Fellowships of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded
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| David Sigsworth | an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||
| Stephen McLaughlin | researcher, Heriot-Watt University | engineer academic | 1965 | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh | IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering |
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| article | description | country of citizenship | occupation | date of birth | place of birth | image | educated at | member of | field of work | notable work | position held | employer | award received | doctoral advisor | ||||||||||||||||
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| A. A. Scot Skirving | Scottish physician | surgeon | 1868-06-29 | East Lothian | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. E. Robertson | Mountain climber (1870-1958) | mountaineer Christian minister | 1870-07-03 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. G. Mearns | (1903-1968) | forensic scientist | 1903 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. T. Phillipson |
scientist and veterinarian (1910–1977) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | scientist veterinarian | 1910-08-19 | St Catharine's College, Cambridge | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abercrombie Lawson | Canadian botanist (1870-1927) | Canada | botanist | 1870-09-13 | Hamilton | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abraham Goldberg | British doctor | teacher | 1923 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Anderson | Scottish physicist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | meteorologist physicist | 1783-06-27 | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson | Scottish judge | judge | 1797-03-05 | Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Black | Scottish publisher and politician (1784-1874) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician publisher | 1784-02-20 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Ferguson | Scottish philosopher and historian; (1723-1816) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher librarian historian military personnel essayist economist writer cleric sociologist university teacher chaplain | 1723-06-20 | Logierait |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club The Select Society | sociology ethics political philosophy | University of Edinburgh Advocates Library | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford | Scottish judge | United Kingdom | judge | 1820-02-29 |  | University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Mitchell Hunter | Scottish minister, mathematician, astronomer and author of church history | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | church historian | 1871 | University of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Rolland | Scottish judge and philanthropist; (1734-1819) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | judge | 1734 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam S. T. Thomson | Scottish engineer and university administrator (1908-2000) | United Kingdom | scientist | 1908 | Barrhead | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Smith | Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790) | Kingdom of Great Britain | economist non-fiction writer philosopher writer university teacher French moralist publisher | 1723 | Kirkcaldy |  | University of Glasgow Balliol College Kirkcaldy High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh The Select Society The Poker Club | economics ethics political philosophy economic theory economic liberalism philosophy Age of Enlightenment | The Theory of Moral Sentiments The Wealth of Nations | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Francis Hutcheson | |||||||||||||||||
| Adam Tomkins | British legal scholar (born 1969) | United Kingdom | politician | 1969-06-28 | Berkshire |  | London School of Economics and Political Science University of East Anglia Gillingham School | Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament | King's College London University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Adam Watson | Scottish biologist (1930-2019) | United Kingdom | ecologist biologist mountaineer | 1930-04-14 | Turriff |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Adolf Paul Schulze | German merchant and amateur optical scientist | microscopist optician amateur scientist | 1840 | Crimmitschau | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adrian Peter Bird | Geneticist and Professor at the University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | geneticist biologist university teacher | 1947-07-03 | Wolverhampton |  | University of Sussex University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea | genetics epigenetics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Canada Gairdner International Award Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Buchanan Medal Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Fellow of the AACR Academy Shaw Prize Knight Bachelor The Brain Prize Gabor Medal Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine Clarivate Citation Laureates | Max Birnstiel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adrien-Marie Legendre | French mathematician (1752–1833) | France | mathematician university teacher writer | 1752-09-18 | Paris |  | University of Paris Collège des Quatre-Nations | French Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Royal Society | number theory | Legendre polynomial | president | École polytechnique École Militaire École Normale Supérieure Bureau des Longitudes | Knight of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 72 names on the Eiffel Tower | |||||||||||||||||
| Aglionby Carson | headmaster, 1780–1850 | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | head teacher | 1780 | University of Edinburgh Wallace Hall Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ainsley Iggo | New Zealand neurophysiologist (1924-2012) | New Zealand | physiologist university teacher | 1924-08-02 | Napier |  | University of Otago University of New Zealand Lincoln University University of Canterbury | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Bundy | British artificial intelligence researcher | United Kingdom | computer scientist university teacher artificial intelligence researcher | 1947-05-18 | Isleworth |  | University of Leicester | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence UK Computing Research Committee | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire IJCAI Award for Research Excellence Herbrand Award Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering AAAI Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology ACM Fellow EurAI Fellow | Reuben Goodstein | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Emery | medical geneticist (born 1928) | United Kingdom | politician geneticist | 1928 | University of Chester | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Ernest Owen | English physicist | physicist | 1928-10-07 | University of Sheffield University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Fairlamb | British biochemist | biochemist researcher | 1947-04-30 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Gordon Simpson | (born 1950) | United Kingdom | 1950-02-15 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan James Duncan | Scottish atomic physicist | physicist nuclear physicist | 1938-11-04 | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Stirling | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Kennedy | British psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist | 20th century |  | University of Birmingham King Edward VI College Stourbridge | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Langlands | University Principal | United Kingdom | writer | 1952-05-29 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | vice chancellor | University of Warwick University of Leeds | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan MacDougall | civil engineer | civil engineer | 1842-05-22 | Edinburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Millar | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher | 1947-12-14 | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | epistemology philosophy of mind | University of Stirling | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Mozley | English zoologist | zoologist | 1904-06-20 | University of Manitoba | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Ogilvie | geographer | United Kingdom | writer | 1887 | Durham University preparatory school University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Ramsey Muir | British professor of veterinary anatomy, born 1924 | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist | 1925 | University of Edinburgh King William's College | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Robertson | British population geneticist | geneticist | 1920-02-21 | Preston | University of Cambridge | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mendel Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry | Scottish judge (1944-2011) | United Kingdom | politician judge | 1944-09-18 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Balliol College New College Kelvinside Academy University of Glasgow School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Lords of Appeal in Ordinary Lord President of the Court of Session member of the House of Lords Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Stevenson | Scottish lighthouse designer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer civil engineer | 1807-04-28 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan T. Peacock | British economist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | economist university teacher writer | 1922-06-26 | University of St Andrews Grove Academy | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | London School of Economics and Political Science University of Buckingham University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan Vardy | British engineer | United Kingdom | civil engineer university teacher | 1945-11-06 | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan W. C. Menzies |
chemist (1877–1966) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemist | 1877-07-11 | University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alan William Greenwood | Scottish zoologist and geneticist | Australia | 1897-06-29 | Melbourne |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alasdair Breckenridge | Scottish pharmacologist | United Kingdom | pharmacologist | 1937-05 | Angus | University of London University of St Andrews Bell Baxter High School | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Paul Martini Prize Goulstonian Lectures | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alastair Hannay | Norwegian philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher translator university teacher | 1932-06-02 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | philosophy history of philosophy ethics existentialism | University of Oslo | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Alexander Gray | British physician and otologist | physician | 1868-10-08 | University of Glasgow Bootham School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Ernest Laurie |
Person (1866–1937) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Military Cross | 1866-06-25 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert George Long | British educator and paleobotanist (1915-1999) | paleontologist | 1915-01-28 | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albert Rodger | British engineer | United Kingdom | civil engineer university teacher | 1951-05-12 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alessio Ciulli | researcher | researcher | 1977-07-22 | Florence | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Abercromby | Scottish advocate, judge and essayist (1745-1795) | Kingdom of Great Britain | judge lawyer Sheriff Depute | 1745-10-15 | Clackmannanshire |  | University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates | Lords of Appeal in Ordinary | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Adie | Scottish optician and meteorologist | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | meteorologist businessperson | 1775 | Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Aitken | New Zealand mathematician (1895-1967) | New Zealand | mathematician statistician university teacher writer politician | 1895-04-01 | Dunedin |  | University of Edinburgh University of Otago Otago Boys' High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Literature Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics | mathematics statistics Mathematical Statistics numerical analysis linear algebra | Aitken's delta-squared process Aitken interpolation | University of Edinburgh Otago Boys' High School Australian and New Zealand Army Corps | Fellow of the Royal Society Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Makdougall Brisbane Prize Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | E. T. Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Anderson | British surgeon and botanist (1748-1811) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | horticulturist botanist surgeon | 1748 | Aberdeen |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Begbie | Scottish business executive | United Kingdom | business executive | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scottish Financial Enterprise Tesco Bank Standard Life | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Bennett McGrigor | Scottish lawyer, university administrator and bibliophile | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | lawyer bibliophile academic administrator | 1827-05-01 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Biggam | British Army general (1888-1963) | United Kingdom | military physician | 1888-04-14 | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | Cairo University American University of Beirut University of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Boyd Stewart | Scottish organic chemist and agriculturalist | chemist | 1904 | Robert Gordon's College University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Broadie | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher | 1942-10-18 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal university | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Bruce | Scottish surgeon and neurologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon neurologist literary editor | 1854 |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Brunton | Scottish minister and professor (1772-1854) | civil servant | 1772-10-02 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Bryson | Scottish biologist, geologist and horologist; (1816-1866) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist geologist photographer biographer businessperson | 1816-10-12 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Buchan | Scottish meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist (1829-1907) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | librarian meteorologist botanist editor climatologist | 1829-04-11 | Kinnesswood |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Met Office | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Symons Gold Medal Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Burns Wallace | British plastic surgeon | plastic surgeon surgeon | 1906 |  | University of Edinburgh McGill University George Heriot's School University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Burt Taylor | Scottish civil servant (1904-1972) | Scandinavian studies scholar | 1904-06-06 | University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy Kirkwall Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Cairncross | British economist (1911-1998) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | economist university teacher | 1911-02-11 | University of Glasgow Trinity College Hamilton Academy | British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy honorary doctor of the University of Exeter honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Charles Cumming |
scientist (1880–1940) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Officer of the Order of the British Empire; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | Australia | scientist | 1880-08-12 1880 | Caulfield Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Charles Stephen | British zoologist (1893-1966) | United Kingdom | zoologist | 1893-12-17 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Christison | Scottish educator and mathematician | 1753 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Cleghorn | Scottish engineer and shipbuilder | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | marine engineer | 1859 | Fife | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Robert Napier and Sons Barclay Curle Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Copland Hutchison | - 3 January 1840 | surgeon | 1786 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Crichton Mitchell | Scottish geophysicist | United Kingdom | geophysicist historian physicist | 1864-07-01 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Keith Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Crum Brown | Scottish organic chemist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist mathematician university teacher physiologist crystallographer organic chemist | 1838-03-26 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School University of London University of Marburg Heidelberg University Mill Hill School Leipzig University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Cullen | Scottish architect and town planner | architect | 1893-04-09 | Glasgow School of Art Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Cumming | British inventor | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | inventor musical instrument maker engineer mathematician watchmaker | 1733 | Edinburgh |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics horology clock chronometry mechanics barometer precision mechanics discoveries and inventions | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Cunningham Robertson | British general and amateur poet (1816–1884) | military leader | 1816 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander David Peacock | (1886-1976) | zoologist | 1886-06-13 | Durham University | Durham University University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander David Ross | (1883-1966) physicist | physicist | 1883-09-07 | University of Glasgow | University of Western Australia | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Dickson | Scottish morphological botanist and botanical artist (1836-1887) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanical illustrator botanist | 1836-02-21 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Humboldt University of Berlin University of Würzburg | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Botany Regius Professor of Plant Science | University of Aberdeen University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh Trinity College Dublin | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Dron Stewart | Scottish physician and public health expert | 1883 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Durie Russell | 20th-century Scottish mathematician, schoolmaster and amateur astronomer | mathematician astronomer | 1872-07-22 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Edington | scots-born bacteriologist and medical author | actor bacteriologist | 1860 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Forbes Irvine | (1818-1892) | lawyer | 1818-02-18 |  | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Law | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander G. Burgess | (1873 – 1932) Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1873 1872-12-24 | Wishaw | George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Geddes | Scottish meteorologist and physicist | meteorologist | 1885-02-08 | University of Aberdeen Fordyce Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Gibson | Scottish conductor and opera intendant (1926-1995) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | conductor music director musician | 1926-02-11 | Motherwell | University of Glasgow Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Royal College of Music Dalziel High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Gillespie | Scottish surgeon | surgeon | 1776-03-21 |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Goodman More | British naturalist (1830 - 1895) | naturalist botanist | 1830-09-05 |  | University of Cambridge | Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Gray | British writer and academic | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | economist linguist translator writer poet | 1882-01-06 | Angus | University of Edinburgh University of Paris | Royal Society of Edinburgh | economics | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Haddow | experimental pathologist in cancer research (1907–1976) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pathologist surgeon | 1907-01-18 1907 |  | University of Edinburgh Broxburn Academy | Royal Society Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium | Institute of Cancer Research | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Chalmers Medal Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Hamilton | Scottish physician and obstetrician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician obstetrician | 1739 | University of St Andrews | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Heron | geologist, explorer (1884-1971) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer geologist surveyor | 1884-07-31 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Houston | Sir Fellow 18 September 1865 - 29 October 1933 | writer | 1865-09-18 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Hugh Freeland Barbour | Scottish gynecologist and medical author | surgeon | 1856 | Edinburgh | _-_Alexander_H._Freeland_Barbour_-_PCF18_-_Royal_College_of_Physicians_of_Edinburgh.jpg) | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Hunter | British doctor (1729-1809) | Scotland | botanist | 1729 | Scotland |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Irving, Lord Newton | Scottish judge and academic | judge | 1766 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander James Adie | railway engineer, 1808-1879 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | railway engineer | 1808-12-16 | Edinburgh | Royal High School University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Society of Arts | Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander James Russell | Scottish lawyer | lawyer | 1814 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Keiller | Scottish physician | gynaecologist | 1811 | Arbroath | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Keith of Dunnottar | Scottish landowner, lawyer and reformer | lawyer | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Kemp | British economist | United Kingdom | economist university teacher | 1939-10-27 | University of Aberdeen | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Kennedy | British civil and electrical engineer | civil engineer engineer | 1847-03-17 | .jpg) | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Kennedy | Scottish surgeon and antiquary | surgeon | 1764 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Kinnear, 1st Baron Kinnear | British judge | judge politician | 1833-11-03 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Lauder | Scottish agricultural chemist | chemist | 1870 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Leslie | Scottish civil engineer | civil engineer | 1844 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Levie | Scottish veterinary surgeon | writer veterinarian | 1865-08-31 | Shetland Islands | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander MacDuff | Scottish lawyer | lawyer | 1816-12-05 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Macfarlane | British mathematician and physicist (1851–1913) | Scotland | mathematician physicist philosopher | 1851-04-21 | Blairgowrie and Rattray |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia pro Interlingua | University of Texas at Austin University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Lehigh University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Peter Guthrie Tait | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank | Advocate, judge, landowner and politician (1777-1861) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | advocate judge politician | 1777-03-02 |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland | member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Mair | Scottish public health expert | United Kingdom | physician | 1912-09-09 | University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Manson | British physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | military physician | 1774 | Kirkcudbright |  | University of Edinburgh Kirkcudbright Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander McCall Smith | British writer | United Kingdom | writer novelist children's writer university teacher | 1948-08-24 | Bulawayo |  | University of Edinburgh Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo University of Edinburgh School of Law | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Martin Beck Award Dagger in the Library Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature honorary doctorate from the University of Parma honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Moffat | Physicist | Scotland | physicist priest | Madras Christian College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Monro | Scottish anatomist (1773-1859) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist | 1773-11-05 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Morgan | Born: 21 August 1860 in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland; Died: 17 March 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland | mathematician | 1860-08-21 | Leith | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Morison McAldowie | Scottish physician, folklorist and ornithologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician ornithologist | 1852-05-16 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Royal Surrey County Hospital Royal Stoke University Hospital | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Garner Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Muir Mackenzie | (1764-1835) | lawyer | 1764 1764-03-02 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Murray | Minister and philologist | Scotland | linguist editor writer | 1775-10-22 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Murray Drennan | Scottish pathologist | pathologist | 1884-01-04 1884 |  | University of Edinburgh Lomond School | University of New Zealand University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Murray MacBeath | British mathematician (1923-2014) | mathematician university teacher | 1923-06-30 | Glasgow |  | Princeton University Queen's University Belfast Clare College Royal Belfast Academical Institution | London Mathematical Society | group theory | Macbeath surface Macbeath regions | Bletchley Park Clare College University of Keele University of Dundee University of Birmingham University of Pittsburgh University of St Andrews University of Warwick | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize | Emil Artin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Nimmo | Irish architect and engineer | architect civil engineer geologist | 1783 | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Nove | British historian of the economy of the Soviet Union (1915-1994) | Russian Empire United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | economist historian | 1915-11-24 | Saint Petersburg | London School of Economics and Political Science | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of London University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Oppenheim | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1903-02-04 | Salford | Balliol College University of Chicago The Manchester Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | number theory | Oppenheim conjecture | Exeter College University of Edinburgh Raffles Institution National University of Singapore University of Malaya University of Benin University of Reading University of Ghana | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Tan Sri | Leonard Eugene Dickson | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Oswald |
lawyer (*1777) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | lawyer | 1777 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Peddie | Scottish physician and author | surgeon | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Philip | Scottish solicitor and campaigner | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | 1858-05-22 | Portobello |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Provan Robertson | Scottish mathematician (1925-1995) | United Kingdom Australia | mathematician | 1925-06-16 | University of Cambridge Shawlands Academy | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Frank Smithies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd | British biochemist (1907-1997) | United Kingdom | chemist politician biochemist university teacher physicist | 1907-10-02 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow Oriel College Goethe University Frankfurt Allan Glen's School | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Austrian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR National Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Polish Academy of Sciences | organic chemistry | member of the House of Lords President of the Royal Society | University of Manchester University of London University of Cambridge University of Hertfordshire University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal medal Nobel Prize in Chemistry Lomonosov Gold Medal Lavoisier Medal Davy Medal Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire life peer honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense Bakerian Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Tilden Prize honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctor at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel honorary doctor of the Yale University honorary doctor of the University of Sheffield honorary doctor of the University of Exeter Longstaff Prize Silliman Memorial Lectures Royal Society Bakerian Medal Robert Robinson Award | Robert Robinson | |||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Ritchie Scott | Scottish mathematician and statistician | mathematician statistician | 1874 | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Robert Horne | Scottish engineer and author | engineer | 1881 | University of London George Heriot's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Robert Normand | Scottish chemist and geologist | geologist chemist | 1880-03-04 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Robertson | Scottish veterinary scientist and university administrator | teacher veterinarian | 1908-02-03 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Russell Simpson | Scottish physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | gynaecologist obstetrician physician educator | 1835 | Bathgate |  | University of Edinburgh | obstetrics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Scott | British chemist (1853-1947) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1853-12-28 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | British Museum | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Scott | 20th century Scottish geologist | geologist | 1890 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Steuart |
Person (1884–1960) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1884 | West Lothian | George Watson's College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Stuart Douglas | physician | writer physician | 1921 | Elgin | University of Glasgow Elgin Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Thoms | Scottish mineralogist | mineralogist | 1837 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Thomson of Banchory | Scottish advocate, agriculturalist, antiquary, author, philanthropist and traveller | lawyer | 1798 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Trees, Baron Trees | British politician and Baron | United Kingdom | veterinarian lecturer university teacher | 1946-06-12 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Veitch Lothian | Scottish mathematician and geologist | geologist | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander William Roberts | South African teacher and astronomer | South Africa | astronomer | 1857-12-04 | Farr |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Wilson Philip | Scottish physician and physiologist (1770–c.1851) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physiologist physician | 1770 | Renfrewshire |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alexander Wood | Scottish physician | Scotland | inventor physician | 1817-12-10 | Cupar |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Charles Coles | English physician, microbiologist and academic author | microbiologist | 1866 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Charles Gardner | Scottish engineer (1880–1952) | civil engineer | 1880 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred Daniell | scientist, jurist and university teacher (1853-1937) | scientist jurist university teacher | 1853 | Llanelli | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Inner Temple Royal Society of Edinburgh | law physics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred George Nash | Jamaican civil engineer (1853–1930) | civil engineer politician | 1853 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alfred William Gibb | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1864 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alistair Borthwick | British hydrodynamicist | United Kingdom | fluid dynamicist university teacher | 1957-02-07 | University of Liverpool | hydrodynamics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alistair MacFarlane | engineer, academic | United Kingdom | engineer | 1931-05-09 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy University of London University of Manchester | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Queen Mary University of London Heriot-Watt University University of the Highlands and Islands University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Faraday Medal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Alexander Maconochie |
botanist (*1806) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | botanist | 1806 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan Balmain | Distinguished Professor of Cancer Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco | United Kingdom | geneticist | 19th century |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society | University of California, San Francisco Beatson Institute for Cancer Research | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan D. Struthers | researcher | researcher | 1952-08-14 | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allan McLane Hamilton | American psychiatrist | United States of America | psychiatrist biographer | 1848-10-06 | Brooklyn |  | Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allen Dalzell | Scottish chemist and pharmacologist | chemist | 1821 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allen Thomson | Scottish physician | Scotland | anatomist physiologist | 1809-04-02 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alun Davies | British biologist | biologist | 1955-08-02 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Learned Society of Wales | Cardiff University University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Bell | British priest and educationalist | Kingdom of Great Britain | missionary priest physician | 1753-03-27 | St Andrews |  | University of St Andrews Madras College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Biankin | Australian clinician-scientist | Australia | physician-scientist medical researcher surgeon | Auburn |  | University of New South Wales | University of Glasgow Garvan Institute of Medical Research | Officer of the Order of Australia Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Brown | Professor of Rhetoric at Edinburgh University | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | teacher | 1763-08-22 | Biggar | ,_Old_College,_Edinburgh_University.jpg) | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Bryan | Scottish mining engineer | engineer mining engineer businessperson | 1893-03-01 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Charles O'Dell | Scottish geographer and antiquarian | historian geographer | 1909-06-04 | University of London | history of rail transport | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Constable, Lord Constable | advocate (1865-1928) | judge politician | 1865-03-03 | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Crosbie | British lawyer and scholar | United Kingdom | writer | 1736 | University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Dalzel | Scottish scholar; (1742-1806) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | classical scholar | 1742-10-06 | Newliston | _-_Professor_Andrew_Dalzel_(1742%E2%80%931806),_Classical_Scholar_-_PG_199_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Dickson Murray | British scientist (1812-1878) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist zoologist lawyer entomologist | 1812-02-19 | Edinburgh |  | Linnean Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Edward Scougal |
