James Gregory

James Gregory

male, deceased (1675)
James Gregory (November 1638 - October 1675), was a Scottish mathematician and astronomer. He was born at Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, and died at...
James Donaldson

James Donaldson

male, deceased (1915)
Sir James Donaldson (26 April, 1831, Aberdeen - 1915), was a Scottish classical scholar, and educational and theological writer. He was jhj...
Paul Muldoon

Paul Muldoon

male, 58 years old
Paul Muldoon is a poet from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. Muldoon's poetry is known for difficulty, allusion, casual use of extremely obscure or...
Thomas Chalmers

Thomas Chalmers

male, deceased (1847)
Thomas Chalmers (March 17, 1780 - May 31, 1847), Scottish mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland, was born at Anstruther in Fife.
David Brewster

David Brewster

male, deceased (1868)
Sir David Brewster,FRS, (11 December 1781 - 10 February 1868) was a Scottish scientist, inventor and writer. He was born at Jedburgh, where his...
John Mair

John Mair

male, deceased (1550)
John Mair or John Major (also known in Latin as "Joannes Majoris" and "Haddingtonus Scotus") (1467-1550) was a Scottish philosopher, much admired...
Alexander Henderson

Alexander Henderson

male, deceased (1646)
Alexander Henderson was a Scottish theologian. He was born at Criech, Fife, graduated at the University of St Andrews in 1603, and in 1610 was...