Joseph Black

Joseph Black

male, deceased (1799)
Glasgow universities, thermochemistry, Academic of the University of Glasgow, From bordeaux, university of edinburgh, thermodynamics…UniversityofGlasgow, Edinburgh University, From GLASGOW, Discoverer of chemical elements
Joseph Black (April 16,1728 - december 6,1799) was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries on latent heat, specific heat, and...

John Brown

male, deceased (1858)
Theologian, Whitburn, West Lothian, Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, clergyman, glasgow university…UniversityofGlasgow
John Brown (July 12, 1784 - October 13, 1858), Scottish divine, grandson of John Brown, the physician, was born at Whitburn, Linlithgowshire. He...
William Hunter

William Hunter

male, deceased (1783)
Charlotte, Doctor, Fellow of the Royal Society, sculptor, Scottish, physician…UniversityofGlasgow, Royal Academy of Arts
William Hunter (23 May 1718 - 30 March 1783) was a Scottish anatomist and physician. He was born in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, the elder...
Edwin Morgan

Edwin Morgan

male, 89 years old
The Scots Makar, obe, poet laureate, National poet, From GLASGOW, Portuguese…Alumni of the University of Glasgow, Academic of the University of Glasgow, Rutherglen, Glasgow, Rites of Passage. Selected Translations, UniversityofGlasgow
Professor Edwin Morgan OBE (born April 27, 1920) is a Scottish poet and translator who is associated with the Scottish Renaissance. He is widely...
William Cullen

William Cullen

male, deceased (1790)
Doctor, Fellow of the Royal Society, Chemist, Scottish, natural science, botany…UniversityofGlasgow, Alumni of the University of Glasgow, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
William Cullen was a Scottish doctor and chemist. Cullen was born at Hamilton, Lanarkshire. He received his early education at the grammar school...
John Anderson

John Anderson

male, deceased (1962)
Libertarian, Communism, libertarianism, Hamilton Grammar School, Communist Party of Australia, Trotskyism…UniversityofGlasgow, Sydney University
John Anderson (1893-1962) was a Scottish born philosopher who occupied the post of Challis Professor of Philosophy at Sydney University in the...
Thomas Reid

Thomas Reid

male, deceased (1796)
'Wise Club', Naïve realism, inquiry, realism, common sense, philosopher…University of Aberdeen, UniversityofGlasgow, Alumni of the University of Aberdeen, Academic of the University of Glasgow, Academic of the University of Aberdeen
Thomas Reid (April 26, 1710 - October 7, 1796), Scottish philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was the founder of the Scottish School of...
William Wallace

William Wallace

male, deceased (1940)
National HERO, from Inverclyde, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, hebrew, freedom fighter, royal academy of music…UniversityofGlasgow, Alumni of the University of Glasgow, The Massacre of the Macphersons, In Praise of Scottish Poesie, The Threshold of Music
Sir William Wallace (1860-1940) was a Scottish classical composer. Born in Greenock, he studied medicine in Glasgow, Vienna and Paris before...