Esperantist (1846–1916) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Esperantist | 1846-04 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Fergus Hewat | Scottish physician | physician | 1884 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Frazer | Scottish soldier and engineer | engineer diplomat architect | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Freeland Fergus | Scottish ophthalmic surgeon | surgeon | 1858 |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Fyfe | British chemist and surgeon | chemist surgeon | 1792 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew George Mackie | emeritus professor of applied mathematics at Edinburgh University, FRSE | professor emeritus | Victoria University of Wellington University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews University of Maryland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew George Stenhouse | Scottish businessman, geologist and astronomer | geologist businessperson astronomer | 1869 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Gray | British mathematician and physician | Scotland | mathematician physicist biographer | 1847-07-02 | Lochgelly |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics mathematics | University of Glasgow Bangor University | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Harrison | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist business executive | 1959-10-03 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Hughes Hallett | British economist | United Kingdom | economist | 1947-11-01 1947 | London | University of Warwick London School of Economics and Political Science Nuffield College Radley College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Bristol Erasmus University Rotterdam Newcastle University University of Strathclyde University of St Andrews Vanderbilt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Jamieson | Jamieson, Andrew, 1849-1912 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer | 1849 1849-10 | Grange |  | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew John McWalter Millar | British geneticist | United Kingdom | geneticist | 1966-10-12 | London | The Rockefeller University | Royal Society | systems biology | University of Virginia | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Nam-Hai Chua | |||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew L Hopkins | scientist | researcher chemist | University of Oxford | Learned Society of Wales | chemistry computer science pharmacology drug design | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Leith Adams | Scottish physician, naturalist and geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | naturalist zoologist university teacher scientific illustrator ornithologist military officer military physician paleontologist | 1827-03-21 | Banchory |  | Marischal College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Leith Hay | Scottish soldier, Liberal politician and writer on architecture | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1785-02-17 | Aberdeen |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Lockhart Gillespie | Scottish physician and lecturer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist university teacher | 1865-06-12 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Lumisden | Scottish Jacobite (1720-1801) | Kingdom of Great Britain | essayist | 1720 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Mackay | Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1760 | Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Maitland Ramsay | Scottish ophthalmologist | United Kingdom | ophthalmologist | 1859-11-09 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Morris | British health informatician | United Kingdom | medical informatician university teacher | 1964-10-07 | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew O'Hagan | Scottish novelist, journalist, academic | United Kingdom | writer literary critic journalist editor novelist | 1968 1968-05 | Glasgow |  | University of Strathclyde | Royal Society of Literature Royal Society of Edinburgh | James Tait Black Memorial Prize Los Angeles Times Book Prize E. M. Forster Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Peebles Aitken | Scottish agricultural chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | 1843-04-30 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Picken Orr | Scottish oceanographer and plankton biologist | oceanographer | 1898-08-06 | University of Glasgow Kilmarnock Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Rae Gilchrist | physician and cardiologist | United Kingdom | cardiologist surgeon | 1899-07-07 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Ranicki | British mathematician and professor | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1948-12-30 | Greater London London |  | University of Cambridge Trinity College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | algebraic topology mathematics | university teacher | University of Edinburgh Princeton University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Berwick Prize Whitehead Prize | Frank Adams Andrew Casson | |||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Rodger Waterston | Scottish zoologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | entomologist malacologist zoologist | 1912-03-30 | Ollaberry | University of Edinburgh St Paul's School | Royal Entomological Society Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland Malacological Society of London | Royal Scottish Museum | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd | British politician; (1791-1854) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | judge politician | 1791 |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom Senator of the College of Justice Lord Advocate | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Skene | Solicitor General of Scotland | advocate | 1784-02-28 | Aberdeen |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | Solicitor General for Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Stewart | 20th century Scottish physician and minister of the Church of Scotland | 1771-10-09 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Walker | Secretary and Treasurer, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, since 2013 | 1948-06-24 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Whiten | British zoologist and psychologist | United Kingdom | zoologist psychologist | 1948-04-20 | Grimsby | University of St Andrews | CSS Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Wilson | British zoologist (1852-1912) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist educator | 1852 | _Dr._Andrew_Wilson,_Science_Jottings.jpg) | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy | Ant Antelope | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andrew Wood (surgeon) | Scottish surgeon | 1810-09-01 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Clark | British philosopher | United States of America | philosopher artificial intelligence researcher university teacher | 1957-11-20 | University of Stirling | logic metaphysics philosophy of mind transhumanism artificial intelligence | Washington University in St. Louis University of Edinburgh Indiana University Bloomington University of Sussex | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | Neil Tennant Andrew Brennan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Andy Kerr | Scottish climatologist and European Union official | United Kingdom | climatologist university teacher civil servant | Royal Society of Edinburgh | EIT Climate-KIC University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angus Fulton | British civil engineer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1900-01-10 | Motherwell | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angus Lamond | Scottish biochemist | biochemist chemist university teacher | 20th century | Royal Society | chemistry biochemistry | University of Dundee | Colworth Medal Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Angus Macintyre | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1941-10-10 |  | Stanford University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Society | model theory | Queen Mary University of London University of Edinburgh University of Canterbury | Fellow of the Royal Society Pólya Prize Gödel Lecturer Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Dana Scott | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Cohen | British anthropologist | United Kingdom | anthropologist | 1946 | University of Geneva University of Southampton | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Manchester Queen Margaret University University of Edinburgh Memorial University of Newfoundland Victoria University of Manchester | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Hayward | executive at Glencore | company director | 1957-05-21 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Ritchie | Scottish physiologist and academic administrator (1915-1997) | physiologist physician | 1915-03-30 | University of Aberdeen | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Trewavas | British academic | United Kingdom | botanist university teacher | 1939-06-17 | London | University College London John Roan School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | plant physiology molecular biology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Muscatelli | Scottish economist | Italy | economist | 1962-01-01 | Italy |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Principal of the University of Glasgow | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Anton Ziolkowski | British geoscientist | United Kingdom | earth scientist | 1946-07-14 | London School of Economics and Political Science University of Cambridge | Academia Europaea | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Alison | Scottiah minister and essayist | United Kingdom | writer philosopher biographer | 1757-11-13 | Edinburgh |  | Balliol College University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Arthur | Scottish Enlightenment philosopher | United Kingdom | librarian philosopher | 1744-09-06 | Renfrewshire | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Barr | British engineer and businessman; (1855-1931) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer businessperson | 1855-11-18 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics | University of Leeds University of Glasgow Barr and Stroud | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Campbell Adams | British consulting engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer | 1884 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Constable | Scottish printer and publisher | Scotland | publisher businessperson | 1774-02-24 | Carnbee |  | University of St Andrews University of Paris Edinburgh Academy Humboldt University of Berlin | Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Denny | shipbuilder and engineer (1860–1936) | 1860-02-07 | Dumbarton |  | Dumbarton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Durward | Mhmeteli Desmond also Mh Meteli Desmond (1998-present) is a Cameroon born Zoology student | anatomist | 1902-04-06 | University of Otago | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Leeds | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Geikie | British geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | cartographer university teacher biographer volcanologist geologist writer historian | 1835-12-28 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Göttingen Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lincean Academy Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin | geology | President of the Geological Society of London President of the Royal Society Regius Professor of Geology | University of Edinburgh British Geological Survey | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal medal Hayden Memorial Geological Award Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Order of the Bath Order of Merit Knight Bachelor Wollaston Medal Livingstone Medal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Goldie | Scottish meteorologist (1888-1964) | meteorologist | 1888-07-07 | Angus |  | Harris Academy University of St Andrews University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Met Office | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Gordon MacGregor | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1894 | Nova Scotia | University of Edinburgh | Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Murchison Fund Clough Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald James Macintyre | Born: 3 July 1908 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; Died: 4 August 1967 in Ohio, USA | mathematician | 1908-07-03 | Sheffield | Magdalene College High Storrs School | London Mathematical Society Edinburgh Mathematical Society Cambridge Philosophical Society | University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen Swansea University University of Sheffield University of Cincinnati | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Edward Collingwood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Lamont | British scientist and politician | paleontologist journalist politician | 1907-10-21 |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Birmingham University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald McKendrick | Scottish dentist and radiologist | dentist radiologist | 1876-06-01 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Robertson | Royal Navy officer and medical doctor | military personnel | 1789-12-03 | Cockburnspath | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Smith | British mathematician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1813-08-10 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow Trinity College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Archibald Thomas John Dollar | English geologist and seismologist (1908-1981) | writer seismologist | 1908-05-18 | King's College London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archie Bethel | Scottish engineer | United Kingdom | mechanical engineer | 1953-02 | Blantyre | University of Strathclyde Hamilton Academy | Babcock International | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archie Duncan | British historian (1926-2017) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian university teacher | 1926-10-17 | Royal Historical Society British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | history medieval studies | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archie Roy | Scottish astronomer and author (1924-2012) | United Kingdom | astronomer science fiction writer | 1924-06-24 | University of Glasgow Hillhead High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | William Marshall Smart | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arend Bayer | Ph.D. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn 2006 | Germany | mathematician | 1976 | Tübingen | University of Bonn | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize Whitehead Prize Adams Prize | Yuri Manin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Connell | professor of chemistry at St Andrew's University, Edinburgh, Scotland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | chemist | 1794-11-30 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur David Ritchie | British chemist and philosopher | United Kingdom | chemist philosopher physiologist | 1891 | Oxford | University of Cambridge University of St Andrews Trinity College Fettes College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemistry philosophy of science George Berkeley | University of Manchester University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Deane | botanist (1875-1954) | photographer botanist | 1875 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Dukinfield Darbishire | British zoologist and geneticist (1879 – 1915) | military personnel zoologist geneticist | 1879 |  | Balliol College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester Royal College of Science | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Earland | British oceanographer | oceanographer | 1866 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Elijah Trueman | British geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist university teacher | 1894-04-26 | Nottingham | University of Nottingham | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | geology | President of the Geological Society of London | University of Bristol Cardiff University Swansea University | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bigsby Medal Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Erdélyi | Hungarian-born British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1908-10-02 | Budapest | German University in Prague Brno University of Technology | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | mathematics | Erdelyi–Kober operator | chairperson | California Institute of Technology University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Forbes of Culloden | 1819- | botanist | 1819 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Geoffrey Walker | British mathematician | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician physicist university teacher | 1909-07-17 | Watford | Balliol College University of Edinburgh Watford Grammar School for Boys Merton College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh London Mathematical Society | differential geometry general relativity physical cosmology | Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric Fermi–Walker transport Friedmann universe | chairperson | University of Sheffield Imperial College London University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society Berwick Prize Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | E. T. Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Henry Havens Sinclair | Surgeon-Oculist to King George VI in Scotland, Arthur Henry Havens Sinclair made significant contributions to ophthalmology in the 20th century. | ophthalmologist | 1868 | University of Edinburgh Medical School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Humble Evans | British ornithologist (1855-1943) | United Kingdom | botanist ornithologist | 1855-02-23 | Scremerston |  | Clare College University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh British Ornithologists' Union American Ornithological Society | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Hutchinson | British professor of dentistry | teacher dentist | 1889-07-26 | University of Manchester | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur John Pressland | British educational theorist | 1865 | St John's College Bedford Modern School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Landsborough Thomson | Scottish ornithologist | Scotland | ornithologist | 1890-10-08 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | Royal High School Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen Heidelberg University University of Vienna | Zoological Society of London | President of the British Ornithological Union | Bernard Tucker Medal Godman-Salvin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Logan Turner | Scottish surgeon and medical author and historian | surgeon | 1865 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Melville Clark | Scottish educationalist | 1895 | University of Edinburgh University of Oxford Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Merriman | British Army officer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer | 1892-11-25 | Manchester | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Olver | British colonial veterinary administrator | writer veterinarian | 1875 1875-08-04 | Royal Veterinary College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Pillans Laurie | Scottish chemist | chemist art historian | 1861-11-06 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy King's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Royal College of Art | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Robinson | British anatomist | teacher anatomist | 1862-04-08 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Schuster | Anglo-German physicist (1851-1934) | Germany United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist statistician university teacher | 1851-09-12 | Frankfurt |  | University of Manchester St John's College Heidelberg University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society | seismology | secretary president Langworthy Professor | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Royal medal Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur St George Huggett | British physiologist; (1897-1968) | physiologist physician | 1897-04-23 | Greater London | University of London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur Thomas Masterman | English naturalist (1869-1941) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist | 1869-04-09 | Royal Society | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arthur William Rogers | British geologist | United Kingdom | geologist naturalist | 1872-06-05 | Taunton | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Bigsby Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa Wollaston Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Artur Jurand |
teacher (1914–2000) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1914-03-30 | Jagiellonian University | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ashutosh Mukherjee | Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924) | British Raj | judge professor barrister | 1864-06-29 | Kolkata |  | University of Calcutta Presidency University South Suburban School (Main) | Royal Irish Academy London Mathematical Society American Mathematical Society | University of Calcutta Calcutta High Court | Order of the Star of India Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Aubrey Manning | zoologist, broadcaster | United Kingdom | zoologist | 1930-04-24 | Chiswick | University of Edinburgh University College London Merton College Strode's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology ASAB Medal Tinbergen Lecture | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Aubrey Truman | British mathematician | mathematician | University of Oxford | Learned Society of Wales | Swansea University | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Gordon Robert Screaton John Clayton Taylor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Augusto Righi | Italian physicist (1850-1920) | Kingdom of Italy | physicist professor politician engineer inventor | 1850-08-27 | Bologna Italy |  | University of Bologna | Royal Society Lincean Academy Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Academy of Sciences of Turin | physics physical sciences electromagnetism wireless telegraphy | senator of the Kingdom of Italy | University of Bologna University of Padua University of Palermo | Hughes Medal Matteucci Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Vallauri Prize | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aziz Sheikh | researcher | researcher | 1968-12-15 | University College London | University of Edinburgh Harvard Medical School | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| B. D. Porritt |
chemist (1884–1940) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemist | 1884-01-26 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry Kay | British allergist | United Kingdom | allergist physician immunologist university teacher | 1939 | The King's (The Cathedral) School University of Cambridge Harvard University University of Edinburgh | medicine allergology immunology | Imperial College London | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bartholomew Parr | English physician and medical author | physician | 1750 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basil Charles King | British geologist and author | geologist | 1915-06-01 | Durham University | Bigsby Medal Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basil Megaw | archaeologist | archaeologist | 1913-06-22 | University of Cambridge | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Basil William Douglas, Lord Daer | Scottish radical | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1763 |  | University of Edinburgh | London Corresponding Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Peach | British geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | paleontologist geologist | 1842-09-06 | Gorran Haven |  | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Wollaston Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Wollaston Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Baker | British engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1840-03-31 | Bath |  | Pate's Grammar School | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | Forth Bridge | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Poncelet Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Bell | Scottish surgeon (1749-1806) | Scotland | surgeon farmer anatomist | 1749-09-06 | Dumfries |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Aesculapian Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Blyth II | British engineer (1849-1917) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1849-05-25 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Carrington | British botanist and taxonomist (1827-1893) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist taxonomist lichenologist | 1827 | Lincoln | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benjamin Thomson | Chairman, Inverleith LLP (formerly Inverleith Capital LLP), since 2009 | company director | 1963-04-08 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beriah Botfield | British politician and antiquarian (1807-63) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1807-03-05 | Norton | Christ Church Harrow School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society Society of Antiquaries of London Chetham Society Maitland Club Bannatyne Club | member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom High Sheriff of Northamptonshire | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Elgey Leake | professor of geology, University of Glasgow. Chairman of the IMA subcommittee to revise amphibole nomenclature | United Kingdom | biographer geologist | 1932-07-09 |  | Wirral Grammar School for Boys | Royal Society of Edinburgh | President of the Geological Society of London | University of Glasgow Cardiff University | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Ginsborg | British pharmacologist and physiologist | United Kingdom | pharmacologist physiologist | 20th century | London |  | University College London | National Institute for Medical Research University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bernard Stewart | British physician (1874-1958) | physician | 1874-05-06 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bertram Martin Wilson | British mathematician (1896-1935) | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1896-11-14 | London | Trinity College King Edward's School | University of Liverpool University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bhagvat Singh | ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Gondal (1865-1944) | British Raj | writer | 1865-10-24 | Dhoraji |  | University of Edinburgh Rajkumar College, Rajkot | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Banks | British engineer | United Kingdom | materials engineer university teacher | 1943-03-28 | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Blair H. Smith | researcher | researcher | 1964 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Newcastle University University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Hale | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher university teacher | 1945-05-04 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | philosophy philosophy of mathematics philosophy of language | University of Sheffield | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bouverie Francis Primrose | Scottish landowner and official | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | large estate owner official | 1813 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Charlesworth | British biologist | United Kingdom | biologist geneticist researcher | 1945-04-29 |  | Queens' College | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences | biology evolutionary biology genetics | University of Sussex University of Chicago University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal Darwin–Wallace Medal Darwin Medal Frink Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian D. Ripley | British artificial intelligence researcher | United Kingdom | statistician university teacher artificial intelligence researcher | 1952-04-29 | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics | statistics artificial neural network data mining robust statistics mathematics Mathematical Statistics applied statistics spatial analysis pattern recognition | University of Oxford | Rollo Davidson Prize Adams Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guy Medal in Silver Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | David George Kendall | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian F. G. Johnson | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | 1938-09-11 | Northampton | University of Nottingham | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | cluster | Fellow of the Royal Society Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Gerardot | researcher | researcher | University of California, Santa Barbara Purdue University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Gill, Lord Gill | British judge | United Kingdom | judge | 1942-02-25 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh St Aloysius' College University of Glasgow School of Law University of Edinburgh School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice Clerk Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | University of Edinburgh Advocates Library | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Ivory | Scottish business executive | United Kingdom | businessperson | 1949-04-10 1949-04 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Lang | Scottish social anthropologist | United Kingdom | anthropologist | 1945-12-02 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Royal High School St. Raymond High School for Boys | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Aarhus University | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Laurence Burtt | British botanist (1913-2008) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1913-08-27 | Surrey | University of London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Linnean Medal Veitch Memorial Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Walker | British cardiologist | United Kingdom | cardiologist academic administrator | 1963-07-12 | Newcastle University | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bruce Gordon Seton | British military surgeon and historian | 1868-10-13 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryan Nelson | British ornithologist, environmental activist and academic | United Kingdom | ornithologist | 1932-03-14 | Shipley | University of St Andrews University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bryne T Ngwenya | researcher | researcher | University of Reading | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brysson Cunningham |
civil engineer (1868–1950) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer | 1868 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Byrom Bramwell | British pathologist | United Kingdom | pathologist surgeon physician neurosurgeon | 1847-12-18 1847 | North Tyneside |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine surgery neurosurgery | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| C. C. Mitchell | Scottish mechanical engineer, inventor of the steam catapult | United Kingdom | inventor | 1904 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| C. H. Gimingham | British botanist (1923-2018) | United Kingdom | botanist | 1923-04-28 | Harpenden | University of Aberdeen Emmanuel College Gresham's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Botany | University of Aberdeen | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| C. U. Ariëns Kappers | Dutch neurologist | Kingdom of the Netherlands | neurologist anatomist university teacher physician | 1877-08-09 | Groningen |  | University of Amsterdam | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | University of Amsterdam | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Righteous Among the Nations | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cairns Craig | Scottish literary scholar | United Kingdom | literary historian literary critic literary scholar university teacher man of letters | 1949-02-16 | British Academy | Scottish literature literary studies history of literature literature and culture | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caleb Andrew Stewart | Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1888 | University of Glasgow University of Cambridge | University of Sheffield | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caleb Whitefoord | Scottish businessman and diplomat 1734–1810 | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | diplomat | 1734 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cam Donaldson | Scottish health economist | economist | 1960-11-30 | Glasgow |  | University of York University of Nottingham University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Glasgow Caledonian University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cargill Gilston Knott | British mathematician and physicist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician physicist seismologist university teacher geologist | 1856-06-30 | Penicuik |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society | physics | foreign government advisor in Meiji Japan | Tokyo Imperial University University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carl Hamilton Browning | Scottish bacteriologist and immunologist | bacteriologist immunologist | 1881 | Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carstairs Cumming Douglas | physician | physician | 1866-10-01 1866 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catherwood Learmonth | British legal administrator | 1896-10-26 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cecil Arnold Beevers | crystallographer (1908-2001) | United Kingdom | chemist crystallographer | 1908-05-27 | Manchester |  | University of Liverpool | Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | University of Manchester University of Liverpool University of Hull University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cecil Cronshaw | Cronshaw, Cecil John Turrell (1889–1961), industrial chemist and businessman | chemist | 1889 | University of Manchester Bury Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cedric Thorpe Davie | composer (1913-1983) | United Kingdom | composer conductor organist musicologist musician | 1913-05-30 1913-05-13 | High School of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | music film score | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Adam | British naval officer and politician (1780-1853) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician naval officer | 1780-10-06 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom First Sea Lord | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Alexander Malcolm | Scottish librarian and author | librarian | 1881 | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Annand Fraser | Scottish businessman | banker | 1928-10-16 | University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Augustus Carlow |
businessperson (1878–1954) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | businessperson | 1878-11-30 | Leven | University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Babbage | English mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer who originated the concept of a programmable computer (1791-1871) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician computer scientist inventor economist philosopher university teacher engineer astronomer writer | 1791-12-26 | London Walworth |  | Peterhouse Trinity College Totnes Grammar School King Edward VI Community College | Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Statistical Society Analytical Society Royal Astronomical Society Academy of Sciences of Turin | mathematics analytic philosophy computer science | analytical engine | Lucasian Professor of Mathematics | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode | British politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | judge politician | 1804-11-03 | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Advocate Solicitor General for Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Bell | Scottish physician, painter and theologian (1774–1842) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist neuroscientist surgeon writer physician university teacher neurologist physiologist philosopher painter | 1774-11-12 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie Nationale de Médecine | physiology anatomy natural theology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Bernard Childs | Born: 23 June 1895 in Wandsworth, London, England; Died: 4 July 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland | teacher | 1895-06-23 | Wandsworth | University of Birmingham | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart | British Army general and governor in Canada (1783-1859) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician military personnel geologist | 1783-12-21 | Walton-on-the-Naze |  | Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Waterloo Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Chesters | British botanist (1904-1993) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist mycologist | 1904-03-09 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow University of Birmingham | Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London British Mycological Society Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union | University of Birmingham University of Nottingham | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Cooper | English journalist and newspaper editor (1829–1916) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | journalist newspaper editor | 1829-09-16 | Kingston upon Hull | .png) | Hull Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Dewar Waterston | Keeper of Geology at the Royal Scottish Museum | United Kingdom | geologist | 1925-02-15 | London | Highgate School University of Edinburgh | Royal Scottish Museum | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson | British politician (1850-1922) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician judge university teacher | 1850-09-13 | Glasgow | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow High School of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Drysdale | English electrical engineer and social reformer | engineer | 1874-07-08 | Paris |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gabor Medal and Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles E. S. Phillips | British physicist and radiologist, amateur artist | United Kingdom | painter science writer physicist radiologist | 1871-02-18 | London | University College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Edward Foister | British botanist (1903-1989) | United Kingdom | botanist | 1903-08-17 | Cambridge | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Edward Price | politician from Scotland (1857-1934) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1857 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Edward Underhill |
physician (1845–1908) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | physician | 1845-03-08 | Tipton | Gonville and Caius College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Findlay Davidson | British geologist | university teacher geologist | 1911 |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles George Lambie | (1891-1961) professor of medicine | surgeon | 1891-07-24 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Gibson Connell | Scottish advocate and ornithologist | United Kingdom | ornithologist advocate | 1899-03-11 | Newington | University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club Scottish Wildlife Trust | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Writer to the Signet Legum Doctor Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Granville Stuart Menteath | (1769-1847) | lawyer | 1769-05-15 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Hawker Dinham | (1883-1955) | geologist | 1883 | Magdalen College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Hayes Higgins | British surgeon | writer surgeon physician | 1811 | Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Physicians | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Henry Gatty |
zoologist and meteorologist (*1836) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | zoologist meteorologist | 1836 | Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk | British Earl | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel politician | 1906-03-02 |  | University of Edinburgh Radley College Royal Naval College, Osborne | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh George Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Hunter Stewart | Scottish physician | teacher | 1854 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Maclaren | Scottish journalist and geologist (1782-1866) | journalist geologist | 1782-10-07 | East Lothian |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles McKean | Scottish architectural historian | historian architectural historian teacher | 1946-07-16 | Glasgow | Fettes College University of Bristol University of Poitiers | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Castle Studies Group Royal Historical Society | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles McNeil |
