Search results for "University of Edinburgh" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Adam Ferguson, sometimes known as Ferguson of Raith (June 20, 1723 ... of natural philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, and in 1764 transferred ...6 KB (883 words) - 05:45, 15 June 2023
- == University of Edinburgh== In 1920, Liddell joined his brother Rob at the University of Edinburgh ...8 KB (1,362 words) - 19:25, 13 February 2024
- animal magnetism. He recognized the veracity of the phenomena but believed ... in 1795. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he finished ...8 KB (1,149 words) - 08:55, 18 March 2024
- , a mathematics professor at the University of Edinburgh. He was educated ... the mathematics classes in the University of Edinburgh. After acting as ...13 KB (2,001 words) - 17:19, 12 February 2024
- light, elegant, and airy style and the list of his buildings includes some ... Edinburgh, then entered the University of Edinburgh in 1743, only for ...10 KB (1,385 words) - 03:09, 15 December 2022
- King David II of Scotland succeeded his father, Robert I better known ... David II (March 5, 1324 – February 22, 1371) King of Scots, son ...9 KB (1,346 words) - 20:57, 19 May 2020
- Margaret (1283 – 1290), usually known as the Maid of Norway, literally ... She was the daughter of King Eirik II of Norway and Margaret, daughter ...12 KB (1,837 words) - 05:29, 5 November 2022
- a Scottish merchant and banker, the founder of the Bank of England and an ... He remains famous for his idea of the Darien Scheme, the Scottish ...10 KB (1,463 words) - 10:38, 11 May 2023
- James Lind (1716 in Edinburgh – 1794 in Gosport) was a Scottish ... a plaque in the Medical School of the University of Edinburgh. ...13 KB (2,046 words) - 21:20, 20 March 2024
- person to win the Nobel prize. His theory of mesons was the first clear ... receiving his degree from Kyoto Imperial University he stayed on as a lecturer ...3 KB (480 words) - 13:02, 22 January 2024
- Saint Margaret (c. 1046 – November 16, 1093), was the sister of ... piety, was essential to the revivification of Roman Catholicism in Scotland ...9 KB (1,439 words) - 13:25, 5 September 2022
- of the Enlightenment, led by the University of Edinburgh, earning it the ... The University of Edinburgh was founded by Royal Charter in 1583, ...33 KB (4,767 words) - 18:11, 12 February 2024
- poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems. In 1761 Macpherson announced the discovery of an epic on the subject ...12 KB (1,859 words) - 16:03, 8 February 2023
- James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19 ... journals that he wrote for long periods of his life, which remained undiscovered ...10 KB (1,514 words) - 08:53, 18 March 2024
- first and most well-known governor-general of British India, from 1773 to ... Hastings, unlike many of his successors, respected and admired Indian ...14 KB (2,155 words) - 22:56, 3 May 2023
- his career as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Edinburgh University, after ... His writing on Islam pioneered, in the English-speaking world, use ...26 KB (3,916 words) - 10:37, 11 May 2023
- clergyman generally regarded as the founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church ... At the age of 13, he entered the University of Edinburgh and graduated ...14 KB (2,176 words) - 23:44, 12 February 2024
- he is often mentioned as the associate of Jeremy Bentham and as the father ... and a half. He then entered the University of Edinburgh, where he distinguished ...11 KB (1,705 words) - 08:37, 1 April 2024
- January 31, 1955) was a long-serving leader of the YMCA and the World Student ... In 1910, Mott, an American Methodist layperson, presided at the Edinburgh ...11 KB (1,624 words) - 07:08, 3 August 2022
- considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures ... From 1876 to 1881, he studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 11:09, 16 August 2023
