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James Hutton (3 June 1726 O.S. (14 June 1726 N.S.), Edinburgh, Scotland - 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, noted for formulating... More

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Adam Smith male, deceased

Adam Smith FRSE (baptised June 5 1723 O.S. / June 16 N.S. - July 17, 1790) was a Scottish moral philosopher and a pioneering political economist.... More

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John Robison male, deceased

John Robison (February 4, 1739 - January 30, 1805) was a Scottish physicist and inventor. He was a professor of philosophy at the University of... More

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William Stewart male

Sir William Stewart Ph.D., D.Sc., FRS, FRSE, was President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1999-2002 and Chairman of the Microbiological... More

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Ian Wilmut male

IAN WILMUT, professor and Head of the Department of Gene Expression and Development at the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, Scotland, is uniquely... More

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John Walker male, deceased

Revd Dr John Walker was Professor of Natural History at the University of Edinburgh from 1779 to 1803. He was a protege of the chemist William... More

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Henry Duncan male, deceased

The Rev. Henry Duncan D.D. (8 October 1774 - 12 February 1846) was the minister of Ruthwell parish church in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, and founded... More

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Frances Cairncross female

Frances Anne Cairncross CBE (born 30 August 1944, Otley, England) is a British economist, journalist and academic. She is the daughter of economist... More