Person (1881–1964) ♂; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | 1881-09-21 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Michie Smith | Scottish astronomer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer physicist educator | 1854 | Keig | University of Edinburgh | Madras Christian College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Morehead | Scottish physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician | 1807-02-08 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Neaves | Scottish theologian, jurist and writer | judge poet | 1800 | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | judge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Piazzi Smyth | British astronomer (1817-1900) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer anthropologist painter photographer writer egyptologist | 1817-01-03 | Naples |  | University of Edinburgh Bedford School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | astronomy Egyptology pyramid | Astronomer Royal for Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Preller |
geologist (*1844) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | geologist | 1844 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Richard Teape | Scottish Episcopalian priest and historian | 1830 | Glenalmond College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Robert Gibson | Scottish author of scientific texts for children | writer philosopher | 1870 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Robertson Marshall | British physician | scientist | University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Roy Nasmith | American diplomat (1882-1954) | United States of America | diplomat | 1882-07-18 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles S. Cockell | British astrobiologist | United Kingdom | microbiologist astrobiologist researcher | 1967-05-21 1967 | University of Bristol University of Oxford | astrobiology microbiology | The Open University University of Edinburgh British Antarctic Survey | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Stewart, 7th Earl of Traquair | Scottish nobleman (1746-1827) | 1746 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Stuart of Dunearn | Scottish minister and physician | physician Christian minister magazine editor | 1745 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Sylvester | British civil engineer and chemist | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist inventor civil engineer | 1774 | Sheffield |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Terrot | Scottish bishop | United Kingdom | priest mathematician translator | 1790-09-19 | Cuddalore |  | University of Cambridge Trinity College Trinity School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Thomas Clough | British geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist cartographer | 1852-12-23 | Huddersfield |  | St John's College Rugby School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Tweedie | Born: 27 June 1868 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland; Died: 14 September 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland | teacher mathematician historian of mathematics biographer | 1868-06-27 | Swinton | George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles W. J. Withers | Scottish linguist and geographer | United Kingdom | linguist geographer | 1954-12-06 | University of Cambridge University of St Andrews Downing College Stewart's Melville College | Academia Europaea British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society Royal Historical Society | Ogilvie Professor of Human Geography | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Founder’s Medal honorary doctor of the Eötvös Loránd University | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Wynford Parsons | British zoologist | United Kingdom Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist | 1901-07-22 | Swansea | University of Cambridge Bristol Grammar School | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charles Wyville Thomson | Scottish marine zoologist (1830-1882) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer zoologist marine biologist botanist geologist oceanographer biologist naturalist university teacher | 1830-03-05 | Linlithgow Scotland |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Irish Academy Linnean Society of London Geological Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Zoological Society of London | oceanography biology mineralogy geology | Regius Professor of Natural History | Queen's University Belfast University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal honorary degree Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Knight Bachelor Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cheng-Xiang Wang | Chinese wireless engineer | People's Republic of China | telecommunications engineer university teacher | Aalborg University Shandong University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University University of Agder | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh IEEE Fellow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Higgins | British geneticist and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University | United Kingdom | geneticist | 1955-06-24 | Durham University Royal College of Music | European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh | genetics | Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris J. Leaver | Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford | United Kingdom | biochemist botanist | 1942-05-31 | Imperial College London The Woodroffe School | Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | Purdue University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Philo | British geographer | United Kingdom | geographer | 1960 | Sidney Sussex College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Victoria Medal Coppock Research Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chris Quine | British forestry scientist | United Kingdom | forestry scientist | University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Forest Research | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Friedrich Schönbein | German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868) | Switzerland Kingdom of Württemberg | chemist politician university teacher | 1799-10-18 | Metzingen |  | University of Tübingen University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina French Academy of Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Göttingen Academy of Sciences Silesian Society for Patriotic Culture Royal Society of Edinburgh Burschenschaft Germania Tübingen | rector of the University of Basel | University of Basel | Royal Order of Vasa honorary doctor of the University of Freiburg honorary doctorate of the University of Basel Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Rutz | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Chapman |
pedagogue and university teacher (*1972) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | pedagogue university teacher | 1972 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Girtanner | (1760-1800) | Switzerland | physician | 1760-12-07 | St. Gallen |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Hawkesworth | British Earth scientist | United Kingdom | chemist researcher | 1947-12-18 | Khartoum | Trinity College Dublin St Edmund Hall | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Bristol University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Wollaston Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal | Ronald Oxburgh, Baron Oxburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher K. I. Williams | computer scientist | computer scientist | University of Toronto | European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Geoffrey Hinton | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher M. Bishop | scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | physicist computer scientist | 1959-04-07 | Norwich |  | University of Edinburgh St Catherine's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society UK Computing Research Committee | machine learning informatics | Microsoft Aston University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the British Computer Society Turing Talk Fellow of the Royal Society | David Wallace Peter Higgs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Smith | British academic and classicist specialising in early Ancient Rome | United Kingdom | classical scholar university teacher historian | 1965-07-02 | Aylesbury | Keble College Aylesbury Grammar School | Society of Antiquaries of London Academia Europaea Royal Historical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | ancient history | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Smout | British historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1933-12-19 | Clare College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Whatley | Scottish historian | historian | 1948 | University of Strathclyde | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Historical Society | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claude Stump | (1891-1971) army officer and professor of histology and embryology | Australia | embryologist | 1891-10-28 | Malvern | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Cadman | Scottish botanist | 1916-07-16 | University of Liverpool University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Campbell | Chief Executive, James Hutton Institute, since 2016 | company director biologist | 1961-06-24 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Galbraith | Scottish conservationist | United Kingdom | conservationist | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Kidd | British historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1964 | The Glasgow Academy Gonville and Caius College | Royal Historical Society | constitutional theory history of Scotland | University of Glasgow University of St Andrews All Souls College Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Leslie Hewett | British biochemist | biochemist | 1909-08-19 | University of London Dulwich College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Mackenzie of Portmore | Scottish lawyer and companion of Sir Walter Scott (1770-1830) | lawyer | 1770-01-11 | Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin R. McInnes | British engineer | United Kingdom | engineer | 1968 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow | Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colin Vincent | Scottish chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | 20th century | University of Glasgow Oban High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Glasgow University of St Andrews | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conchúr Ó Brádaigh | Irish energy engineer | Republic of Ireland | energy engineer university teacher | University of Galway University of Delaware | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University College Cork University of Galway | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Conrad Hal Waddington | British biologist | United Kingdom | paleontologist geneticist university teacher zoologist biologist | 1905-11-08 | Evesham | Clifton College Sidney Sussex College | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences | epigenetics developmental biology | Wesleyan University University of Edinburgh Christ's College Centre for Human Ecology | Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mendel Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Corbet Page Stewart | Scottish biochemist and academic (1896–1962) | teacher | 1896 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosmo Gordon | British Member of Parliament (died 1800) | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1736 | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Law Marischal College | member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosmo Gordon Logie | British military surgeon and medical author | writer | 1820 1822 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cosmo Innes | British academic | United Kingdom | judge historian photographer antiquarian | 1798-09-09 | Scotland |  | Balliol College University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Craig Clark | Scottish space engineer | United Kingdom | aerospace engineer satellite engineer university teacher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crispin Wright | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher academic university teacher | 1942-12-21 | Surrey | Birkenhead School | American Academy of Arts and Sciences British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | logic metaphysics philosophy of mind philosophy of language philosophy of mathematics | Regius Professor of Logic | University of Michigan University of St Andrews University of Aberdeen New York University | Fulbright Scholarship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cyril Aldred | English egyptologist | United Kingdom | egyptologist art historian archaeologist | 1914-02-19 | Fulham London | King's College London Morley College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyril Lucas |
writer (1909–2002) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Knight Bachelor | writer | 1909-07-30 | Hull Grammar School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cyril Offord | British mathematician (1906-2000) | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1906-06-09 | London |  | Hackney Downs School St John's College University of London University of Cambridge | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Littlewood–Offord problem | St John's College Bangor University King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Birkbeck, University of London London School of Economics and Political Science Imperial College London | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | G.H. Hardy Lancelot Stephen Bosanquet | ||||||||||||||||||
| D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson | Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician biologist zoologist university teacher classical scholar poet | 1860-05-02 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Trinity College Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences Edinburgh Mathematical Society International Academy of the History of Science National Academy of Sciences | biology | On Growth and Form | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Companion of the Order of the Bath Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal Darwin Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| D. E. C. Mekie | Scottish surgeon | teacher surgeon | 1902 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. E. R. Watt | Scottish historian | historian | 1926 | Oriel College University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| D. G. M. Wood-Gush | British animal geneticist and ethologist | ethologist | 1922-11-20 | Transkei | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Damian Barr | British journalist | United Kingdom | journalist | 1976-07-20 | Newarthill |  | University of Lancaster | Royal Society of Edinburgh Bowland College, Lancaster | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Ellis | British botanist and aerologist (1772-1841) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1772 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Fowler Cappell | Scottish physician and pathologist | pathologist | 1900-02-28 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel John Cunningham | Scottish anatomist | anatomist | 1850-04-15 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Huxley Memorial Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel MacLagan | Scottish zoologist and entomologist | zoologist | 1904-06-03 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Macnee | British artist (1806-1882) | painter | 1806-06-04 | Fintry |  | Edinburgh College of Art | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Rankin Steuart | Scottish industrial chemist (1848-1925) | chemist | 1848-03-10 | West Lothian | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Sandford | Bishop of Tasmania; British Anglican bishop | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | priest | 1831-07-25 | Shropshire | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Daniel Szechi | British historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1956-12-25 | University of Sheffield St Antony's College | Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire | University of Manchester Auburn University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dario Alessi | biochemist | United Kingdom | biochemist researcher | 1967 | France | University of Birmingham | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society Colworth Medal EMBO Gold Medal Crick Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Makdougall Brisbane Prize EMBO Membership | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Goulson | British biologist, conservationist, and Professor of Biology | United Kingdom | biologist university teacher entomologist ecologist | 1965 | Shropshire |  | University of Oxford Oxford Brookes University Brasenose College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | biology Bombus ecology | University of Sussex | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society Ecological Engagement Award Marsh Award for Conservation Biology | |||||||||||||||||||
| David A. B. Miller | British physicist | United Kingdom United States of America | physicist academic university teacher electrical engineer | 1954-02-19 | Hamilton |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences | electrical engineering | Stanford University Bell Labs | R. W. Wood Prize Adolph Lomb Medal Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of the Optical Society IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel | |||||||||||||||||||
| David Aitken | minister | 1796 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Armitage Bannerman | British ornithologist | United Kingdom | ornithologist zoologist farmer | 1886-11-27 | Manchester |  | Pembroke College Wellington College | Royal Geographical Society Zoological Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh | Natural History Museum, London | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Member of the Order of the British Empire Legum Doctor 1914 Star | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Boyle, Lord Boyle | British politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician judge | 1772-07-26 | Irvine |  | University of Glasgow University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord President of the Court of Session Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Breeze | British archaeologist | United Kingdom | anthropologist archaeologist | 1944-07-25 | England | Durham University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | Roman army | Durham University University of Edinburgh Newcastle University | Officer of the Order of the British Empire European Archaeological Heritage Prize Current Archaeology Archaeologist of the Year Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Archaeology Awards Kenyon Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Bruce | Australian-British physician, pathologist and microbiologist (1855–1931) | United Kingdom Australia | physician entomologist pathologist microbiologist botanist | 1855-05-29 | Melbourne |  | University of Edinburgh Stirling High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des sciences d'outre-mer | bacteriology parasitology | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Leeuwenhoek Medal Royal medal Albert Medal Manson Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Buchanan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Bryce | Scottish architect (1803-1876) | United Kingdom | architect | 1803-04-03 |  | Royal High School | Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Campbell | Scottish physician, born 1889 | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician pharmacologist | 1889-05-06 | Patna | University of Glasgow | Royal College of Physicians | Regius Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Carnegie | British scientist, engineer and Liberal Party politician (1868–1949) | civil engineer | 1868 | Aberdeen |  | Royal College of Science Robert Gordon's College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Chalmers | Scottish papermaker | 1820 | Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Christie Martin | Martin, Sir David Christie (1914–1976), scientific administrator | 1914-10-07 1914 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Clouston | Scottish agriculturalist, horticulturalist and author | United Kingdom | 1871-12-13 | Orkney Islands | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Colin Sherrington | British chemist & Professor of Polymer Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, 1987–2010 | United Kingdom | chemist university teacher | 1945-03-05 | Victoria University of Manchester | Royal Society | polymer science organic chemistry polymer | University of Strathclyde | John B Goodenough Award Beilby Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society | Sam Edwards | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Cunningham Greig | British geologist and cartographer (1922—1999) | geologist | 1922-02-16 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Cuthbertson | medical researcher (1900-1989) | United Kingdom | nutritionist pathologist | 1900-05-09 | University of Glasgow Kilmarnock Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Dale Logan | Scottish physician, soldier and medical author | writer | 1879-08-20 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Douglas |
Publisher (*1823) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | publisher | 1823 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Drummond | 18thC Scottish Evangelical minister | photographer | 1805-08-25 | Royal High School Worcester College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David E. Sugden | British glaciologist | United Kingdom | glaciologist geomorphologist | 1941-03 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vega Medal David Linton Award Polar Medal Seligman Crystal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Edward | Scottish judge | United Kingdom | judge | 1934-11-14 | Perth | University of Edinburgh University College, Oxford Clifton Hall School Perth Academy University of Edinburgh School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Court of Justice of the European Union Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Judge of the European Court of Justice | University of Edinburgh | Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Ellis | botanist (1874-1937) | botanist bacteriologist | 1874 | University of London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David F. O. Russell |
businessperson and academic administrator (1915–1993) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Military Cross, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire; child of David Russell | United Kingdom | businessperson academic administrator | 1915-09-09 | Fife | University of St Andrews Sedbergh School | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Fergusson | British theologian | United Kingdom | teacher | 1956-08-03 | Glasgow | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | theology | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Fleming, Lord Fleming | British politician (1877-1944) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | advocate judge politician | 1877-02-11 | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Military Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Flynn | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Forbes Hendry | British econometrician | United Kingdom | economist econometrician | 1944-03-06 | Nottingham | .JPG) | University of Aberdeen London School of Economics and Political Science | British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Econometric Society | London School of Economics and Political Science | Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Guy Medal in Bronze Knight Bachelor Clarivate Citation Laureates | Denis Sargan | |||||||||||||||||||
| David Gemmell McKinlay | Scottish civil engineer | civil engineer | 1923-08-23 | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Gibb | Scottish mathematician and astronomer (1883-1946) | mathematician astronomer | 1883-10-31 | Methil | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Gill | Scottish astronomer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer university teacher photographer | 1843-06-12 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen Dollar Academy Marischal College | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lincean Academy Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences | Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences | Fellow of the Royal Society Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal medal Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Bruce Medal James Craig Watson Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Glover | British geneticist | United Kingdom | geneticist | 1948-03-28 | University of Cambridge University College London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Imperial College London University of Cambridge University of Dundee California Institute of Technology | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Gow | Scottish writer | United Kingdom | journalist editor | Edinburgh | University of Oxford King's College London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Grieve | Scottish lawyer and amateur geologist | geologist | 1808-02-09 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David H. N. Spence |
Person (1925–1985) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1925-05-02 | Glenalmond College | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Hay | Scottish artist, interior decorator and writer on art (1798-1866) | painter businessperson | 1798 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Hepburn | Scottish physician and anatomist | anatomist | 1859 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Ireland | researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7713-7011) | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Jack | British pharmacologist | United Kingdom | pharmacologist chemist | 1924-02-22 | Markinch | University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde Royal College of Science and Technology Buckhaven High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | pharmacology | GSK | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David James Hamilton | British pathologist | pathologist | 1849 |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Jasper | British theologian | United Kingdom | theologian | 1951-08-01 | Jesus College University of Cambridge St Stephen's House | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Durham University University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Keith Chalmers Macdonald | Scottish physicist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist | 1920-07-24 | Glasgow | University of Edinburgh University of Oxford Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Kennedy Fraser | Scottish psychologist, educator and amateur mathematician | psychologist | 1888-02-10 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College Leipzig University University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education Cornell University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society British Psychological Society Educational Institute of Scotland | Cornell University University of Edinburgh Jordanhill College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Lawrence Bryce | Scottish marine zoologist | zoologist | 1852 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Lees | Scottish public health expert | writer | 1881 | University of Edinburgh Ayr Academy | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Leigh | British scientist | United Kingdom | chemist university teacher | 1963-05-31 | Birmingham |  | University of Sheffield Codsall Community High School | Royal Society Academia Europaea | organic chemistry | University of Manchester University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Bakerian Lecture Merck, Sharp and Dohme Award Descartes Prize | Fraser Stoddart | ||||||||||||||||||
| David Lloyd Roberts |
Gynaecologist (1835–1920) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | gynaecologist | 1835 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Low | British agriculturalist | farmer chemist | 1786 | University of Edinburgh Perth Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Macdonald | Scottish zoologist and conservationist | United Kingdom | zoologist researcher | 1951 | Oxford | Wadham College Balliol College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | zoology | Cornell University University of Oxford | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Maclagan | Scottish doctor and military surgeon (1785-1865) | surgeon | 1785-02-08 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Malcolm James Lilley | English biophysicist | United Kingdom | researcher | 1948 | Royal Society | University of Dundee | Colworth Medal Interdisciplinary Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Khorana Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Masson | British academic (1822–1907) | historian literary historian literary critic biographer writer university teacher | 1822-12-02 | Aberdeen |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish History Society | rhetoric English literature | University College London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Maxwell Walker | Scottish lawyer | United Kingdom | military personnel jurist university teacher | 1920-04-09 | Glasgow | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Faculty of Advocates British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | law criminal law crime private law | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Middleton Greig | Scottish surgeon; (1864-1936) | surgeon physician pathologist | 1864 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Milne-Home | Scottish advocate, geologist and meteorologist | meteorologist businessperson geologist | 1805 | East Lothian | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Murray Lyon | English physician and medical author | writer | 1888-09-12 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Newth | British zoologist and scientific author | zoologist | 1921-10-19 1921-10-10 | Regius Professor of Zoology | University College London University of Glasgow Middlesex School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Nicoll Lowe | secretary of the Carnegie Trust, 1954–1970 | 1909-09-09 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Owen Morgan | British zoologist | United Kingdom | parasitologist zoologist | 1893-08-19 | University of Wales | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David P. Lane | British oncologist | United Kingdom | biochemist geneticist oncologist university teacher scientist | 1952-07-01 | Wimbledon | University College London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | immunology medicine science oncology molecular biology | Karolinska Institutet University of Dundee Agency for Science, Technology and Research | Fellow of the Royal Society Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize Meyenburg Prize Prix International de l’INSERM Buchanan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the AACR Academy EMBO Membership Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Patrick | Scottish writer and editor | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer editor | 1849 | Lochwinnoch | encyclopedia dictionary | Chambers's Encyclopaedia | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Paulin | Scottish banker and actuary | actuary | 1847 | Irvine Royal Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Perrett | British psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist researcher | 1954-04-11 | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Golden Brain Award Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Rhind | British architect | architect | 1808 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Ritchie (moderator) | moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1814/15 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | teacher | 1763 | Methven | University of St Andrews | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| David Robertson MacDonald | British army officer | 1764 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Russell | Scottish businessperson (1872–1956) | United Kingdom | politician businessperson | 1872 | Fife | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David S. Ingram | British botanist | United Kingdom | botanist lecturer mycologist | 1941-10-10 | University of Hull | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Sandeman | 1757- | businessperson banker | 1757 | Perth | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Scott | Director, Engineering Excellence Group, Laing O’Rourke, since 2012 | engineer | 1956-03-11 | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Sigsworth | Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee and Chairman of Dundee Science Centre Enterprises Ltd | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Smiles Jerdan | Scottish businessman and horticulturalist | businessperson | 1871-07-12 |  | Heidelberg University University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Smith | British botanist (1930-2018) | United Kingdom | botanist academic | 1930-05-21 | Port Talbot | University of Edinburgh The Queen's College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London Humanists UK | Principal of the University of Edinburgh President of the Linnean Society of London | University of Bristol University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society Acharius Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Smythe, Lord Methven | British judge | United Kingdom | judge | 1746 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Stevenson | British civil engineer and lighthouse designer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer civil engineer | 1815-01-11 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Stirling Anderson | Scottish engineer and educationalist | civil engineer | 1895-09-25 | University of Strathclyde | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Stuart Moncreiff |
Person (1710–1790) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Kingdom of Great Britain | 1710-09-08 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Templeton Gibson | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist lecturer | 1899-11-23 | Bangor Grammar School Ayr Academy Queen's University Belfast University of London University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Thomas Jones | British administrator and author associated with the Scottish fishing industry | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer | 1866 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Waters Sutherland | Australian physician | Australia | physician | 1871 | Buninyong | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Waterston | British surgeon and anatomist (1871–1942) | anatomist | 1871-08-25 | University of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Webb | clinical pharmacologist | United Kingdom | pharmacologist | 1953 | Greenwich |  | University of Edinburgh St George's, University of London | Academia Europaea | University of Edinburgh The Royal London Hospital | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David White Finlay | Scottish physician and yachtsman (1840-1923) | writer | 1840-09-01 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| David Wilkie | British surgeon | United Kingdom | surgeon | 1882 | Kirriemuir |  | Edinburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| David Wilson | administrator and diplomat from England (born 1935) | United Kingdom | politician diplomat | 1935-02-14 | Alloa |  | Keble College School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University of Hong Kong | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Governor of Hong Kong President of the Legislative Council Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland member of the House of Lords substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign Office | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||
| Davidge Page | British geologist and creator and editor of Page's Weekly | chemist | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davy McCracken | researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-5057-0448 | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scotland's Rural College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dawson Turner | radiology pioneer from Great Britain | radiologist | 1857 | University of Edinburgh Medical School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denis Coulthard Graham | British biological chemist | biochemist | 1929 | Durham University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denis Hall | British physicist | engineer physicist | University of Manchester University of Edinburgh Case Western Reserve University | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Hull Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Optical Society IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denys Hay | British historian (1915-1994) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian of Modern Age university teacher | 1915-08-29 | Newcastle upon Tyne | University of Oxford | American Academy of Arts and Sciences | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Barton | English organic chemist | United Kingdom | chemist university teacher | 1918-09-08 | Gravesend |  | Imperial College London University of London Tonbridge School King's School, Rochester Gravesend Grammar School | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts American Academy of Arts and Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts | organic chemistry stereochemistry | Regius Professor of Chemistry | Texas A&M University Harvard University Imperial College London Birkbeck, University of London National Center for Scientific Research, France University of Glasgow | Copley Medal Corday-Morgan Prize Royal medal Nobel Prize in Chemistry Priestley Medal American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Knight of the Legion of Honour Lavoisier Medal Knight Bachelor Davy Medal Bakerian Lecture Edward Harrison Memorial Prize Tilden Prize honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Valencia Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong honorary doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society Ernest Guenther Award Longstaff Prize Chemical Pioneer Award Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry Royal Society Bakerian Medal Oesper Award Robert Robinson Award | Ian Heilbron | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek H. Sleeman | British computer scientist | United Kingdom | computer scientist | Stanford University University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Leaver | British chemist (1929-1990) | United Kingdom | chemist | 1929-05-16 | University of Leeds | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Derick Thomson | Scottish poet | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian translator writer poet literary historian university teacher | 1921-08-05 | Stornoway | University of Aberdeen Emmanuel College Nicolson Institute | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scottish poetry | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Derek Allen Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Derrick Dunlop | Dunlop, Sir Derrick Melville (1902–1980), physician | pharmacologist | 1902 | University of Oxford Brasenose College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Croonian Medal and Lecture Bisset Hawkins Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desmond Higham | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1964-02-17 | Salford | Victoria University of Manchester University of Manchester | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | mathematics numerical analysis data analysis | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | George G. Hall | |||||||||||||||||||
