leslie, Walter, d 1522, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Lindores, Lawrence of, ? 1372-1437, Rector, University of St Andrews, Scotland.
• Lindsay, James, fl 1519-1536, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Lister, Joseph, 1827-1912, Baron Lister, surgeon.
• Logan, Alexander, fl 1525-1540, Senior Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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M

• Macalister, Sir Donald, 1854-1934, Knight, Principal and Chancellor, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• MacDougall, John David Bathgate, 1918-1967, scientist.
• MacFarlan, Duncan, 1771-1857, clergyman.
• MacGillivray, Angus, 1865-1947, Lecturer in Ophthalmology, University College, Dundee, Scotland.
• MacKay, William Morton, d 1971, Major, Senior Lecturer, Department of Electrical Engineering, Queen’s College, Dundee, Scotland.
• McKenzie, Alexander, 1869-1951, Professor of Chemistry, University College, Dundee, Scotland.
• Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, 1868-1928, architect and painter.
• MacKirdy, Mary, fl 1903, Principal, West End School of Cookery, GLasgow, Scotland.
• MacManus, Henry, c 1810-1878, art teacher and artist.
• Major (Mair), John, 1469-1550, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Matheson, Arthur Alexander, 1920-1981, Master, Queen’s College, Dundee, Scotland.
• Melville, Andrew, 1545-1622, Scottish Presbyterian leader and scholar.
• Melville, David, fl 1514-1517, Principal Regent, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Melvin, Dorothy Humphreys, 1881-1963, Principal, Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science.
• Millar, John, 1735-1801, Professor of Law, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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N

• Newbery, Francis Henry, 1855-1946, Headmaster, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Nisbet, Hugh Bryan, 1902-1969, Principal, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland.

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P

• Paterson, Grace Chalmers, 1843-1925, Principal, Glasgow School of Cookery, Scotland.
• Peacock, Alexander David, 1886-1976, naturalist.
• Peterson, Sir William, 1856-1921, Knight, classical scholar and educationalist.
• Pontecorvo, Guido, b 1907, geneticist.
• Pringle, Francis, fl 1699-1746, philosopher.

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R

• Rait, Sir Robert Sangster, 1874-1936, Knight, historian and Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Raleigh, Sir Walter Alexander, 1861-1922, Knight, critic and essayist.
• Rankine, William John Macquorn, 1820-1872, engineer.
• Reid, Thomas, 1710-1796, philosopher.
• Revel, John D., 1884-1967, Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Robertson David, 1806-1896, naturalist.
• Rollock, Robert, 1555-1559, Principal, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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S

• Scott, Sir George Gilbert, 1811-1878, architect.
• Sharp, Patrick, d 1615, theologian and scholar.
• Simmonds, Thomas C., 1842-1912, Headmaster, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Smail, James Cameron, 1880-1970, Principal, Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh, Scotland.
• Smeaton, Thomas, 1536-1583, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Smith, Adam, 1723-1790, political economist.
• Soutar, George, 1864-1939, English scholar.
• Steggall, John Edward Aloysius, 1855-1935, mathematician.
• Stewart, Alexander, 1493-1513, Archbishop of St. Andrews.
• Stirling, John, 1666-1727, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Story, Robert Herbert, 1835-1907, minister.
• Strang, John, 1584-1654, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.

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T

• Thomson, Sir William, 1824-1907, Baron Kelvin of Largs, physicist.
• Tulloch, John, 1823-1886, Principal, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Tulloch, William John, 1887-1966, Professor of Bacteriology, University College, Dundee, and Queen’s College, Dundee, Scotland.
• Turnbull, William, d 1454, Bishop of Glasgow and founder of Glasgow University, Scotland.

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W

• Walton, Allan, 1891-1948, Director, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland.
• Wardlaw, Henry, d 1440, Bishop of St. Andrews.
• Watson, John Steven, d 1986, Principal, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Watt, James, 1736-1819, engineer and inventor.
• Whyte, James, b 1920, Principal, St. Mary’s College, University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
• Williams, Sir Alwyn, 1921-2004, Knight, geologist.
• Wilson, Sir Charles Haynes, b 1909, Knight, Principal, University of Glasgow, Scotland.
• Wimberley, Douglas Neil, 1896-1983, Major General, Principal, University College, Dundee, Scotland.

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Y

• Young, James, 1811-1883, chemist.

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