| Diarmid Noel Paton | professor of physiology | physiologist university teacher non-fiction writer | 1859-03-19 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Medical School Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Physiology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Dilip Nathwani | researcher | researcher | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dirk ter Haar | Dutch physicist | Kingdom of the Netherlands | physicist university teacher | 1919-04-19 1919-04-22 | United Kingdom | Leiden University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences | Magdalen College Utrecht University University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Hans Kramers | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Don Sannella | British computer scientist | United Kingdom | computer scientist engineer university teacher | 1956 | University of Edinburgh Yale University University of California | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Rod Burstall | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Angus MacKenzie | British sociologist | engineer sociologist | 1950 | University of Edinburgh | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | John Desmond Bernal Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Duff | Scottish geologist and academic author | geologist university teacher | 1927 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | geology | University of Strathclyde University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Esme Innes | Scottish geologist | geologist | University of Oxford | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald James MacKintosh | Scottish physician, soldier and public health expert | physician | 1862-01-13 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald M. MacKinnon | British philosopher (1913-1994) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher theologian university teacher | 1913-08-27 | Oban | New College Cargilfield Preparatory School | ethics philosophy theology and philosophy metaphysics Christian socialism | University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen University of Oxford | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Stirling | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Mainland | Scottish medical statistician (1902–1985) | teacher anatomist | 1902 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald McArthur | Scottish chemist (1892-1965) | chemist | 1892-08-02 | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald McCallum | Scottish radar engineer and industrialist | United Kingdom | businessperson | 1922-08-06 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald McIntyre | Scottish gynecologist and medical author (1891-1954) | teacher geologist | 1891-07-29 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald McIntyre | Scottish geologist | United Kingdom | geologist university teacher historian of science | 1923-08-15 | Edinburgh | George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Neuchâtel | New York Academy of Sciences | University of Edinburgh Pomona College | Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Geological Society of America Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Michie | British artificial intelligence researcher | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | computer scientist artificial intelligence researcher university teacher cryptanalyst information scientist | 1923-11-11 | Yangon |  | Balliol College Rugby School University of Oxford | Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | informatics artificial intelligence | University of Edinburgh | IJCAI Award for Research Excellence Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society AAAI Fellow | |||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Pack | Born: 14 April 1920 in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England; Died: 3 December 2016 in Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland | mathematician | 1920-04-14 | Higham Ferrers | Wellingborough School New College University of Cambridge | aerodynamics | chairperson prorector | University of Strathclyde Fort Halstead British Army University of Dundee University of Maryland University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Ross, Lord Ross | Scottish judge | United Kingdom | judge | 1927-03-29 | University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Shaw | British musician | United Kingdom | composer | 1967 | Scotland |  | Oban High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Donald Titterington | British statistician | United Kingdom | statistician university teacher | 1945-11-20 | Marple | University of Cambridge | Institute of Mathematical Statistics | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Peter Whittle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Allan | geologist and curator | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer biographer geologist | 1896-01-28 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Boroughmuir High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | geology | National Museum of Scotland University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Cherry Kearton Medal and Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Alston Gilchrist | Scottish agriculturalist and academic | academic | 1860 | University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Durham University Bangor University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Argyll Robertson | Scottish ophthalmic surgeon | Scotland | ophthalmologist surgeon | 1837 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Bridges | New Zealand mathematician | New Zealand | mathematician | 1945 | University of Oxford | full professor professor emeritus | University of Canterbury | University of Canterbury Research Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Robin Gandy Michael Dummett | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas George Sopwith | Scottish engineer | engineer | 1906-11-13 | The Manchester Grammar School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Haig McIntosh |
teacher (1917–1993) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1917-09-09 | University of St Andrews | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Hugh Everett | British chemist and academic author (1916-2002) | United Kingdom | chemist | 1916-12-26 | University of Oxford | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Bristol | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Keely Kevan | British accountant, entomologist and conchologist (1895-1968) | entomologist accountant conchologist | 1895-02-04 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Keith McEwan Kevan | British entomologist (1920-1991) | United Kingdom Canada | entomologist zoologist | 1920-10-31 | Helsinki | George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Nottingham | zoology entomology | University of Nottingham McGill University Lyman Entomological Museum | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas L. Cairns | British classicist | United Kingdom | classical philologist university teacher | 1961-01-10 | Glasgow | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Wyoming | Academia Europaea | Greek literature | Montana State University | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas M. C. MacEwan | Scottish physicist and x-ray crystallographer | physicist | 1917-06-20 | University of Edinburgh | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Mackay Henderson | botanist (1927-2007) | United Kingdom | botanist mycologist | 1927-08-30 1927 | Blairgowrie and Rattray | University of Edinburgh | Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Maurice MacDowell | British classical philologist (1931-2010) | United Kingdom | classical philologist university teacher classical scholar hellenist | 1931-03-08 | Greater London | Balliol College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Manchester University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas McKie | British chemist (1896-1967) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1896-07-15 | Monmouthshire | University of London | International Academy of the History of Science | University of London | Knight of the Legion of Honour Dexter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Miller Reid | British botanist (1897-1959) | United Kingdom | botanist | 1897-11-25 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Samuel Jones | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1922-01-10 | Corby | Wolverhampton Grammar School Corpus Christi College University of Oxford Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | chairperson | University of Keele University of Dundee Victoria University of Manchester Royal Air Force | Member of the Order of the British Empire Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Naylor Prize and Lectureship | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Douglas Scott Falconer | British quantitative geneticist (1913-2004) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geneticist | 1913-03-10 | Oldmeldrum | University of St Andrews King's College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Quantitative genetics genetic epidemiology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | James Gray | |||||||||||||||||||
| Dugald Mackichan | Scottish minister and missionary in India | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | missionary | 1851 | University of Glasgow | University of Mumbai | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dugald McQuistan | Born: 1879 in Inverkip, Renfrew, Scotland; Died: 2 April 1946 in Burnside, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland | 1879 | Inverkip | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Cavendish Laboratory Royal College of Science and Technology Whitehill Secondary School Allen Glen's Secondary School, St James Road, Glasgow High School of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Graham | British chemist | chemist professor | University of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | Tom Brown, Sr. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Leitch | Scottish geologist and palaeontologist (1904-1956) | geologist | 1904-03-20 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Murchison Fund | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan MacNaughton | Scottish lawyer and astronomer (1892-1973) | astronomer | 1892-03-02 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Macmillan | British art historian | art historian | Gordonstoun | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay | Scottish advocate, judge and Tory politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | judge politician | 1793-08-20 1793-08 | Oronsay |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom Sheriff of Perth | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duncan Sommerville | Scottish mathematician (1879-1934) | New Zealand | mathematician astronomer painter historian | 1879-11-24 | Beawar |  | University of St Andrews Perth Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Edinburgh Mathematical Society | geometry history of mathematics | Dehn–Sommerville equations | Victoria University of Wellington University of St Andrews University of Otago | Hector Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dyce Davidson | Alexander Dyce Davidson (1835 - 1886), Scottish academic and surgeon, specialising in ophthalmic surgery | surgeon | 1835 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| E. C. Shankland | Scottish naval officer (c. 1880–1951) | writer | 1880 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. F. D. Roberts | British librarian and palaeolontologist | librarian | 1927 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E. T. Whittaker | British mathematician who contributed widely to applied mathematics, mathematical physics, the theory of special functions, and the history of physics. (*1873 – †1956) | United Kingdom | mathematician astronomer historian of science university teacher philosopher physicist | 1873-10-24 | Southport |  | Trinity College The Manchester Grammar School University of Cambridge | Royal Society Pontifical Academy of Sciences Lincean Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics physics philosophy applied mathematics mathematical physics astronomy celestial mechanics history of natural science | Whittaker–Shannon interpolation formula Whittaker function Whittaker model Whittaker and Watson A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies | University of Cambridge Trinity College Dublin University of Edinburgh Royal Astronomer of Ireland | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal De Morgan Medal Guthrie Lecture Sylvester Medal Smith's Prize Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Andrew Forsyth George Howard Darwin | |||||||||||||||||
| Ebenezer Ford | British marine zoologist | zoologist | 1890-09-22 | Varndean School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Liew | immunologist | immunologist university teacher | 1943-05-22 | Royal Society Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edgar Erskine Hume | American physician | military officer | 1889-12-26 |  | American Society of Genealogists | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmond Carlier | Scottish physiologist and entomologist | physiologist | 1861 | University of Birmingham University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Albert Letts | British chemist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist university teacher | 1852 1852-08-27 | Kent |  | honorary degree Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Bruce Ball | British hydraulic engineer | civil engineer engineer | 1873-05-21 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Chisholm Batten | British antiquarian and author of legal treatises | barrister | 1817 | Sherborne School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Dymond | Scottish physicist and meteorologist | teacher | 1901 | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Percival |
chemist (1907–1951) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Chemical Society | chemist | 1907-11-10 | University of Birmingham University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Robertson | British mathematician (born 1943) | United Kingdom | mathematician historian of mathematics university teacher | 1943-06-01 | St Andrews | University of Warwick | Royal Society of Edinburgh | group theory | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Stewart E. Stonehewer | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edmund Ronalds | British chemist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1819-06-18 | London |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Battersby Bailey | English geologist (1881-1965) | United Kingdom | geologist university teacher | 1881-07-01 | Marden | Clare College Kirkbie Kendal School | Royal Society Geological Society of London National Academy of Sciences | geology | British Geological Survey University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Military Cross Royal medal Bigsby Medal Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham honorary doctor of Queen's University Belfast honorary member Wollaston Medal Clough Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Caird | British philosopher | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher | 1835-03-23 | Greenock |  | University of Glasgow Balliol College Greenock Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Oxford University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Doctor of Letters Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Collingwood | Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE, mathemetician, and scientist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1900-01-17 | Lilburn Tower |  | University of Paris Trinity College University of Cambridge Royal Naval College, Osborne Britannia Royal Naval College Aberystwyth University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Travellers Club | mathematics | High Sheriff of Northumberland chairperson | University of Cambridge Royal Navy Admiralty The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Medical Research Council | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Rayleigh Medal and Prize Officer of the Legion of Merit Officer of the ordre de la Santé publique | John Edensor Littlewood | |||||||||||||||||
| Edward Copson | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician physicist | 1901-08-21 | Coventry | University of Edinburgh St John's College King Henry VIII School, Coventry | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society London Mathematical Society | Introduction to the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable | Regius Professor of Mathematics | University of Edinburgh University of Dundee University of St Andrews Royal Naval College | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Cunningham-Craig | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1874-04-22 | Glenalmond College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Eisner | Hungarian-British physicist | physicist | 1929-12-20 | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward J. Cowan | Scottish historian | historian literary critic | 1944 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Lindsay Ince | mathematician | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1891-11-30 | Amblecote | University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge Perth Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Ince equation | University of Leeds University of Liverpool Cairo University University of Edinburgh Imperial College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Smith's Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Madden | botanist (1805-1856) | botanist | 1805 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Maitland, Lord Barcaple | Scottish advocate and judge | judge politician | 1803 | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | rector | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward McCombie McGirr | British doctor | academic | 1916-06-15 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward McWilliam Patterson | English mathematician | mathematician | 1926-07-30 | University of Leeds | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Meldrum | Scottish chemist | chemist businessperson | 1821 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Merewether | English factory inspector | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | factory inspector official | 1892 | Durham Durham | Durham University | medicine occupational medicine | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Percy Stebbing | British forester and forest entomologist (1872-1960) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist entomologist explorer ecologist | 1872-01-04 | Royal Geographical Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Philip Harrison | British physicist and meteorologist | scientist | 1877 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Provan Cathcart | Scottish physiologist | physiologist non-fiction writer | 1877-07-18 | Ayr |  | Ayr Academy University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Physiology | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Ross | British mathematician (1881-1947) | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1881-09-28 | Maud | George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge | Madras Christian College University College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Sang | British mathematician | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1805-01-30 | Kirkcaldy |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Shearman | British surgeon | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician writer surgeon | 1798 | University of Edinburgh St George's Hospital | Royal College of Surgeons of England | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Taylor Jones | British physicist | physicist | 1872-12-24 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Theodore Salvesen | Scottish judge (1857–1942) | judge politician | 1857-07-20 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Commander of the Order of St. Olav Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Turner | British chemist (1798-1837) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1798-06-24 | Jamaica |  | University of Edinburgh University of Göttingen | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University College London | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward VII | King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1841–1910) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | aristocrat art collector monarch politician | 1841-11-09 | Buckingham Palace | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh Christ Church Trinity College | Bullingdon Club Royal Society | monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Emperor of India Lord High Steward of Scotland Prince of Wales member of the House of Lords Member of the Privy Council of Ireland Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom monarch of Canada | Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece Order of the Black Eagle Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of St. Andrew Albert Medal Order of the Garter Order of the Thistle Order of St Patrick Order of the Star of India Order of the Indian Empire Order of Saint John Royal Order of the Seraphim Order of the Elephant Order of Saint Hubert Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Order of the Most Holy Annunciation Order of the Dannebrog Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of the Golden Fleece Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward William Prevost | English linguist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | linguist | 1851 | Carlisle | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edward Wyllie Fenton | Scottish botanist (1889-1962) | botanist | 1889-11-04 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edwin Bramwell | Scottish neurologist | neurologist | 1873 | North Shields | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edwin Mervyn Patterson | irish-born research chemist and geologist | 1920-03-14 | Bangor Grammar School | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Edwin Morgan | Scottish poet and translator (1920-2010) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | linguist poet translator writer literary critic university teacher science fiction writer visual poet | 1920-04-27 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow Stonelaw High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature | The Scots Makar | University of Glasgow | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Cholmondeley Award Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Saltire Awards | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ellice Horsburgh | Scottish engineer and mathematician | mathematician engineer | 1870 | Kelso | University of Edinburgh | numismatics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elmer Gethin Rees | Welsh Mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician topologist | 1941-11-19 | Llandybie |  | St Catharine's College, Cambridge University of Warwick | Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales | algebraic geometry differential geometry topology | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Forder Lectureship | David B. A. Epstein | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elmslie William Dallas | painter (1809-1879) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | painter | 1809-06-27 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Emilio Coia | Scottish artist | United Kingdom | caricaturist | 1911-04-13 | Glasgow | Glasgow School of Art St Mungo's Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Anderson | British educator (1936-2020) | United Kingdom | politician university teacher | 1936-05-27 | Edinburgh | Balliol College University of St Andrews George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | English literature | Eton College University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Fernie | art historian | United Kingdom | art historian | 1939-06-09 | University of London University of the Witwatersrand | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London | University of London University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Forbes | American historian of astronomy (1933–1984) | United States of America | astronomer historian of astronomy | 1933 |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh International Academy of the History of Science | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet | businessman | banker | 1920-04-23 | University of Glasgow Marlborough College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Linklater | Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974) | United Kingdom Wales | writer historian journalist autobiographer screenwriter politician novelist children's writer | 1899-03-08 | Penarth | University of Aberdeen University of California, Berkeley Cornell University Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | rector | University of Aberdeen | Carnegie Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Eric Openshaw Taylor | British electrical engineer and scientific author | writer | 1900 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Cruickshank | Scottish physician and physiologist | physician physiologist university teacher | 1888-03-22 | Leith | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine human physiology human nutrition | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Dunlop | Scottish bacteriologist | actor bacteriologist | 1893-11-15 | University of Glasgow Hutchesons' Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Durham University University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest George Coker | English civil engineer | England | engineer civil engineer | 1869 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Howard N. Potts Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute Rumford Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Hugh Snell |
Person (*1862) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1862 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Masson Anderson | Scottish geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | geologist | 1877-09-08 | Falkirk | University of Edinburgh Falkirk High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Geological Society | Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Maylard | Scottish surgeon | surgeon | 1855 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest R. Matthews | British civil engineer and expert on coastal erosion | civil engineer | 1873 | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Shearer |
teacher (1879–1945) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1879 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ernest Wedderburn | Scottish lawyer and academic | teacher | 1884-02-03 | Angus | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erskine Beveridge | British historian | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian businessperson | 1851-12-27 | University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erskine Douglas Sandford | (1793-1861) | lawyer | 1793-07-31 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Erwin Finlay-Freundlich | German astronomer (1885–1964) | Germany | astronomer physicist | 1885-05-29 | Biebrich |  | Technische Hochschule Berlin Leipzig University University of Göttingen | astronomy | Berlin Observatory Einstein Tower Istanbul University Charles University University of St Andrews Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | Felix Klein Paul Koebe | |||||||||||||||||||
| Evelyn Ebsworth | British chemist and academic | United Kingdom | chemist | 1933 | King's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ewan Brown | Chairman, IMPACT Scotland, since 2016 | United Kingdom | 1942-03-23 | Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ewan Pearson | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee | Minkowski Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ewen Harrison | Scottish surgeon | United Kingdom | surgeon university teacher | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | president | University of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. I. G. Rawlins | British physicist and crystallographer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist | 1895 | University of Cambridge | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. I. Ricarde-Seaver | 19th century Spanish soldier and scientist | .png) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. W. Sansome | botanist (1902-1981) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1902 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| F. W. Sharpley | Irish-born electrical engineer (1897-1965) | 1897-01-07 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferdinand Begg | Scottish stockbroker and politician (1847-1926) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | stockbroker politician | 1847-12-27 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferguson Rodger | British psychiatrist | United Kingdom | military physician psychiatrist | 1907-11-04 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Western Infirmary University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fleeming Jenkin | Scottish engineer (1833-1885) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | linguist engineer businessperson playwright writer artist critic educator | 1833-03-25 | Dungeness |  | Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | engineering | Regius Professor of Engineering | University College London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Companion of the Order of the Bath Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fletcher Norton | British Member of Parliament (1744-1820) | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1744-11-16 | Eton College University College, Oxford Harrow School | member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Forrester Cockburn | British paediatrician | United Kingdom | physician pediatrician university teacher | 1934-10-13 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Leith Academy | medicine pediatrics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francesco Berto | Italian philosopher | Italy | philosopher | 1973-07-10 | Venice | Ca' Foscari University of Venice | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Ca' Foscari University of Venice University of St Andrews University of Amsterdam University of Aberdeen University of Notre Dame National Center for Scientific Research, France University of Padua | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Brown Douglas | (1814-1885) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | advocate plantation owner | 1814-04-02 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Buchanan-Hamilton | British traveller and naturalist (1762-1829) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist pteridologist zoologist ichthyologist physician ornithologist naturalist geographer | 1762-02-15 | Callander | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Indian Medical Service | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Chalmers Crawford | British stockbroker, botanist and ornithologist (1851-1908) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist stockbroker ornithologist | 1851 | Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Crew | animal geneticist, 1886-1973 | geneticist | 1886 1886-03-02 1888 | University of Edinburgh King Edward's School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Elgar | English naval architect | engineer | 1845 | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Esmond Reynolds | British pathologist and author | United Kingdom | pathologist | 1882 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Garden | Scottish Anglican theologian | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cleric theologian | 1810 | Trinity College University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Gibson Baily | British electrical engineer | electrical engineer | 1868-03-18 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis John Lewis | English botanist (1875-1955) | botanist mycologist | 1875 | University of Liverpool | Cairo University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis Marshall | British physiologist (1878-1949) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physiologist researcher | 1878-07-11 | High Wycombe | Christ's College | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baly Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francis McFadzean, Baron McFadzean of Kelvinside | Scottish manager and economist | United Kingdom | manager university teacher economist politician | 1915-11-26 | Troon | University of Glasgow London School of Economics and Political Science | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Evers Beddard | English zoologist (1858-1925) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist naturalist carcinologist | 1858-06-19 | Dudley | New College Harrow School | Royal Society Zoological Society of London | Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Fraser Darling | British scientist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ornithologist farmer ecologist writer | 1903-06-23 | Chesterfield | University of Nottingham | Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Biology | Mungo Park Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank J. Gunn-Moore | researcher, biology, University of St Andrews | researcher | 1918 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank S. Walsh | British neuroscientist | neuroscientist | 1953 | University of Bologna University of Perugia | Royal Society of Edinburgh | King's College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Smithies | British mathematician (1912–2002) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician historian of mathematics | 1912-03-10 | Edinburgh | University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Plemelj-Smithies formulas A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting | chairperson | University of Cambridge Institute for Advanced Study Ministry of Supply | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Rayleigh Medal and Prize | G.H. Hardy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Stuart Spring | chemist | chemist | 1907 | University of Liverpool | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Chemical Society | University of Manchester | Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Sullivan | medical doctor, general practitioner (GP) and medical researcher | general practitioner | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Wyville Thomson |
surgeon (*1860) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | surgeon | 1860 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Franz Von Kaussler | Military historian | 1794 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fraser Stoddart | Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines | United States of America United Kingdom | chemist university teacher | 1942-05-24 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh University of California, Los Angeles Stewart's Melville College | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society | supramolecular chemistry organic chemistry stereochemistry | mechanically interlocked molecular architectures | University of California, Los Angeles University of Sheffield Northwestern University University of Birmingham | Albert Einstein World Award of Science King Faisal International Prize in Science Nobel Prize in Chemistry Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Arthur C. Cope Award ISNSCE Nanoscience Prize Centenary Prize honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology honorary doctorate at the Laval University Tetrahedron Prize Clarivate Citation Laureates | Edmund Hirst | |||||||||||||||||
| Fred Goodwin | Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group | United Kingdom | businessperson banker | 1958-08-17 | Paisley | University of Glasgow Paisley Grammar School University of Glasgow School of Law | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chief executive officer | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Holliday | marine biologist, academic, and businessman | zoologist marine biologist | 1935-09-22 | Rubery | University of Sheffield | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fred Rimmer | British musician | musician | 1914 | Durham University | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Dainton, Baron Dainton | British chemist and university administrator (1914-1997) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist politician university teacher | 1914-11-11 | Sheffield |  | St John's College | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | University of Leeds | Fellow of the Royal Society Faraday Lectureship Prize Davy Medal Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor President's Medal honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Field | chemist | chemist | 1826-08-02 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Gardiner | Scottish radiologist and dermatologist | writer dermatologist radiologist | 1874 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Hallard |
writer (1821–1882) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer | 1821-05-11 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Hobday | veterinary surgeon (1869-1939) | veterinarian surgeon | 1869-11-04 | Royal Veterinary College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Malloch Bruce | Scottish electrical engineer and educationalist | electrical engineer | 1912-07-13 | Aberdeen | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Menzies | Menzies, Sir Frederick Norton Kay (1875–1949), medical officer of health | physician | 1875 | University of Edinburgh | Bisset Hawkins Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Ogilvie | Director-General of the BBC | teacher | 1893-02-07 | Valparaíso | _-_BBC.jpg) | Balliol College Clifton College | Director-General of the BBC | BBC University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Orpen Bower | British botanist (1855–1948) | United Kingdom | botanist | 1855-11-04 | Ripon |  | University of Strasbourg University of Strasbourg University of Würzburg | Royal Society Academy of Sciences of the GDR American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Indian National Science Academy Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin | Regius Professor of Botany | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Darwin Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Penney |
chemist (*1816) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemist | 1816 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Pullar |
meteorologist (*1875) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | meteorologist | 1875 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Stewart | British geologist | geologist mineralogist university teacher | 1916-01-16 1916 | Aberdeen | Robert Gordon's College Fettes College Emmanuel College | Royal Society | geology mineralogy | Regius Professor of Geology | Durham University University of Edinburgh | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University honorary doctor of Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick Valentine Atkinson | mathematician (1916-2002) | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1916-01-25 | Pinner | The Queen's College University of Oxford St Paul's School Dulwich Prep London | mathematical analysis mathematics operator theory | chairperson | University of Toronto University of Ibadan Magdalen College Intelligence Corps Christ Church Canberra College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Humboldt Prize | Edward Charles Titchmarsh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick William Anderson | British paleontologist, ostracodologist and geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | paleontologist ostracodologist geologist | 1905-01-13 | University of Leeds | British Geological Survey | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frederick William Price | British cardiologist and medical author | cardiologist | 1873-03-13 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. A. Frank Knight | Scottish minister, author and advocate of the Temperance Movement | writer | 1869 | University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen Dollar Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. Archdall Reid | British evolutionary biologist (1860-1929) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | evolutionary biologist | 1860-04-07 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. C. Peden | British historian | historian | 1943-02-16 | Brasenose College Grove Academy | University of Bristol University of Stirling | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| G. W. S. Barrow | British historian and academic | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | medievalist historian university teacher | 1924-11-28 | Headingley | University of St Andrews Pembroke College St Edward's School Inverness Royal Academy | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University College London Newcastle University University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gabriel Wharton Lee | geologist, palaeontologist (1880-1928) | geologist paleontologist botanist | 1880 | University of Geneva | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoffrey Boulton | British geologist | geologist university teacher geophysicist | 1940-11-28 | University of Birmingham | Royal Society | geology geophysics glaciology climate change | president Regius Professor of Geology | University of East Anglia University of Amsterdam University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Founder’s Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms Kirk Bryan Award Seligman Crystal James Croll Medal Polar Medal honorary doctor of Chalmers University of Technology Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University Doctor of Science (honorary) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoffrey Duncan Chisholm |
surgeon, physician, and urologist (1931–1994) ♂; Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | surgeon physician urologist | 1931-09-30 | Hāwera | University of St Andrews Scots College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine surgery urology | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoffrey Michael Gadd | British-Irish mycologist and microbiologist | United Kingdom Republic of Ireland | mycologist microbiologist | 1954-07-15 1954-07 |  | Learned Society of Wales | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Geoffrey Timms | British mathematician | Germany | cryptanalyst mathematician | 1903-02-16 | Bradford | University of Leeds University of Cambridge | Edinburgh Mathematical Society | chairperson | University of St Andrews Government Communications Headquarters | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | H. F. Baker | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Adam Reay | Scottish chemist and fish technologist (1901-1971) | biochemist | 1901-05-31 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Alexander Gibson | physician | physician | 1854 |  | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Ann Panton | Scottish merchant and amateur botanist and geologist | geologist botanist | 1842 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Arnott Walker-Arnott | British botanist (1799-1868) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1799-02-06 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Société linnéenne de Paris | Regius Professor of Botany | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Arthur Mitchell | Scottish mining engineer and company director | businessperson banker | 1860 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Augustus Borthwick | Scottish physician and surgeon | physician | 1784 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Auldjo Jamieson | British businessman (1828-1900) | businessperson | 1828-05-01 | Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Ballingall | Scottish military surgeon and medical writer (1780-1855) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | military physician surgeon | 1780-05-02 | Bogton |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Military Surgery | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Boyne | university administrator and academic | public administration scholar university teacher | 1955-10-10 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | management | University of Aberdeen Cardiff Business School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Brown Barbour | Scottish geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist | 1890 | University of Edinburgh Merchiston Castle School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Columbia University University of Cincinnati | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Buchanan | Scottish civil engineer and land surveyor | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | lexicographer civil engineer engineer | 1790 | Montrose | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Buist | British scientist and journalist (1805-1860) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1805-11-22 |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Carse | Scottish physicist and educationalist | physicist | 1880-06-20 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Chisholm | British geographer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geographer literary editor educator | 1850 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Charles P. Daly Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Chrystal | British mathematician (1851-1911) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician university teacher | 1851-03-08 | Oldmeldrum |  | University of Aberdeen Peterhouse University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | mathematics | Regius Professor of Mathematics | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Royal medal Smith's Prize Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | James Clerk Maxwell | |||||||||||||||||
| George Cook | Church of Scotland minister and ecclesiastical historian | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Christian minister historian | 1772 |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Cossar Pringle | Scottish teacher and author | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | teacher | 1858-12-10 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Coull | Scottish pharmaceutical chemist | chemist | 1862 | Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Davey Smith | British epidemiologist | United Kingdom | epidemiologist researcher | 1959-05-09 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society | epidemiology | University of Bristol London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society Richard Doll Prize in Epidemiology | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George David Birkhoff | American mathematician (1884-1944) | United States of America | mathematician topologist university teacher | 1884-03-21 | Overisel Township |  | Harvard University University of Chicago | National Academy of Sciences Göttingen Academy of Sciences Pontifical Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Philosophical Society American Association for the Advancement of Science Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters | topology mathematics ergodic theory three-body problem number theory | ergodic theorem Birkhoff's theorem Poincaré–Birkhoff theorem Birkhoff–Kellogg invariant-direction theorem Birkhoff–Grothendieck theorem Birkhoff–Khinchin theorem Birkhoff's representation theorem Birkhoff's axioms Birkhoff factorization Birkhoff interpolation Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem Birkhoff polytope Birkhoff orthogonality | Princeton University Harvard University University of Wisconsin–Madison | Bôcher Memorial Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Newcomb Cleveland Prize | Eliakim Hastings Moore | |||||||||||||||||
| George Dawson Preston | British physicist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist | 1896-08-08 | University of Cambridge | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Dempster of Dunnichen | Scottish advocate, landowner, agricultural improver and politician; (1732-1818) | United Kingdom | advocate banker businessperson politician | 1732-02-08 | Dundee |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club | member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Dunbar | Classicist and lexicographer | lexicographer classical scholar | 1774 | Coldingham |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Dunnet | Scottish ornithologist (1928-1995) | United Kingdom | ornithologist zoologist university teacher ecologist | 1928-04-19 | Dunnet | University of Aberdeen Peterhead Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Arts | zoology ornithology ecology entomology | Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Aberdeen | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Godman-Salvin Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Duthie |
pedagogue (1865–1921) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | pedagogue | 1865-03-04 | Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Eason | British mathematician (1930-1999) | mathematician | 1930-03-15 | University of Birmingham | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Elder Davie | Scottish philosopher (1912-2007) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher | 1912-03-18 | Dundee |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | The Democratic Intellect | University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Emslie, Baron Emslie | Scottish judge (1919-2002) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | judge politician | 1919-12-06 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George F. Merson | Scottish pharmacist and industrialist | pharmacist chemist | 1866 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Francis Scott-Elliot | British botanist (1862-1934) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist zoologist | 1862 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Order of the Nile Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Freeland Barbour Simpson | Scottish obstetrician | obstetrician | 1874-09-21 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen | British politician (1784-1860) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician diplomat | 1784-01-28 | Edinburgh |  | St John's College Harrow School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Travellers Club Bannatyne Club | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria member of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords | Foreign Office | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Order of the Garter | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Harvey | Scottish painter and historian (1806-1876) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | painter historian | 1806-02-01 | St. Ninians |  | Edinburgh College of Art | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Harvey | British mathematician | mathematician | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Hector Percival |
writer (1902–1983) ♂; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer | 1902 | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Henry Edington | Scottish surgeon, anatomist and medical writer | anatomist | 1870 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Heslop-Harrison | British entomologist | entomologist | 1911 | Durham University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Hoole Mitchell | British geologist (1902–1976) | United Kingdom | geologist | 1902-12-31 | University of Liverpool | Royal Society | Bigsby Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Hunter MacThomas Thoms | Scottish advocate | judge | 1831-06-03 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Husband Baird | minister | United Kingdom | linguist | 1761-07-13 | Bo'ness |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| George Husband Baird MacLeod | Scottish surgeon | surgeon physician | 1828-09-21 |  | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Ian Scott | Scottish ophthalmic surgeon | teacher surgeon | 1907 | University of Edinburgh Medical School | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George James Allman | Irish natural historian (1812-1898) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist zoologist university teacher ecologist | 1812 | Cork |  | Trinity College Dublin University of Dublin School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London | natural history | President of the Linnean Society of London Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Dublin University of Edinburgh | Royal medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Cunningham Medal Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||
| George James Lidstone | British actuary | actuary | 1870-12-11 | London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lidstone series | The Equitable Life Assurance Society Scottish Widows Fund & Life Assurance, 9-10 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George John Romanes | British anatomy professor (1916-2014) | United Kingdom | teacher anatomist | 1916-12-02 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Medical School | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Joseph Bell | Scottish advocate (1770-1843) | Scotland | teacher | 1770-03-20 | Fountainbridge |  | Royal High School University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Kellie | British surgeon | surgeon | 1720 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Leslie Purser | English zoologist and embryologist | 1891 | University of Cambridge | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Linius Streeter | Streeter, George Linius, 1873-1948 | United States of America | embryologist | 1873-01-12 | Johnstown | Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons | National Academy of Sciences | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George MacRitchie Low | Scottish actuary | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | actuary writer | 1849 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Matheson | British minister and hymn writer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | hymnwriter | 1842-03-27 |  | University of Glasgow The Glasgow Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George McRoberts | Scottish chemist (1839–1896) | chemist | 1839 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Montgomery | Scottish pathologist | teacher pathologist | 1905-11-03 | University of Glasgow Hillhead High School | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Muirhead |
naturalist (*1845) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | naturalist | 1845 | East Lothian | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Murray Burnett | Scottish mathematician and chemist | scientist mathematician chemist | 1921 | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | professor | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Newlands | British priest | civil servant | University of Edinburgh Heidelberg University | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Panton | British insurance executive | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist insurance broker | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Ritchie Gilruth | Scottish surgeon and author | surgeon | 1842-10-24 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Ritchie Thomson | Scottish military surgeon (1865-1946) | surgeon | 1865-11-18 | Isle of Mull | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Robert Milne Murray | British botanist (1858-1911) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist marine biologist explorer naturalist | 1858-11-11 | Arbroath | .JPG) | University of Edinburgh University of Strasbourg | Royal Society | St George's, University of London University of Strasbourg Arbroath High School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen | British politician (born 1946) | United Kingdom | politician | 1946-04-12 | Port Ellen |  | University of Dundee Dunoon Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Secretary General of NATO Secretary of State for Defence Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Presidential Medal of Freedom Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania Order of the Thistle Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary Decoration for Exceptional Merits Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Skene | Scottish physician | 1741 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Smith (surgeon) | 1919 | University of St Andrews Grove Academy | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Smyttan | Scottish physician | surgeon | 1786 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Stanley Rushbrooke |
University teacher and physicist (1915–1995) ♂; Mayhew Prize and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society | university teacher physicist | 1915-01-19 | Willenhall | St John's College | Royal Society | Newcastle University | Mayhew Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Stirling Home Drummond | Scottish landowner and antiquarian | 1813-03-01 | University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Stuart Carter | British zoologist and zoological author | United Kingdom | zoologist | 1893-09-15 | University of Cambridge Marlborough College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London Zoological Society of London | University of Cambridge Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn University of Glasgow | Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Sutherland Thomson |
agronomist (1871–1958) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | agronomist | 1871 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Taylor | British botanist (1904-1993) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1904-02-15 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School Boroughmuir High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth | British politician (1921–2008) | United Kingdom | politician journalist businessperson | 1921-01-16 | Dundee | .jpg) | Grove Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Advertising Standards Authority | Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe member of the House of Lords Shadow Secretary of State for Defence chairperson | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Truscott | chemist | chemist university teacher | Learned Society of Wales | University of Keele | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George W. Corner | American anatomist and embryologist | United States of America | anatomist university teacher | 1889-12-12 | Baltimore |  | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | Johns Hopkins University University of California, Berkeley | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Walter Grabham | (1882-1955) | geologist | 1882-06-28 | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Walter Tyrrell | British geologist, glaciologist and petrologist (1883–1961) | United Kingdom | lecturer geologist glaciologist | 1883-05-30 | Watford | University of Glasgow | Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Waterston | British ornithologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ornithologist | 1911-04-10 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | president director organizational founder | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate RSPB Medal Member of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| George Wilson | Scottish chemist, Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh (1818-1859) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1818-02-21 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald Gordon | British legal scholar | judge | 1929 | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerald R. Leighton | British physician, zoologist and specialist in reptiles (1868-1953) | writer zoologist | 1868-12-12 | University of Edinburgh The Manchester Grammar School Nelson College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gerry McCormac | British academic | United Kingdom | academic | 1958-08-01 | Belfast | Ulster University | Society of Antiquaries of London | Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilbert Blane | Scottish physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | physician surgeon | 1748-08-29 1749-08-29 | South Ayrshire |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine | Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences | Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto | British politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician diplomat | 1782-11-16 | Glasgow |  | University of Edinburgh St John's College Eton College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Admiralty ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Prussia member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Privy Seal | Foreign Office | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gilbert Innes | Scottish banker, antiquarian and patron of the arts | banker | 1751 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Giles Robertson | Bellini scholar and brother of the classical art scholar Martin Robertson (q.v.). | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | art historian classical scholar | 1913 | Cambridge | University of Cambridge University of Oxford | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilleasbuig Macmillan | British minister | United Kingdom | civil servant | 20th century | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gordon Beveridge | Scottish chemist (1933-1999) | engineer chemist | 1933-11-28 | St Andrews | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Inverness Royal Academy | Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde University of Minnesota Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gordon Duff | British medical scientist and academic | United Kingdom | writer | 1947-12-27 | Perth Academy St Peter's College St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Hipperholme Grammar School | Chair of the Commission on Human Medicines | Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gordon Plotkin | Computer Scientist | Scotland | computer scientist engineer university teacher | 1946-09-09 1946 | Glasgow |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee American Academy of Arts and Sciences | informatics artificial intelligence semantics programming language computational biology mathematics logic computer science | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship EATCS award Programming Languages Achievement Award Milner Award and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Rod Burstall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Catto | Scottish physician, academic, educator | physician internist nephrologist university teacher | 1945-04-24 | Aberdeen | Harvard Medical School University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College University of Aberdeen School of Medicine | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | medicine internal medicine nephrology | King's College London University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Malcolm | British photonics engineer | physicist business executive | 1968-09-17 | Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Reid | Professor of Science and Research Policy, University College London, since 2014 | physicist university teacher | 1955-07-04 | Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Roy | Scottish economist | United Kingdom | economist university teacher civil servant | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chairperson | University of Glasgow Scottish Government | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Caie | British linguist | United Kingdom | scholar of English university teacher | 1945-02-03 | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Cairns-Smith | scientist | United Kingdom | molecular biologist chemist university teacher | 1931-11-24 | Kilmarnock | molecular biology | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham John Hills | British chemist (1926-2014) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physical chemist | 1926-04-09 | Southend-on-Sea |  | Westcliff High School for Boys | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Governor of the BBC | BBC University of Southampton Imperial College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology | |||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Leicester | Scottish futurist | United Kingdom | futurist cellist diplomat | Royal Society of Edinburgh | International Futures Forum His Majesty's Diplomatic Service | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Lusk | American nutritionist | United States of America | nutritionist physiologist university teacher | 1866-02-15 | Bridgeport |  | Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Royal Society Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities Harvey Society National Academy of Sciences | Yale School of Medicine Bellevue Hospital Center Cornell University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham Renshaw | 20th century British physician and noted biologist (1872-1952) | physician zoologist | 1872 | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graham W. Gooday | Microbiologist at the University of Aberdeen | microbiologist | 1942 | University of Bristol | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grahame Hardie | Biochemist & Professor of Cellular Signalling at the University of Dundee, since 1994 | United Kingdom | biochemist researcher | 1950-04-25 | University of Cambridge Heriot-Watt University | Royal Society | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Novartis Medal and Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guan Bee Ong | Hong Kong surgeon | Hong Kong | surgeon university teacher | 1921-09-29 | Kuching | University of Hong Kong Fudan University Shanghai Medical College Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Bellevue Hospital Medical College | Royal College of Surgeons of England | Kowloon Hospital University of Hong Kong | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gustaf Retzius | Swedish histologist (1842–1919) | Sweden | anthropologist university teacher journalist biologist botanist | 1842-10-17 | Kungsholm parish |  | Uppsala University Lund University Karolinska Institutet | Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Swedish Academy Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Royal Physiographic Society in Lund American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium | seat 12 of the Swedish Academy | Karolinska Institutet Lund University | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Cothenius Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gustav Egloff | American chemist | chemist | 1886 | Cornell University Columbia University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemistry | Honeywell UOP | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gustav Jahoda | social psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist academic sociologist | 1920-10-11 | Vienna | University of London | cross-cultural psychology social psychology | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Guy Marrian | Marrian, Guy Frederic (1904–1981), biochemist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | biochemist chemist | 1904-03-03 | London |  | University of London | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins | British chemist and psychologist (1923-2004) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | theoretical chemist university teacher | 1923-04-11 | Kent | Balliol College Winchester College University of Oxford | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Wolfson College University of Sussex King's College London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Edward Harrison Memorial Prize Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Charles Coulson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| H. F. Baker | British mathematician (1866-1956) | United Kingdom | mathematician astronomer university teacher | 1866-07-03 | Cambridge |  | St John's College University of Cambridge | Royal Society | partial differential equation mathematics algebraic geometry theory of differential equations | Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society De Morgan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sylvester Medal Smith's Prize | Arthur Cayley | |||||||||||||||||
| H. G. Callan | British zoologist | United Kingdom | biologist zoologist | 1917-03-05 | Maidenhead | King's College School St John's College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H. S. Sington | British physician and anaesthetist | 1878 | University of Cambridge Gonville and Caius College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| H. Stanley Allen | English Physicist (1873-1954) | theoretical physicist physicist | 1873-12-29 | Bodmin | Trinity College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | King's College London University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | J. J. Thomson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| H. T. Dickinson | English historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1939-03-09 | Gateshead | Durham University Gateshead Grammar School Newcastle University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamish Munro | Scottish biochemist | nutritionist surgeon biochemist | 1915 | Edinburgh |  | University of Glasgow | National Academy of Sciences | medicine biochemistry dietetics | Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Handyside Edgar | Scottish physician | physician | 1754 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hans Christian Ørsted | Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851) | Kingdom of Denmark | physicist chemist inventor university teacher engineer pharmacist | 1777-08-14 | Rudkøbing |  | University of Copenhagen University of Jena | Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters | physics | electromagnetism | rector | University of Copenhagen Technical University of Denmark | Copley Medal Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Jacob Baden Johann Wilhelm Ritter | ||||||||||||||||
| Hans Meidner | South African botanist (1914-2001) | South Africa | botanist | 1914 | University of Natal | University of Stirling | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harish Nair | researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-9432-9100 | researcher | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Burnell Carter | Australian scientist | Australia | scientist biographer | 1910-01-03 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Drinkwater | English physician | physician | 1855 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Plenderleith | British archaeologist (1898-1997) | United Kingdom | curator archaeologist | 1898-09-19 | Coatbridge | University of Dundee | British Museum | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Military Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Roy Fletcher | British botanist (1907-1978) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist historian | 1907-04-14 | University of Aberdeen University of Manchester Glossopdale School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Scarborough | British physician and medical author | 1909-03-27 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Stanley Ruse | 337* | teacher mathematician | 1905-02-12 | Hastings | Jesus College | Community of the Resurrection | chairperson | University of Leeds University of Southampton University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold Stewart | British pharmacologist (1906-2001) | United Kingdom | pharmacologist pharmacist | 1906-11-23 1906 | University of Cambridge | medicine pharmacology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harold William Swithinbank | British veterinarian | veterinarian | 1858-03-07 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Avery Reid | Director of Veterinary Services in New Zealand | pathologist | 1877 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Melville | British chemist, academic, and academic administrator | chemist | 1908-04-27 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School Heriot-Watt University | Royal Society | Bakerian Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Davy Medal Tilden Prize Liversidge Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | John E. Mackenzie Ernest B. Ludlam | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery | British politician (1882-1974) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cricketer politician | 1882-01-08 | Dalmeny House |  | Royal Military College, Sandhurst Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Roxburghe Club | Secretary of State for Scotland member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinguished Service Order Military Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Slack | British zoologist | zoologist | 1907-09-29 | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hector C. Macpherson | British writer (1851-1924) | United Kingdom | journalist historian biographer | 1851-10-16 | Glasgow |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail | British businessman (1923-2010) | United Kingdom | politician | 1923-05-12 | Edinburgh | Loretto School Jesus College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Bronze Star Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hector MacQueen | British academic | historian | 1956 | University of Edinburgh | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scottish Law Commission University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hector Macpherson | Scottish astronomer and minister | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer writer Christian minister | 1888-04-01 | Edinburgh | | University of Edinburgh | Royal Astronomical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hector Munro Macdonald | British mathematician (1865-1935) | United Kingdom | mathematician physicist | 1865-01-19 | Edinburgh |  | University of Aberdeen Clare College Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society London Mathematical Society | mathematics | University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Adams Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Smith's Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | |||||||||||||||||||
| Heinrich Christian Schumacher | German-Danish astronomer (1780-1850) | Duchy of Holstein | astronomer university teacher | 1780-09-03 | Bad Bramstedt |  | University of Göttingen | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | University of Copenhagen | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Johann Friedrich Pfaff Carl Friedrich Gauss | |||||||||||||||||||
| Henrik Kacser | Hungarian biochemist | Hungary | biochemist | 1918-09-22 | Câmpina | University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Adolph Salvesen | Scottish mechanical engineer and naval architect (1860-1924) | marine architect | 1860-06-05 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Anstey Cookson | British pathologist and bacteriologist | pathologist | 1886-07-01 | University of Edinburgh Clifton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Brougham | English landowner; Scots advocate; co-founder of 1802 "Edinburgh Review" (1742-1810) | 1742 | Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Calderwood | Scottish minister and philosopher | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher writer | 1830-05-10 | University of Edinburgh Royal High School Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Darwin Rogers | United States geologist (1808-1866) | United States of America | geologist botanist | 1808-08-01 | Philadelphia |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Regius Professor of Zoology | University of Glasgow Dickinson College | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Dewar | British physician and writer | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer physician | 1771 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Dircks | English engineer (1806-1873) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer | 1806-08-26 | Liverpool |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Dryerre | Scottish veterinarian and animal physiologist | veterinarian animal physiologist | 1881 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Duncan | British geologist, priest, and social reformer (1774-1846); founder of the world's first savings bank | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | banker geologist | 1774-10-08 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | University of St Andrews Dumfries Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Edward Armstrong | British chemist (1848-1937) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist organic chemist educator | 1848-05-06 | Lewisham |  | Leipzig University | Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemistry | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society Albert Medal Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Henry George Bonavia Hunt | British cleric and music educator (1847-1917) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | music teacher clergyman Anglican priest | 1847-06-30 | Valletta |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Grieve | Scottish minister (1736–1810) | 1736 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Halcro Johnston | Scottish botanist, physician and rugby internationalist (1856-1939) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | horticulturist rugby union player botanist botanical collector | 1856-09-13 |  | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy Edinburgh Collegiate School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Hamilton | British mathematician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cleric mathematician | 1794-04-03 | University of Edinburgh Trinity College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | dean of Salisbury | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Harold Scott | pathologist and historian of tropical medicine (1874–1956) | pathologist physician writer | 1874 | Mercers' School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Holden | English botanist and forensic scientist | paleobotanist botanist | 1887 | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Home-Drummond | British politician (1783-1867) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | advocate politician | 1783 | member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Jardine |
Person (1766–1851) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh and Bannatyne Club | 1766-01-30 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Kenneth Cowan | irish-born Nutritionist | 1900 | Belfast | Queen's University Belfast Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry M. Cadell | Scottish geologist | United Kingdom | geographer historian geologist | 1860-05-30 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Marshall | Scottish military surgeon | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel surgeon | 1775 |  | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Marshall Steven | Scottish forester | forester | 1893 | University of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Moss Traquair |
teacher (1875–1954) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | teacher | 1875 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Medical School | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Newton Dickson | British professor of geography | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | university teacher geographer | 1866-06-24 | Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | geography | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Raeburn | British portrait painter (1756-1823) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | painter portraitist | 1756-03-04 | Stockbridge | .jpg) | George Heriot's School | Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Cape Club | E. Finley, Esquire The Skating Minister | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Henry Richard Kenwood | British professor of Public Health | writer | 1862-12-22 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Archbold Brechin |
Person (1903–1979) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1903-11-03 | Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert F. Stockdale |
Person (1865–1951) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1865 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Graham Cannon | British zoologist (1897–1963) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist ichthyologist | 1897-04-14 | Wimbledon | University of Cambridge | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | zoology | Victoria University of Manchester Imperial College London University of Sheffield | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Harold Read | British geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist | 1889-12-17 | Whitstable | University of London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | President of the Geological Society of London | Imperial College London | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Penrose Medal Bigsby Medal Gustav-Steinmann Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Watkins-Pitchford |
veterinarian (1868–1951) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | veterinarian | 1868-06-03 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Westren Turnbull | British mathematician (*1885 – †1961) | United Kingdom | mathematician historian of mathematics university teacher | 1885-08-31 | Tettenhall |  | University of Cambridge | Royal Society | Regius Professor of Mathematics | St Catharine's College, Cambridge University of Liverpool University of Hong Kong University of St Andrews Repton School | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| Herbert Wilson | British physicist (1929-2008) | United Kingdom Wales | physicist | 1929-03-20 | Nefyn | King's College London University of Wales | Royal Society | King's College London University of Dundee University of Stirling University of St Andrews University of Wales | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hew Strachan | British historian | United Kingdom | military historian historian of Modern Age historian non-fiction writer university teacher | 1949-09-01 | Edinburgh |  | Rugby School Wellesley House School | Royal Historical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | history military affairs | Deputy Lieutenant Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale | University of Oxford University of Glasgow | Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hideki Yukawa | Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981) | Japan | physicist theoretical physicist nuclear physicist professor | 1907-01-23 | Azabu |  | Kyoto University Osaka University | Royal Society Academy of Sciences of the USSR Japan Academy Pontifical Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences Indian National Science Academy American Physical Society | physics | pion Yukawa potential Yukawa interaction | University of Tokyo Kyoto University Columbia University Osaka University | Order of Culture Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Nobel Prize in Physics Lomonosov Gold Medal Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class Person of Cultural Merit Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Imperial Prize of Japan Academy Pour le Mérite Order of the Rising Sun | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Alexander Webster | Scottish teacher, librarian and encyclopaedist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | librarian teacher geographer literary editor | 1849 | Laurencekirk |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Blair | British philosopher | Kingdom of Great Britain | philosopher literary critic writer preacher university teacher publisher | 1718-04-07 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Bryan Nisbet |
chemist (1902–1969) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1902 | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Cheape | professor and museum curator from Scotland | United Kingdom | university teacher researcher curator | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of the Highlands and Islands Sabhal Mòr Ostaig National Museums Scotland | Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Cleghorn | Scottish forester (1820-1895) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist physician surgeon forester | 1820-08-09 | Chennai |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Ernest Butler | British astronomer | astronomer | 1916-12-27 | Whitgift School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Graham Miller | British writer | United Kingdom | academic | 1939-11-22 | University of Aberdeen Strathallan School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh MacLeod | joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1730 | University of Aberdeen | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Macmillan | Free Church of Scotland minister and writer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer | 1833 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Marshall | 7 January 1868 - 6 September 1913 | chemist | 1868-01-07 1868 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Miller | Scottish geologist (1850–1896) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist | 1850-07-15 | Edinburgh | Imperial College London Stewart's Melville College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh N. Kennedy | British historian | United Kingdom | historian university teacher medievalist | 1947-10-22 | Hythe | Pembroke College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | medieval history history Middle Ages medieval studies history of Islam Crusades Arabic | University of St Andrews School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Nicol | British bacteriologist and agricultural chemist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist bacteriologist | 1898-07-05 | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Pennington | British bacteriologist | United Kingdom | bacteriologist microbiologist | 1938-04-19 | Edgware | King's College London Lancaster Royal Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Robert Mill | Scottish meteorologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | meteorologist geographer oceanographer | 1861-05-28 | Thurso | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | Victoria Medal Scottish Geographical Medal Cullum Geographical Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh Steuart Gladstone | Scottish ornithologist and landowner | ornithologist | 1877-04-30 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hyman Levy | British mathematician (1889-1975) | Kingdom of Scotland | mathematician philosopher | 1889-02-28 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School University of Göttingen | Royal Society of Edinburgh National Secular Society Rationalist Association | Imperial College London University of Oxford National Physical Laboratory | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | David Hilbert | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iain Gordon Brown | formerly Principal Curator of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iain J. Gordon | researcher | researcher | 1959-10-18 | James Cook University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iain McInnes | British rheumatologist | United Kingdom | rheumatologist university teacher | 1964-10-19 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iain William Mattaj | Director General, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 2005 - 2018 | United Kingdom | biologist | 1952-10-05 | St Andrews |  | University of Leeds University of Edinburgh | European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academia Europaea National Academy of Sciences | European Molecular Biology Laboratory University of Basel Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine Feldberg Foundation EMBO Membership Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Deary | British psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist | 1954-05-17 |  | University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Chris Brand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Diamond | British statistician and academic; chief executive, UK Statistics Authority | United Kingdom | statistician | 1954-03-14 | Kingskerswell | .jpg) | London School of Economics and Political Science University of St Andrews | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies | National Statistician | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Donaldson | Australian scholar of Ben Jonson (1935-2020) | Australia | university teacher literary scholar | 1935-05-06 | Melbourne | Melbourne Grammar School University of Melbourne University of Oxford | University of Melbourne Australian National University University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of Oxford | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Fells | British scientist | United Kingdom | engineer physicist | 20th century | Trinity College King Edward VII School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Sheffield Newcastle University Durham University | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Beilby Medal and Prize Higginson Lecture Michael Faraday Prize Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Ford | Scottish doctor, academic | lecturer statistician mathematician | 1951-02-04 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Samuel D. Silvey | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Fraser | Irish surgeon (1901-1999) | surgeon | 1901-02-09 | Belfast | Queen's University Belfast Royal Belfast Academical Institution | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian George Wilson Hill | Scottish physician | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel university teacher physician | 1904 | Shotts | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | University of Dundee University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian J. Jackson | professor of genetics | geneticist | University of Oxford St. Mary's Hospital | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian James Alexander | Scottish botanist and university teacher | 1947 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian James Wall | fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | university teacher |  | Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian L. Boyd | British zoologist | United Kingdom | zoologist marine biologist biologist | 1957-02-09 | Kilmarnock |  | George Heriot's School St John's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society ZSL Scientific Medal Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Newton | English ornithologist | United Kingdom | ornithologist | 1940-01-17 | Chesterfield | University of Bristol University of Oxford | Royal Society | President of the British Ornithological Union | Fellow of the Royal Society Godman-Salvin Medal Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Marsh Award for Conservation Biology British Ecological Society Presidents Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Paterson | British synthetic chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | 19th century | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize Meldola Medal and Prize Hickinbottom Award Bader Prize Robert Robinson Award | Ian Fleming | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Ritchie | British businessman | United Kingdom | computer scientist businessperson | Heriot-Watt University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Shanks | Scottish scientist | inventor | 1948-06-22 | University of Glasgow Dumbarton Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Clifford Paterson Medal and Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Sneddon | British mathematician | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician university teacher physicist | 1919-12-08 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Thornwood Primary School Hyndland Secondary School University of Cambridge | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | mathematics mathematical analysis applied mathematics physics flexibility | Ministry of Supply University of Bristol University of Glasgow University of Keele University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society Eringen Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Polish Cultural Merit Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby | British politician (1935-2018) | United Kingdom | politician numismatist | 1935-08-10 | Jesus College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords Economic Secretary to the Treasury | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ian Wilmut | British embryologist | United Kingdom | embryologist inventor | 1944-07-07 | Hampton Lucy | University of Nottingham University of Cambridge | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh European Molecular Biology Organization | genetics embryology genetic engineering | clonació d'animals i plantes Dolly | University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute | Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Kilgerran Prize Ernst Schering Prize Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor EMBO Membership Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize | Christopher Polge | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ilkka Hanski | Finnish scientist | Finland | ecologist zoologist | 1953-02-14 | Lempäälä |  | University of Helsinki | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea Finnish Academy of Science and Letters American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | ecology | University of Helsinki | Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologists ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences Balzan Prize Marsh Ecology Award ECI Prize BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Fellow of the Ecological Society of America Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Crafoord Prize in Biosciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Finnish Science Award EMBO Membership | |||||||||||||||||||
| Irwin McLean | Emeritus Professor of Genetic Medicine | United Kingdom | researcher | 1963-01-09 | Ballymoney |  | Queen's University Belfast | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | University of Dundee | Buchanan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Bayley Balfour | British botanist and academic (1853-1922) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist university teacher | 1853-03-31 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy University of Strasbourg University of Würzburg | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | Regius Professor of Botany Regius Professor of Plant Science | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Victoria Medal of Honour honorary doctor of Durham University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | ||||||||||||||||||
| Isaac Preece | Preece, Isaac Arthur (1907–1964), biochemist and brewing scientist | biochemist | 1907 1907-03-19 | University of Birmingham | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivan De Burgh Daly | British experimental physiologist and animal physiologist (1893–1974) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physiologist | 1893-04-14 | Royal Leamington Spa | Rossall School University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society | University of Edinburgh University College London Cardiff University Mason Science College University of Cambridge | Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baly Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivison Macadam | British Army officer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer | 1894-07-18 | Edinburgh |  | King's College London Christ's College Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivor Malcolm Haddon Etherington | British mathematician | mathematician | 1908-02-08 | London Borough of Lewisham | Mill Hill School Hertford College University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Wedderburn–Etherington number | chairperson | University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Iwo Lominski |
microbiologist (1905–1968) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | microbiologist | 1905 | Kraków | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. A. F. Rook | British chemist | chemist | 1926 | University of Wales | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. A. R. Lenman | British neurologist and medical author | writer neurologist | 1924 | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. B. Lockhart | Born: 15 August 1886 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Died: 27 January 1969 in Glenfarg Hospital, Perthshire, Scotland | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1886-08-15 | Cambuslang | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Edinburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| J. D. M. Stirling |
inventor (*1810) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | inventor | 1810 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. G. Scaife |
Parasitologist (1934–1991) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | parasitologist | 1934-09-23 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. Julian Blow | Scottish biologist | United Kingdom | geneticist university teacher | 1961-02-23 | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. L. Simkin |
biochemist (1920–1991) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | biochemist | 1920 | University of Liverpool | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. M. A. Lenihan | British clinical physicist and science author | writer scientist journalist | 1918-06-23 | Durham University | science natural science | University of Glasgow | Glazebrook Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. M. Robson | British geneticist | physicist nuclear physicist geneticist physician pharmacist | 1900 | Belgium | University of Leeds | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. R. L. Kingon |
missionary (†1969) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | missionary | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| J. S. A. Spreull | Scottish veterinarian | veterinarian | 1908 | High School of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jaboury Ghazoul | researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-8319-1636) | researcher | 1967 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | ETH Zurich | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack Satsangi | British gastroenterologist | gastroenterologist university teacher | 1963-05-08 | University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacobus Kapteyn | Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922) | Kingdom of the Netherlands | astronomer professor university teacher physicist | 1851-01-19 1851 | Barneveld Utrecht |  | Utrecht University | Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences International Astronomical Union National Academy of Sciences | astronomy | Leiden Observatory University of Groningen | Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Bruce Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society James Craig Watson Medal | Cornelius Hubertus Carolus Grinwis | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline | British politician (1776-1858) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician barrister | 1776-11-07 | Tullibody |  | Royal High School | Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Speaker of the House of Commons Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces Master of the Mint member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Abernethy | Scottish civil engineer (1814-1896) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1814-06-12 | Aberdeen |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Alexander Green | British academic and mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher writer | 1926-02-26 | Rochester | University of St Andrews St John's College University of Cambridge The Perse School | Royal Society | group theory finite group representation theory | Green's relations Green–Kubo relations | University of Warwick University of Sussex Victoria University of Manchester Bletchley Park Royal Aircraft Establishment | Fellow of the Royal Society De Morgan Medal Senior Berwick Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Philip Hall | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Alexander MacDonald | botanist (1908-1997) | botanist | 1908-06-17 | University of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Anderson | Scottish physician and botanist (1738-1809) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | botanist physician surgeon | 1738-01-17 | Hermiston, Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Anderson | Scottish civil engineer (1793-1861) | civil engineer | 1793-01-22 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Andrew Robbie | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1910 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Archibald | Born: 1862 in Edinburgh, Scotland; Died: 16 November 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland | head teacher | 1862 | Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Arthur Banks | British engineer | civil engineer engineer businessperson | 1897 | Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Atkinson | British physicist (1916-2008) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist | 1916-02-17 | Wallington | St John's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Baddiley | British biochemist (1918-2008) | United Kingdom | biochemist university teacher | 1918-05-15 | Manchester | University of Manchester The Manchester Grammar School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Newcastle University | Fellow of the Royal Society Corday-Morgan Prize Leeuwenhoek Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize honorary doctor of the University of Bath honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Barr | British physician (1849-1938) | physician surgeon | 1849-09-25 | County Tyrone |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | President of the British Medical Association | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Begbie | Scottish physician | physician | 1798 |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Bell Pettigrew | British scientist, anatomist and physician (1832-1908) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ornithologist pathologist anatomist physiologist physician | 1832-05-26 | Calderbank |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Airdrie Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Black | Scottish doctor and pharmacologist | United Kingdom | physician pharmacologist pharmacist inventor cardiologist university teacher chemist | 1924-06-14 | Uddingston | .jpg) | University of St Andrews University of Dundee Beath High School | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians Academia Europaea | pharmacology | chancellor | University College London King's College London University of Glasgow Imperial Chemical Industries University of St Andrews | InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award Canada Gairdner International Award Wolf Prize in Medicine Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Royal medal Scheele Award Order of Merit Knight Bachelor Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal Society Ellison–Cliffe Lecture honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Black | Black, James (1788/9–1867), physician | physician geologist surgeon | 1787 | University of Glasgow | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Bonar | Scottish lawyer and scholar (1757–1821) | United Kingdom | writer | 1757-09-29 | Cockpen | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Brunlees | British engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1816 | Kelso |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Imperial Order of the Rose Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Burgess | British archaeologist (1832–1916) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist archaeologist | 1832-08-14 | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Burgess Readman | Scottish chemist | chemist | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Byres | Scottish architect, antiquary and dealer (1733-1817) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | painter businessperson art dealer | 1733 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Cameron Smail | Scottish printing historian and university principal | writer | 1880 | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Campbell Irons | Scottish lawyer, historical author and amateur geologist | writer | 1840 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Clark | Scottish physician in Dominica | physician | 1737 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Clark Gentles | Scottish mycologist | mycologist botanist | 1921 | Coatbridge |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Clerk Maxwell | Scottish physicist (1831–1879) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist mathematician inventor photographer university teacher theoretical physicist teacher thermodynamicist | 1831-06-13 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Peterhouse Edinburgh Academy Trinity College University of Cambridge | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Trinity College | physics mechanics mathematics electromagnetic field electricity magnetism color photography kinetic theory | A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field Maxwell's equations Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics Maxwell's demon | King's College London University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Keith Medal Adams Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Smith's Prize | William Hopkins | |||||||||||||||||
| James Clerk-Rattray | (1763-1831) | 1763-12-03 1763-11-03 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Cossar Ewart | British zoologist | United Kingdom | zoologist ichthyologist | 1851-11-26 | Penicuik |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Coxe | Scottish psychiatrist | psychiatrist | 1811 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Crawford Gregory | Scottish physician | physician | 1801 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Croesus Stevenson | Scottish Industrialist & Philanthropist | 1822 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Currie | shipowner (1863-1930) | botanist | 1863-04-13 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Dalgleish Hamilton Jamieson | Scottish dentist and author | writer | 1875-09-10 | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Dalrymple Duncan Dalrymple | Scottish landowner, antiquarian and keen amateur chemist (1852-1908) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist antiquarian | 1852-07-07 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James David Forbes | Scottish physicist and glaciologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist glaciologist geologist inventor seismologist university teacher mountaineer writer | 1809-04-20 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | University of Edinburgh | Royal medal Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James David Marwick | Scottish lawyer, historian and town clerk | historian | 1826-07-15 | University of Glasgow Kirkwall Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James David Provins Graham | Scottish physician and pharmacologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician pharmacologist | 1914 | Barrhead | University of Glasgow Hyndland Secondary School | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Davidson Stuart Cameron | Scottish physician | military personnel | 1900-12-28 | University of Liverpool Montrose Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Douglas Hamilton Dickson | Scottish mathematician and expert in electricity | mathematician | 1849 | University of Glasgow Peterhouse | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Douglas Miller | Scottish neurosurgeon | United Kingdom | neurosurgeon | 1937-07-20 | University of Pennsylvania University of Glasgow The Glasgow Academy | University of Virginia University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Drever | British psychologist (1873-1950) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | psychologist | 1873 | Shapinsay | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh British Psychological Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Duncan | 19th century Scottish surgeon | surgeon | 1810-11-02 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Duncan Matthews | Scottish zoologist | Scotland | zoologist | 1850 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Duncan Robertson | 20th century Scottish zoologist | zoologist | 1912 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Dunlop | Australian astronomer (1793–1848) | Australia | astronomer | 1793-10-31 | Scotland |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Maitland Club | astronomy | New South Wales | Fellow of the Royal Society Lalande Prize Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Dunsmure | Scottish surgeon (1814-1886) | physician | 1814-04-23 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James E. Talmage | American Mormon leader | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist writer theologian | 1862-09-21 | Hungerford |  | Johns Hopkins University Brigham Young University Lehigh University Illinois Wesleyan University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Microscopical Society | University of Utah | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of America | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Edward Alexander | Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803-1885) | Scotland | geographer military personnel naturalist explorer writer botanist | 1803-10-16 | Stirling |  | Royal Military College, Sandhurst | Royal Geographical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Edward Crombie | seismologist | seismologist | 1862-10-22 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Edward Nichols | Welsh geneticist (1902-1972) | geneticist | 1902-11-22 | Durham University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Edward Tierney Aitchison | Surgeon, botanist (1836-1898) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist surgeon physician | 1836-10-28 | Neemuch | _.jpg) | University of Edinburgh Lasswade High School Centre | Royal Society Linnean Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | botany surgery | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Ernest Richey | Irish geologist (1886–1968) | geologist | 1886-04-24 | County Tyrone |  | Trinity College Dublin | Royal Society | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Erskine-Murray | Scottish electrical engineer and inventor | experimental physicist | 1868-10-24 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Fairbairn | Chief Executive Officer, Megger Group Ltd, since 2017 | company director | 1968-10-18 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Fairlie Gemmill | Scottish physician, botanist and author, 28 November 1867 - 10 February 1926 | United Kingdom | biologist | 1867-11-28 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Falshaw | British Baronet (1810-1889) | civil engineer | 1810-03-21 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Fellowes | British physician | military physician | 1771 | Peterhouse Rugby School Gonville and Caius College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Fergusson | Archivist and scholar (1904–1973) | United Kingdom | journalist archivist | 1904-09-18 | Balliol College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Frederic Riley | 20th-century English physician | physician radiologist | 1912-05-02 | University of Edinburgh Giggleswick School | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Geikie | British geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist naturalist geographer writer university teacher | 1839-08-23 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society | geology | Regius Professor of Geology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Fellow of the Geological Society of London Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Gillespie | (1722-1791) Principal of St Mary's | chaplain head teacher | 1722 | University of St Andrews | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Glenie | Scottish military engineer and mathematician | Canada | engineer mathematician businessperson | 1750 | Leslie |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Grant | Scottish minister | 1800 | University of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Gray | British mathematician and physicist | engineer mathematician physicist | 1876 1876-05-19 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Friars School, Bangor | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Gray Kyd | Scottish actuary | mathematician actuary | 1882-08-09 | Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Greig Smith | Scottish surgeon (1854–1897) | surgeon | 1854 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | University of Bristol | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Haig Ferguson | Scottish gynaecologist | surgeon | 1862-12-18 1863 1862 | Crook of Devon | University of Edinburgh Medical School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Hamilton | Scottish obstetrician; (1767-1839) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | obstetrician | 1767 |  | University of St Andrews | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Hartley Ashworth | British zoologist (1874-1936) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist hydrobiologist university teacher | 1874-05-02 | Accrington | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | zoology hydrobiology tropical medicine | Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Hector | Scottish born New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon (1834-1907) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer paleontologist biologist ichthyologist surgeon surveyor botanist geologist naturalist | 1834-03-16 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society Te Apārangi Wellington Philosophical Society Auckland Institute and Museum | President of the Royal Society of New Zealand | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Founder’s Medal Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Lyell Medal Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clarke Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Henderson Naismith | Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford | United Kingdom | biologist chemist biochemist scientist university teacher | 1968-07-26 | Bellshill |  | University of Manchester University of Edinburgh | Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh | biochemistry biomolecule protein enzymology | University of St Andrews Jesus College | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Tilden Prize Jeremy Knowles Award Corday-Morgan Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Holmes Hutchison |
surgeon (1912–1987) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | surgeon | 1912-04-16 | Bournemouth | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Hough | British physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | 1945-08-06 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Royal Society Bakerian Medal Edison Volta Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Hunter | British academic | historian | 1948 | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Oban High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James I. Prosser | Professor in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Aberdeen | United Kingdom | researcher | 1951 | United Kingdom |  | Queen Elizabeth College University of Liverpool | Royal Society | microbial ecology | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Ireland Craig | Born: 24 February 1868 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland; Died: 26 January 1952 in Cairo, Egypt | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1868-02-24 | Buckhaven | Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Irvine | Scottish chemist | Scotland | chemist university teacher | 1877-05-09 | Glasgow | .jpg) | University of St Andrews University of Strathclyde Leipzig University Allan Glen's School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | organic chemistry | University of St Andrews | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Elliott Cresson Medal Willard Gibbs Award Davy Medal Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford honorary doctorate from Princeton University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctorate from Columbia University Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Longstaff Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Ivory, Lord Ivory | Scottish judge | judge | 1792 | University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Jardine | Scottish engineer | civil engineer engineer mathematician geologist | 1776 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Johnston Dobbie | British chemist | chemist | 1852-08-04 | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Kemnal | British businessman (1864-1927) | engineer | 1864-08-16 | University of Cologne | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Kinnear | Peerage person ID=37450 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | lawyer | 1810-12-02 | Edinburgh | Writer to the Signet | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Kirkwood Slater | British neurologist | 1900 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James L'Amy |
advocate (1772–1854) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | advocate | 1772 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Learmonth | Scottish surgeon | United Kingdom | neurosurgeon university teacher | 1895-03-23 | Gatehouse of Fleet | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Lister Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Doctor honoris causa of the University of Strasbourg honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Leslie | (1801-1889) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer | 1801-09-25 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Lindsay | Scottish writer | writer | 1852 | Ayrshire |  | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Livingstone Begg | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1874 | Dennistoun |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clough Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Lorrain Smith | British pathologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pathologist physiologist | 1862 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | University of Edinburgh University of Copenhagen University of Strasbourg | Royal Society | Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Macadam Hare | Scottish physician | surgeon | 1777 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Macdonald | Scottish-Australian ornithologist and writer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Australia | ornithologist exhibition curator writer | 1908-10-03 | Foyers | University of Aberdeen Inverness Royal Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London Institute of Biology Zoological Society of London | Natural History Museum, London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Macfarlane | (1808-1885) Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer | 1808 | University of Glasgow | An American Geological Railway Guide, giving the Geological Formation at every Railway Station; with Notes on interesting Places on the Routes and a Description of each of the Formations The Railway | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Mackay Shewan | Scottish chemist, bacteriologist, and historian | chemist bacteriologist | 1909-12-06 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | John Cruickshank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Main Dixon | British writer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | lexicographer linguist philosopher editor literary critic biographer | 1856 | Renfrewshire |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Tokyo University of Southern California Washington University in St. Louis University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Maitland Hog | (1799-1858) | 1799-08-07 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James McBain | Scottish Royal Navy surgeon and marine biologist (1807–1879) | naturalist | 1807 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James McKinnon | Scottish historian | historian | 19th century | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Methuen Graham | Scottish surgeon | teacher | 1882 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Millar | Scottish physician, botanist and author (1762-1827) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1762 | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Miller | Scottish architect and artist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | architect | 1860 | Perthshire | .png) | Perth Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects | Glasgow Central station | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Miller | Scottish surgeon | surgeon | 1812 | Eassie |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Miller | British architect and engineer (1905–1977) | architect businessperson engineer | 1905-03-16 | .jpg) | George Heriot's School | Lord Mayor of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Miller | Scottish nurse and academic administrator | United Kingdom | nurse academic administrator health administrator management scientist | University of Abertay Dundee Edinburgh Napier University Harvard University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | vice chancellor Deputy Vice Chancellor director chief executive officer | University of the West of Scotland Glasgow Caledonian University The Open University Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Mirrlees | Scottish economist (1936-2018) | United Kingdom | economist | 1936-07-05 | Minnigaff |  | University of Edinburgh Trinity College Douglas Ewart High School University of Cambridge | National Academy of Sciences British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Real Academia de Ciencias Económicas y Financieras Econometric Society | economics | Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley Yale University University of Oxford University of Cambridge | Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the Peking University honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Knight Bachelor | Richard Stone | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Montagu Frank Drummond | Scottish botanist (1881-1965) | botanist | 1881 | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Morton | Scottish textile and dyestuffs manufacturer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | chemist | 1867-03-24 | Darvel | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Morton Hyslop | mathematician | mathematician | 1908-09-12 | University of Glasgow University of Cambridge | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Ernest William Hobson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Munro Dodd | British marine biologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | marine biologist | 1915-05-26 1947-05-26 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Frink Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Murray | British biologist and explorer (1865-1914) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer biologist | 1865-07-21 | Glasgow |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Musgrove | Scottish anatomist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon | 1862-10-18 | Kendal |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Muttlebury | Scottish physician | botanist | 1775 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Napier | Scottish chemist and antiquarian; (1810-1884) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian chemist businessperson | 1810 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Nicol | British geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist university teacher mineralogist | 1810-08-12 | Traquair Manse | .png) | University of Bonn | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Njuguna | researcher | researcher | City, University of London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | aerospace engineering | Robert Gordon University School of Engineering Cranfield University School of Applied Sciences | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Ormiston Affleck | Scottish physician and medical author | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer physician medical writer educator | 1840 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh | Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Medical School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Petrie | Scottish medical doctor (1941-2001) | 1941-09-18 | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | University of Aberdeen | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Phemister | 20th-century Scottish geologist | geologist | 1893-04-03 | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clough Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Powrie | 19th-century Scottish geologist, palaeontologist and astronomer | paleontologist | 1815 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Pringle | Provost of Leith | 1822 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Pullar |
businessperson (*1835) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | businessperson | 1835 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James R. Rice | American scientist in engineering of solid mechanics | United States of America | engineer university teacher | 1940-12-03 | Frederick | Lehigh University | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Engineering Royal Society of Edinburgh Austrian Academy of Sciences | applied mechanics | Brown University Harvard University | Timoshenko Medal ASME Medal Eringen Medal William Prager Medal Louis Néel Medal Walter H. Bucher Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Panetti Ferrari Award Harry Fielding Reid Medal Raymond D. Mindlin Medal | Ferdinand P. Beer | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Reid, Baron Reid | Scottish Unionist politician and judge (1890-1975) | United Kingdom | judge politician writer | 1890-07-30 | Drem | Edinburgh Academy Jesus College | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Rennell | English geographer, historian and oceanographer (1742–1830) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian geographer cartographer oceanographer | 1742-12-03 | Devon |  | Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres | East India Company | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Robert Matthews | botanist (1889-1978) | botanist | 1889-03-08 | University of Edinburgh Perth Academy | Regius Professor of Botany | University of Aberdeen University of Reading | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Robert Milne | Scottish physicist | physicist | 1880 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Robertson | Church of Scotland minister and religious controversialist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Christian minister religious servant | 1803 | University of Aberdeen | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Robinson Scott | 18th/19th century Scottish naval surgeon and amateur botanist | teacher surgeon | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Russell | Scottish politician, born 1846 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician physician anatomist | 1846-04-06 | Isle of Skye | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven | (1777-1853) | 1777-10-17 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Sanderson (military surgeon) |
Person (1812–1891) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1812-05-21 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Sawyer | British physician | United Kingdom | physician | 1844 | Carlisle |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Scarth Combe | British surgeon | surgeon | 1796-01-05 | Leith | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Scott Dunlop | Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy and Head of the Institute for Astronomy (IfA), in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh. | United Kingdom | astrophysicist astronomer author | 1962-05-01 | Firth of Clyde |  | University of Dundee University of Edinburgh | Royal Society International Astronomical Union | astronomy astrophysics extragalactic astronomy | University of Edinburgh Liverpool John Moores University | George Darwin Lectureship Herschel Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Society | John Andrew Peacock Malcolm Longair | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Shaw Grant | British writer (1910-1999) | journalist | 1910-05-22 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Shepherd | British biochemist | United Kingdom | biochemist | 1944 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Simpson Fleming | Scottish lawyer and banker | banker | 1828 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Small | British botanist (1889-1955) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1889 | botany | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Smith | Scottish merchant, geologist and biblical critic | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | merchant geologist architect antiquarian biblical scholar | 1782-08-15 | Jordanhill |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Sorley | Scottish actuary | 1853 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Stagg | British meteorologist (1900-1975) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | meteorologist | 1900-06-30 | Dalkeith | -_D-day_6_June_1944-_Personalities_CH14235.jpg) | Dalkeith High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Stark | Scottish physician and statistician (1811-1890) | statistician | 1811-11-09 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Stephen Hodson | 1816- | 1816 | Merton College Balliol College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Stevenson | 19th-century Scottish merchant | merchant philanthropist | 1786-04-28 | Paisley |  | Paisley Grammar School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Stuart Thomson | Scottish zoologist (1868-1932) | zoologist | 1868-07-21 | East Lothian | University of Edinburgh | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Stuart-Mackenzie | British politician | United Kingdom | politician astronomer | 1719-02-23 | Eton College Leiden University | member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Thomson Bottomley | Irish physicist | Republic of Ireland | chemist physicist | 1845-01-10 | County Down |  | Royal Society Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society | secretary | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Tyldesley Kendall | American chemist and research physicist (1916-1991) | physicist chemist | 1916-12-14 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Veitch, Lord Elliock | Scottish advocate, judge, politician and landowner | Kingdom of Great Britain | judge politician banker | 1712-09-25 | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh Leiden University University of Halle-Wittenberg | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Walker | civil engineer from Scotland (1781-1862) | Kingdom of Great Britain | civil engineer engineer | 1781-09-14 | Falkirk |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society | president | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James Wardrop | Scottish surgeon (1782-1869) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ophthalmologist surgeon | 1782 | West Lothian |  | University of St Andrews Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Watt | British engineer (1736–1819) | Scotland | engineer chemist physicist inventor entrepreneur mathematician technician | 1736-01-19 | Greenock |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society French Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Lunar Society of Birmingham | mechanical engineering steam engine invention instrument maker | University of Glasgow | honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Wilfred Cook | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist university teacher | 1900-12-10 | South Kensington | University College London Morley College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Chemistry | University of Glasgow University of Exeter | Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| James William Grant | Scottish astronomer | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer | 1788 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James William Hunter | Scottish inventor | inventor | 1783 | East Lothian | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Wordie | Scottish polar explorer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer geologist | 1889-04-26 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow St John's College The Glasgow Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | geology | deputy head teacher rector President of the Royal Geographical Society | University of Cambridge Scott Polar Research Institute | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Founder’s Medal Charles P. Daly Medal Knight Bachelor Polar Medal Order of St. Olav Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Geographical Medal W. S. Bruce Medal | ||||||||||||||||||
| James Wreford Watson | Scottish-Canadian geographer and poet | Canada | geographer poet writer cartographer | 1915-02-08 | People's Republic of China |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Canada Royal Society of Edinburgh | poetry geography cartography | McMaster University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| James Wyllie Gregor | botanist (1900-1980) | botanist | 1900 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Young | Scottish chemist, born 1811 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer chemist businessperson | 1811-07-13 | Glasgow |  | University of Strathclyde | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| James Yu | British energy executive | United Kingdom | business executive | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie A. Davies | Professor of Experimental Anatomy | anatomist biologist scientist university teacher | Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales | developmental biology synthetic biology tissue engineering | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Pearce | geographer | geographer university teacher | Durham University University of Leicester University of St Andrews | Academy of Social Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | health geography health | University of Canterbury University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Paul Boyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jan Skakle | earth sciences and chemistry specialist | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Crain | American physicist | United States of America | physicist | 1966-08-24 | New York City |  | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Royal Society of Edinburgh | applied physics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jason Swedlow | American-born cell biologist and light microscopist; Professor | United States of America | biologist university teacher | 1961-06-20 | Los Angeles | Harvard Medical School University of California, San Francisco Brandeis University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | biology | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | David Agard | |||||||||||||||||||
| Javier Martín-Torres | Spanish physicist | Spain | physicist researcher | 1970-07-27 | University of Granada University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra Centro de Astrobiología | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Léonée Elie de Beaumont | French geologist | France | entomologist geologist politician mining engineer professor | 1798-09-25 | Château de Canon |  | École polytechnique Mines ParisTech Lycée Henri-IV | Royal Society Société Philomathique de Paris Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Société linnéenne de Normandie Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin Société géologique de France | geology | Second Empire senator Vice-président du Conseil général des mines professor Perpetual Secretary président de la Société géologique de France president vice-président de la Société géologique de France President of the Société nationale d'encouragement au bien Inspector general of Mines | Collège de France | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Wollaston Medal Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Legion of Honour Commander of the Legion of Honour | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran | French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist | France | entomologist astronomer mathematician geophysicist | 1678-11-26 | Béziers |  | University of Toulouse | Royal Society Académie Française French Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen Académie de Béziers | geophysics astronomy chronobiology | Perpetual Secretary seat 15 of the Académie française | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the French Academy of Sciences | Nicolas Malebranche | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jean Tirole | French economist | France | economist university teacher researcher | 1953-08-09 | Troyes |  | École polytechnique Paris Dauphine University Massachusetts Institute of Technology École des Ponts ParisTech | National Academy of Sciences Conseil d'analyse économique American Academy of Arts and Sciences Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des sciences, inscriptions et belles-lettres de Toulouse Econometric Society | economics | Toulouse Capitole University École polytechnique Massachusetts Institute of Technology Toulouse School of Economics | Guggenheim Fellowship CNRS Gold medal Officer of the Legion of Honour Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Yrjö Jahnsson Award CNRS silver medal Claude Levi-Strauss Award Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics John von Neumann Award Officer of the National Order of Merit BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Zerilli-Marimò Prize honorary doctorate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata Clarivate Citation Laureates | Eric Maskin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey G. Williams | British developmental biologist (1948–2022) | United Kingdom | developmental biologist molecular biologist | 1948 | University College London | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Waddington Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey Sharkey | American composer | United States of America | conductor pianist musicologist composer | 1965 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeffrey W Pollard | researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-4579-0053 | researcher | 1950-01-23 | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Peat | BBC governor | writer | 1945-03 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Governor of the BBC | BBC | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jesse Ramsden | British engraver and instrument maker | Kingdom of Great Britain | engineer inventor mathematician | 1735-10-06 1735-10-15 | Salterhebble |  | Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Russian Academy of Sciences | optics mechanics | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim Gallagher | British civil servant | United Kingdom | academic | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jim McDonald | principal | electrical engineer | New York University Tandon School of Engineering | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Thomson | Scottish legal scholar | United Kingdom | lawyer academic | 1948-05-06 | Campbeltown | University of Edinburgh Keil School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde King's College London University of Birmingham University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Johann Gottfried Schmeisser | German pharmacist | Germany | pharmacist mineralogist | 1767-06-24 | Sankt Andreasberg |  | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John A. Gilruth | Scottish veterinary surgeon and pathologist | Australia | veterinarian surgeon pathologist scientist | 1871-02-17 | Angus |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Melbourne | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Abercrombie | Scottish physician and author (1780 – 1844) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician philosopher pathologist surgeon writer | 1780-10-10 | Aberdeen |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Royal Medical Society Académie Nationale de Médecine | Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Abercromby, 5th Baron Abercromby | 5th Baron Abercromby | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist archaeologist politician | 1841-01-15 |  | Harrow School | The Folklore Society Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Aitchison | Scottish statistician | United Kingdom | statistician | 1926-07-22 | East Linton | .jpg) | University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh Preston Lodge High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics | The Statistical Analysis of Compositional Data | University of Virginia University of Glasgow Standard Life University of Cambridge University of Liverpool University of Hong Kong | William Christian Krumbein Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guy Medal in Silver Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Aitken | Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer (1839-1919) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist inventor meteorologist | 1839-09-08 | Falkirk | .png) | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Aitken | academic administrator and biologist | biologist | 1947-09-04 | Bath | University of Cambridge Bangor University University of London | University of Bordeaux University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clarke Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Albert Raven | British botanist | United Kingdom | botanist | 1941-06-25 | University of Cambridge St John's College Friends School Saffron Walden | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Alexander Fraser Roberts | medical geneticist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geneticist | 1899-09-08 | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Alexander Harvie-Brown | Scottish ornithologist and naturalist (1844-1916) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | naturalist ornithologist | 1844-08-27 | Larbert | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh Merchiston Castle School University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Alexander Inglis | Scottish landowner, advocate and historian | historian | 1873-02-03 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Alexander Loraine |
teacher (1924–1988) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1924-05-14 | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Alexander Smith | British doctor, naturalist and archaeologist (1818-1883) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | archaeologist zoologist ichthyologist | 1818 | University of Edinburgh | Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Anderson | scientist, philosopher, and educator of the Scottish Enlightenment; (1726-1796) | Kingdom of Great Britain | philosopher linguist teacher physicist inventor | 1726-09-26 | Dunbartonshire | .jpg) | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Anderson | Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist anatomist explorer curator naturalist university teacher ornithologist photographer | 1833-10-04 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | zoology | Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Anderson Strong | British surgeon | United Kingdom | military physician surgeon | 1915-02-18 | Kells | Trinity College Dublin Monkton Combe School School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Andrew Peacock | British cosmologist | United Kingdom | astronomer university teacher astrophysicist | 1956-03-27 | Shaftesbury |  | Jesus College University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh International Astronomical Union | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh The Shaw Prize in Astronomy Fellow of the Royal Society | Malcolm Longair Jasper V. Wall | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Anthony Murphy | organic chemist | chemist university teacher | 1955 | Dublin | Trinity College Dublin University of Cambridge | organic chemistry | professor | University of Strathclyde University of Nottingham | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Charles Rees Award Bader Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott | John Arbuthnott, KT CBE, DSC, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Lord and Businessman (1924-2012) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician businessperson lawyer surveyor land owner | 1924-10-26 | Montrose | .svg) | Fettes College Gonville and Caius College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Archibald Purves | english electrical engineer | electrical engineer | 1870-07-08 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Archibald Watt Dollar |
veterinarian (1866–1947) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | veterinarian | 1866-11-28 1866 | Dollar Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Arnold Cranston | 20th century Scottish chemist | chemist | 1891-08-15 | Shanghai | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Arnold Fleming |
chemist (1871–1966) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemist | 1871 | Glasgow School of Art | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Arnold Lovern | Scottish marine biologist and scientific writer | writer marine biologist | 1906 | University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Baird Simpson | British geologist | geologist | 1894-01-14 | Nairn Academy University of Aberdeen | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Barclay | British anatomist; (1758-1826) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist surgeon | 1758-12-10 | Perthshire | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Barclay Tait | British hydrographist | hydrographer | 1900 | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Baxter | British nuclear engineer, born 1951 | United Kingdom | engineer | 1951 | University of Strathclyde BP | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Beath | British economist | United Kingdom | economist university teacher | 1944-06-15 | University of St Andrews | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Berry | Scottish zoologist and ecologist | United Kingdom | zoologist ecologist | 1907-08-05 1907-05-08 | Eton College Trinity College University of Cambridge University of St Andrews | University of Dundee | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Doctor of Science Legum Doctor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Bishop | Scottish biologist | United Kingdom | cell biologist | 1936 | Edinburgh | George Heriot's School University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Maryland, Baltimore | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Blackwood | Scottish publisher | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | businessperson editor publisher | 1818-12-07 | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Brown | physician and essayist; (1810-1882) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician writer essayist | 1810-09-22 | Biggar |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine literature opinion journalism | Rab and his Friends | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Brown Clark | Born: 30 April 1861 in West Linton, Peebleshire, Scotland; Died: 19 July 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland | mathematician | 1861-04-30 | West Linton | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | George Heriot's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Bruce | Scottish surgeon | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel teacher surgeon | 1905-03-06 | Dalkeith | University of Edinburgh Medical School | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Burnett | Scottish advocate, judge and legal scholar | judge | 170s | Aberdeen | University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Burns Brooksby | British veterinary virologist | veterinarian | 1914-12-25 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Butt | musician/musicologist | United Kingdom | harpsichordist organist conductor choir director musicologist composer | 1960-11-17 | Solihull | King's College Solihull School | British Academy Academia Europaea | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Caird | British theologian | philosopher theologian biographer | 1820-12-15 | Greenock | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Greenock Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Principal of the University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Calman Shaw | Scottish businessman (1932-2021) | United Kingdom | banker | 1932-07-10 | University of Edinburgh Perth Academy Strathallan School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Cameron | Scottish anatomist | anatomist | 1873-09-16 | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Montrose Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Dalhousie University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Campbell Brown | British astronomer (1947-2019) | United Kingdom | astronomer | 1947-02-04 | Dumbarton |  | Dumbarton Academy | Royal Astronomical Society | astronomy | Astronomer Royal for Scotland | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Campbell, Lord Stonefield | Scottish judge | Kingdom of Great Britain | judge | ._1749,_Bonhams.jpg) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Carruthers Beattie | first principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town from 1918 to 1937 | South Africa | physicist mathematician | 1866-11-21 | Waterbeck | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | physics | University of Cape Town | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Cay | Scottish advocate, photographer and antiquarian | photographer | 1790-08-31 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Chiene | Scottish surgeon and professor of surgery | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon educator medical writer | 1843 |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Christie | Scottish industrialist, arboriculturalist and landowner | businessperson | 1824 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Clerk, Lord Eldin | Scottish judge; (1757-1832) | judge | 1757-04 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie | Scottish lawyer | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | jurist | 1790 | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Cormack | Scottish medical editor and physician | United Kingdom | physician | 1815-03-01 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute | Scottish peer, benefactor, and patron of the arts | United Kingdom | politician patron of the arts benefactor aristocrat | 1933-02-27 | Mayfair | .jpg) | West Downs School Ampleforth College Trinity College | member of the House of Lords | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Currie Gunn | British physicist | physicist mathematician | 1916-09-13 | Glasgow | St John's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Glazebrook Medal Mayhew Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Curtice | political scientist | United Kingdom | political scientist | 1953-12-10 | St Austell | Magdalen College Nuffield College Truro School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | political science public election | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John David Brewer | British sociologist | United Kingdom | sociologist | 1951 1951-09 | Ludlow | .jpg) | University of Birmingham University of Nottingham | Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of East Anglia University of Aberdeen Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Davidson | antiquary and lawyer | Kingdom of Great Britain | antiquarian | 1724 | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot | Scottish businessman and soldier | 1885 | Perth | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Dougall | Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1867-06 | Kippen | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Blackie and Son | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Downie Falconer | Scottish geologist and geographer | geologist geographer | 1876-11-01 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Drummond of Jamaica | surgeon and landowner | surgeon | 1744 | Westmoreland Parish | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Drysdale | Church of Scotland minister; (1718-1788) | Kingdom of Great Britain | Christian minister | 1718-04-29 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Du Plessis Langrishe | British physician | physician | 1883-09-11 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Duncan | Scottish surgeon (1839-1899) | surgeon | 1839-08-18 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Edwin MacKenzie | Scottish chemist (1868-1955) | chemist | 1868-08-31 | University of Edinburgh Lomond School | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick | British Baron (1893-1980) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1893-12-14 | University of Edinburgh Kirkcudbright Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John F. Allen | Canadian physicist | Canada United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist | 1908-05-06 | Winnipeg | University of Cambridge | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | University of Cambridge University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John F. McClelland | British businessman | businessperson | 1945 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | IBM Digital Equipment Corporation | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Fincham | British biologist | geneticist mycologist | 1926-08-11 | Southgate | Peterhouse | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Fleming | Scottish Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, zoologist and geologist (1785–1857) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist geologist malacologist writer entomologist ornithologist naturalist botanist | 1785-01-10 | Bathgate | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | zoology geology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Fleming | British politician, surgeon and naturalist (1747–1829) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | physician politician naturalist surgeon painter botanist | 1747 | Royal Society | member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Flett | Scottish physician and geologist | United Kingdom | mineralogist geologist | 1869-06-26 | Kirkwall |  | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College Kirkwall Grammar School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bigsby Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Forfar | British doctor (1916-2013) | United Kingdom | military physician | 1916-11-16 | Glasgow | University of St Andrews Perth Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Military Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Francis Sutherland |
physician writer (*1854) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | physician writer | 1854 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Frank | Canadian epidemiologist | epidemiologist | 1949-06-23 | University of Toronto | University of Toronto University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Frederic Bateman | British civil engineer (1810-1889) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1810-05-30 | Halifax |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Frost | British physician and botanist (1803-1840) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1803 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Fryer | English entomologist (1886-1948) | United Kingdom | entomologist botanical collector | 1886-08-13 | Gonville and Caius College Rugby School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Fullerton, Lord Fullerton | Scottish judge | judge | 1775-12-16 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gaddum | British pharmacologist | England | pharmacologist university teacher physiologist | 1900-03-31 |  | Trinity College Rugby School | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society of Edinburgh | pharmacology | Cairo University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John George Adami | British pathologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pathologist | 1862-01-12 | Ashton on Mersey |  | Christ's College University of Manchester The Manchester Grammar School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | pathology | McGill University University of Cambridge University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |||||||||||||||||||
| John George Bartholomew | British cartographer (1860-1920) and founder of Edinburgh Geographical Institute and later Collins Bartholomew | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cartographer geographer businessperson | 1860-03-22 | Edinburgh |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gibson Fleming |
surgeon (*1809) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | surgeon | 1809 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gilchrist | Scottish indologist | Kingdom of Great Britain | lexicographer linguist banker surgeon writer | 1759-06-19 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Indology | East India Company | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Gillies | British historian | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian classical scholar | 1747-01-18 | Brechin |  | University of Glasgow Brechin High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Goodsir | Scottish anatomist | physician anatomist university teacher zoologist | 1814-03-20 | Anstruther |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gordon | Scottish physician and anatomist (1786-1818) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist university teacher physician writer | 1786-04-19 | ._Wellcome_V0002326.jpg) | University of Edinburgh | anatomy physiology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gordon Gordon-Munn |
psychiatrist and surgeon (1863–1949) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | psychiatrist surgeon | 1863 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gordon Harrower | Scottish anatomist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist | 1890-04-04 | Glasgow | Allan Glen's School | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Graham Kerr | British zoologist and politician (1869-1957) | United Kingdom | politician zoologist university teacher embryologist | 1869-09-18 | Arkley |  | Christ's College University of Edinburgh Royal High School University of Cambridge | Royal Society Zoological Society of London Linnean Society of London | zoology embryology | Regius Professor of Zoology member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Graham MacDonald Burt | Scottish physician and medical author | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon | 1809-03-03 | Edinburgh |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Gray McKendrick | Scottish physiologist (1841-1926) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician physiologist university teacher | 1841-08-12 | Aberdeen | ._Photograph._Wellcome_V0026764.jpg) | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | physiology | Regius Professor of Physiology | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Grieve | Scottish physician and writer | translator | 1753 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Guthrie Tait | Rugby union player, amateur golfer, educator | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | rugby union player golfer | 1861-08-24 | Edinburgh | Peterhouse Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Halliday Croom | Scottish surgeon and medical author | gynaecologist | 1847-01-15 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hannay Thompson | British civil engineer | civil engineer | 1869 | Durham University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hardman Moore | British economist | United Kingdom | economist university teacher | 1954-05-07 | University of Cambridge London School of Economics and Political Science Fitzwilliam College | British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Econometric Society | economics | London School of Economics and Political Science Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh | Yrjö Jahnsson Award Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commander of the Order of the British Empire Clarivate Citation Laureates | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Harrison | British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer (1892–1972) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Africa | geologist explorer | 1892-03-16 | Bloemfontein | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | University of Oxford | Lyell Medal Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Harrison | Scottish merchant, author and tailor | historian | 1847-08-17 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Harry Miller | former Scottish minister and theologian | theologian | 1869 | The Albany Academy | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hill | Scottish minister and classicist | classical scholar | 1747 | University of St Andrews Madras College | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hill Burton | British academic (1809-1881) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | economist historian biographer writer | 1809-08-22 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hudson | British historian | United Kingdom | historian jurist translator university teacher | 1962-05-07 | University of Toronto Worcester College | Royal Historical Society | Middle Ages law and society translations from Latin | University of Michigan University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hunter | Scottish classical scholar and college principal | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | classical scholar college head | 1745 | Dumfries and Galloway | University of Edinburgh Wallace Hall Academy | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Hutton Balfour | British botanist (1808-1884) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist bryologist university teacher surgeon literary editor | 1808-09-15 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Royal High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Plinian Society | bryology | A Manual of Botany Class book of botany : being an introduction to the study of the vegetable kingdom | Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Regius Professor of Botany Regius Professor of Plant Science | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||
| John Iball | British physicist and crystallographer | physicist | 1907-02-01 | University of Wales | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Inglis | Scottish politician and judge | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | judge politician | 1810-08-21 |  | Balliol College University of Glasgow Royal High School University of Glasgow School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Advocate Rector of King's College. Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Iredale | British physician | United Kingdom | physician academic administrator | 1960-11-09 | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Medical Sciences | University of Bristol University of Edinburgh University of Southampton | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ivor Murray | Collector for the National Museum of Scotland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer surgeon | 1824 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John James Burnet | Scottish architect (1857-1938) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | architect | 1857-03-31 | Blythswood Hill |  | École des Beaux-Arts Hyndland Secondary School | Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects | Royal Gold Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John James McIntosh Shaw |
Plastic surgeon (*1885) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Military Cross | plastic surgeon | 1885 | Port Glasgow | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John James Rickard Macleod | Nobel prize-winning Scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin | United Kingdom | physician inventor university teacher physiologist | 1876-09-06 | Clunie |  | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Medicine | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society | physiology medicine | University of Toronto Leipzig University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||
| John James Stuart of Allanbank | (1779-1849) | artist | 1779 | _-_Sir_John_James_Steuart_of_Allanbank_(1779%E2%80%931849),_Etcher_and_Draughtsman_-_PG_1987_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Jamieson | Scottish lexicographer (1759-1838) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | lexicographer linguist historian | 1759-03-03 | Glasgow |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Princeton University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature American Antiquarian Society Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Jennings | British chief executive | businessperson geologist | 1937-03-30 | University of Edinburgh University of Birmingham London Business School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chairperson | Shell Transport and Trading Company Shell | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Joseph Haldane | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher university teacher | 1954-02-19 | University for the Creative Arts St Aloysius' College Kent Institute of Art & Design Wimbledon College of Art | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Arts | ethics social philosophy philosophy of mind | University of Notre Dame University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kay | British economist | United Kingdom | economist university teacher | 1948 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School Nuffield College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | London School of Economics and Political Science London Business School | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kaye Charlesworth | British geologist (1889-1972) | geologist university teacher | 1889-01-03 | Leeds | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | geology | Prestwich Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kemp | Scottish mathematician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician geographer | 1763 | University of Aberdeen | Columbia University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kenneth Baillie | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | The Roslin Institute | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kerr | Scottish minister, sportsman and sporting author | historian | 1852 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard | British diplomat (born 1942) | United Kingdom | politician diplomat businessperson | 1942-02-22 | Highland |  | Pembroke College The Glasgow Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Union | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Kippen Watson | improver of Edinburgh's gas lighting | 1816 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Lauder | Scottish doctor | 1683 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Laver | British phonetician | United Kingdom | phonetician | 1938-01-20 | Naushera | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Queen Margaret University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Learmonth |
Person (1789–1858) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1789-05-26 | Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Lindsay Stewart | botanist (1832-1873) | botanist | 1832 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Low | Scottish army officer in the East India Company and political officer in India | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military officer | 1788 | .jpg) | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John M. Ball | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1948-05-19 | Farnham |  | St John's College University of Sussex University of Cambridge | Royal Society Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh French Academy of Sciences American Mathematical Society | President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Honorary doctoral degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize Theodore von Kármán Prize honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh King Faisal International Prize in Science Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Whitehead Prize Knight Bachelor Fellow of the American Mathematical Society De Morgan Medal | David Edmunds | ||||||||||||||||||
| John M. Caie | Scottish poet | poet | 1878 | Moray | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John M. M. Munro | Scottish businessman and electrical engineer | businessperson | 1853 | The Glasgow Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John M. MacKenzie | British historian | United Kingdom | historian writer university teacher | 1943-10-02 | University of British Columbia University of Zimbabwe Wilfrid Laurier University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Historical Society | imperialism human migration environmental history cultural history | University of Lancaster University of British Columbia University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John M. Ottaway | British chemist | chemist | 1939-08 | University of Exeter | University of Strathclyde University of Exeter | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John MacGregor McCandlish | Sister Projects.sister projects: Wikipedia article, Wikidata item. Scottish lawyer and actuary | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | lawyer actuary | 1821-01-12 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John MacKay Bernard | meteorologist | meteorologist | 1857 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John MacLaurin | Scottish judge and writer | Kingdom of Great Britain | judge | 1734 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John MacWhirter | president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 1831–1833 | 1783 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Mackintosh Howie | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician | 1936-05-23 | Chryston | University of Aberdeen Balliol College Tulane University Robert Gordon's College University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics | Regius Professor of Mathematics | University of St Andrews | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Graham Higman | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Macqueen Cowan | Scottish botanist (1891-1960) | Scotland | botanist | 1892-04 | University of Oxford Robert Gordon's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Veitch Memorial Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Macqueen Ward | Scottish businessman | businessperson | 1940-08-01 | Edinburgh | Fettes College | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Macvicar Anderson | Scottish architect | architect | 1835-07-11 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Main | Scottish minister and co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1728 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Malcolm | Scottish-born New Zealand physiologist, university professor (1873–1954) | New Zealand | physiologist academic | 1873-08-31 | Halkirk | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Mallard | British medical physicist (1927-2021) | United Kingdom | physicist medical physicist | 1927-01-14 | Kingsthorpe |  | Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Northampton School for Boys University of Nottingham | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Martyn Roberts | British inventor | inventor | 1806 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Masson Gulland | Scottish chemist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist biochemist | 1898-10-14 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society | University of Oxford | Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Mathieson | Scottish cartographer and explorer | United Kingdom | explorer cartographer geographer historian | 1855 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McIntyre | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1916-2005) | United Kingdom | philosopher | 1916-05-20 | University of Edinburgh Bathgate Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Sydney University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John McLean Thompson | Scottish botanist (1888-1977) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | teacher botanist | 1888-07-22 | University of Glasgow Rothesay Academy | University of Liverpool University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McMichael | British cardiologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cardiologist university teacher | 1904-07-25 | Kirkcudbrightshire |  | University of Edinburgh Kirkcudbright Academy | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences | University of London | Canada Gairdner International Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John McMurtrie | Scottish minister and naturalist | priest naturalist | 1831 | Ayr Academy | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McNeill | British surgeon (1795-1883) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | diplomat surgeon | 1795-08-12 | Colonsay |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ambassador of the United Kingdom to Persia | Foreign Office East India Company | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||
| John McQueen Johnston | Scottish physician | teacher | 1901-12-26 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McVail | McVail, John Christie (1849–1926), physician and public health administrator | physician | 1849 | Edward Jenner Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John McWhan |
teacher (1885–1943) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1885-01-22 | Cambuslang | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Meadows Jackson | British mathematician | physicist mathematician | 1907-02-08 | Trinity College University of London | University of Dundee Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Menzies Campbell | Scottish dentist and dental historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1887 | Paisley | George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Michael Dewar | British gynaecologist and ornithologist | ornithologist | 1883 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Milroy | British civil engineer (c. 1806-1886) | civil engineer | 1806 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Moir | (1808-1899) | physician | 1808-04-06 | Verdun | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Monteath Robertson | Scottish chemist | chemist | 1900-07-24 | Perth Academy | Royal Society Academy of Sciences of Turin | University of Glasgow | Gregori Aminoff Prize Davy Medal Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Longstaff Prize Paracelsus Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Monteith | British scientist | United Kingdom | scientist university teacher | 1929-09-03 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | environmental physics biology soil microscale meteorology | University of Nottingham | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Morison | bacteriophage expert | parasitologist | 1879-11-06 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Morrison | Born: 1863 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland; Died: 1944 in Stellenbosch, Cape Colony, South Africa | mathematician physicist university teacher | 1863 | Muthill | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Stellenbosch University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Mortland |
lawyer (*1751) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | lawyer | 1751 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Morton Boyd | British scientist | United Kingdom | ornithologist | 1925-01-31 | Darvel |  | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Murray | Scottish oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist (1841-1914) | Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer oceanographer limnologist marine biologist surgeon hydrobiologist botanist | 1841-03-03 | Ontario | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh Stirling High School | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences | oceanography | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal medal Vega Medal Founder’s Medal Alexander von Humboldt Medal Clarke Medal Cullum Geographical Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Order of the Bath Makdougall Brisbane Prize Livingstone Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Murray | Scottish chemist and public lecturer | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist lecturer geologist physicist | 1778 | Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Murray | Scottish geographer and educator | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geographer | 1883 | New Pitsligo | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Neish Ritchie |
veterinarian (1904–1977) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | veterinarian | 1904-01-19 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Nicholson Black | educator | United Kingdom | military personnel | 1922-06-28 | Exeter College Rugby School | University of Adelaide University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Norrie | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ogilvie | Church of Scotland minister and poet | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Christian minister poet writer | 1732 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Phillips | South African botanist and ecologist (1899 - 1987) | No/unknown value | ecologist botanical collector | 1899-03-15 | Makhanda | forestry | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Playfair | Scottish scientist and mathematician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician geologist physicist | 1748-03-10 | Dundee |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics | professor | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Powell | English physicist (1923-1996) | physicist | 1923-11-04 | University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Pringle | Scottish geologist and palaeontologist | geologist paleontologist | 1877-10-21 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Pringle Nichol | Scottish educator, phrenologist, astronomer and economist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | economist astronomer | 1804-01-13 | Angus |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John R. Underhill | Scottish football referee and professor of stratigraphy | United Kingdom | association football referee geologist | 1961-01-05 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Lyell Medal Wollaston Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ramsay L'Amy |
photographer (*1813) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | photographer | 1813 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Rankine | Scottish jurist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | jurist teacher | 1846-02-18 |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Read | English organic chemist | chemist | 1884-02-17 | Maiden Newton | University of London | Royal Society | University of St Andrews | Dexter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Reddie | Scottish lawer and judge | judge | 1805 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Reid | British clinical pharmacologist (born 1943) | United Kingdom | pharmacologist physician university teacher | 1943 | University of Oxford | medicine pharmacology | University of Glasgow | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Rennie | engineer from Scotland (1761-1821) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | civil engineer engineer businessperson | 1761-06-07 | Phantassie | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Robison | Scottish physicist and mathematician (1739-1805) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician chemist physicist inventor | 1739-02-04 | Scotland Baldernock |  | University of Glasgow | Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Rogerson | Scottish physician employed by Catherine the Great | physician | 1741 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | University of Edinburgh | Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Ronald Peddie |
teacher (1887–1979) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1887-01-05 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Rouse | biochemist | biochemist | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee | Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Russell Greig | Scottish veterinarian | United Kingdom | veterinarian physician university teacher | 1889-09 | University of Edinburgh | medicine veterinary medicine veterinary pharmacology veterinary pathology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Savill | Sir John Stewart Savill FMedSci FRS, Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Research Council (MRC) | United Kingdom | chief executive officer | 1957-04-25 | University of Oxford University of Sheffield Royal Postgraduate Medical School | Royal Society | Hammersmith Hospital University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Scott | 19th century Scottish naval surgeon and physician to Queen Victoria in Scotland | physician | 1797-01-26 | Marischal College University of Aberdeen | Royal College of Physicians | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Scott Russell | naval engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer military engineer | 1808-05-09 | Glasgow |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of St Andrews | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Shaw Stewart |
writer (*1793) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer | 1793 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Sherwood | British chemist | United Kingdom | physical chemist professor | Redruth | Durham University Department of Chemistry Aireborough Grammar School | University of Strathclyde Faculty of Science | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Shoolbred | Scottish naval surgeon (1766-1831) | 1766-03-13 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Sibbald | Scottish physician (1833-1905) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1833-06-24 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Simpson Ford | Scottish industrial chemist and microbiologist | chemist | 1866 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Sligo | Scottish merchant and geologist | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist merchant | 1794 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Smith | Scottish dentist, philanthropist and pioneering educator (1825-1910) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | dentist surgeon educator philanthropist | 1825 | University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Smith Purdy | (1872-1936) health officer and soldier | physician | 1872-01-31 | University of Aberdeen The King Edward VI Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Smith Samuel | Scottish civil servant | 1870 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Souttar McKendrick | (1874-1946) | physician | 1874 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Speakman | biologist and professor at the University of Aberdeen | United Kingdom | biologist physiologist scientist university teacher editing staff | 1958-11 1958 |  | University of Stirling | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Society of Biology Royal Society of Arts Academia Europaea National Academy of Sciences | animal ecophysiology obesity human ageing | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology ZSL Scientific Medal Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stark | Scottish printer, author and naturalist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | naturalist printer writer | 1779 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Steadman |
teacher (*1710) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | teacher | 1710 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stenhouse | Scottish chemist (1809-1880) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1809-10-21 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde University of Aberdeen University of Giessen | Royal Society Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | Thomas Graham | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stephenson | British zoologist (1871-1933) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist surgeon linguist university teacher | 1871-02-06 | Padiham |  | Burnley Grammar School University of Manchester | Royal Society | Pre-registration house officer medical officer professor head teacher university teacher volunteer | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal India Medal Doctor of Science Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Steuart Newbigging | Scottish lawyer and legal author | lawyer | 1809 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Steven Watson | British historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1916-03-20 | Christ Church St John's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stevenson | English priest, botanist and mycologist (1836-1903) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1836 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stewart Orr | Scottish medical physicist and researcher | physicist | 1930-08-10 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stewart of Nateby Hall | British naturalist | naturalist | 1813 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Strong | British educator | academic educator | 1868-01-15 | University of Leeds | University of Leeds | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Struthers | Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cetologist surgeon anatomist | 1823-02-21 1823 | Dunfermline |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stuart Archer | Vice-Chancellor/Principal/Heriot-Watt University (1943-2007) | engineer | 1943-06-15 | Imperial College London City, University of London Chiswick School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Imperial College London Heriot-Watt University | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stuart Hepburn Forbes | Scottish peer and landowner | United Kingdom | writer | 1804-09-25 | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Stuart of Inchbreck | 18th/19th century Scottish scholar | writer | 1751 | University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Sturgeon Mackay | (1843-1914) British mathematician and educator | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician educator writer classical scholar | 1843-10-22 | Auchencairn | University of St Andrews Perth Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Sutherland Black | Scottish editor and writer (1846-1923) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | biblical scholar literary editor | 1846-07-04 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Swinton | Scottish theologian | theologian researcher | 1957 | University of Aberdeen | British Academy | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Oskar Pfister Award | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder | British chemist and Baron (1926-1994) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pharmacist chemist politician university teacher | 1926-07-04 | London | Magdalene College Dauntsey's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemistry politics | member of the House of Lords | University of Sheffield University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Terence Coppock | British geographer (1921-2000) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geographer | 1921-06-02 | Queens' College Stanwell School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University College London University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Victoria Medal Scottish Geographical Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Thomson | Scottish minister and landscape painter (1778-1840) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | painter Anglican priest writer | 1778-09-01 | Ayrshire |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Thomson | Scottish physician and surgeon | surgeon pathologist | 1765 |  | University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Thomson Gordon | Scottish advocate | 1786 1813 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Toland | mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1949-04-28 | Derry | University of Sussex Queen's University Belfast | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematical analysis | University of Bath University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sylvester Medal Senior Berwick Prize | Charles A. Stuart | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Turton Randall | British physicist (1905-1984) | United Kingdom | physicist | 1905-03-23 | Newton-le-Willows | University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | King's College London University of Birmingham University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal John Price Wetherill Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Gabor Medal and Prize Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society | William Lawrence Bragg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Walker | Scottish natural historian (1731-1803) | Scotland | botanist meteorologist chemist geologist zoologist natural historian | 1731 | The Canongate |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| John Walker Sharpe | Scottish physicist | 1916 | University of Glasgow Falkirk High School | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Watson Laidlay | Scottish merchant, numismatist and orientalist | orientalist | 1803 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Watt Butters | Scottish mathematician (1863-1946) | mathematician | 1863-08-10 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Ardrossan Academy George Heriot's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John Webster | English theologian | United Kingdom | theologian Anglican priest | 1955-06-20 | Mansfield | University of Cambridge Clare College Bradford Grammar School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of Toronto Durham University University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| John William Ballantyne | Scottish physician and obstetrician | teacher physician | 1861 |  | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John William Henry Eyre | British bacteriologist and ophthalmologist | microbiologist ophthalmologist | 1869-07-18 | Whitgift School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| John William McNee | physician and pathologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pathologist cardiologist bacteriologist | 1887 |  | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| John Wilson | Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | writer poet journalist literary critic lawyer philosopher | 1785-05-18 | Paisley |  | Magdalen College University of Glasgow Paisley Grammar School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John Wishart | British statistician (1898-1956) | Scotland | statistician mathematician | 1898-11-28 | Montrose |  | University of Edinburgh Perth Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Wishart distribution Wishart mixture model Inverse-Wishart distribution | Rothamsted Research University of Cambridge Black Watch West Leeds High School University College London British Army | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Statistical Association Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Karl Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||
| John Young Buchanan | Scottish chemist and oceanographer (1844-1925) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer chemist oceanographer | 1844 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnson Symington | British surgeon | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon anatomist | 1851-09-08 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jon Oberlander | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher | 1962-06-16 |  | Pembroke College University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh School of Informatics University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Spencer | British social anthropologist and academic (born 1954) | United Kingdom | anthropologist | 1954-12-23 | Dorking | University of Edinburgh University of Chicago University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of South Asian Languages | London School of Economics and Political Science University of Sussex | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jose L. Torero | Peruvian academic | Peru | mechanical engineer university teacher editor-in-chief | Lima | University of California, Berkeley Pontifical Catholic University of Peru | fire protection engineering | University of Queensland University of Edinburgh Fire Safety Journal University of Maryland | Honorary doctors of Ghent University Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Fairweather Lamb | British academic | physician physiologist university teacher | 1928-07-18 1928 | University of Edinburgh Brechin High School | medicine physiology | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Helszajn | Engineer and academic | engineer | 1934 | Belgium | Heriot-Watt University | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh IEEE Fellow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Henry Carter | British veterinarian | veterinarian | 1857-05-05 | Bradford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph James Coleman |
inventor (*1838) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | inventor | 1838 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph John Blackie | Scottish chemist | chemist | 1894 | Duns | University of Edinburgh | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Langley Burchnall | mathematician (1892-1975) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician university teacher | 1892-12-08 | Whichford | Christ Church Boston Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Burchnall–Chaundy theory | Durham University Royal Garrison Artillery | Military Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando | French jurist, philanthropist and philosopher of Italian descent (1772-1842) | France | anthropologist philosopher linguist philanthropist politician | 1772-02-29 | Lyon |  | Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie Nationale de Médecine Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Société des observateurs de l'homme Academy of Sciences of Turin Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale | Councillor of State member of the Chamber of Peers | Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Mitchell | Scottish civil engineer | civil engineer engineer autobiographer businessperson | 1803 | Moray |  | Inverness Royal Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Muter | British military personnel | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel | 1777 | Fife |  | Royal Society | Letter from Joseph Muter to his brother James 10 July 1815 | Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Parker | Scottish mining engineer and educator | mining engineer | 1871 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Pearson | British zoologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist | 1881-04-19 | Yorkshire | University of Liverpool Liverpool College | Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Taylor Goodsir | Scottish minister and theological author (1815–1893) | writer | 1815-09-16 | Lower Largo | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph Wedderburn | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician engineer university teacher | 1882-02-02 | Forfar |  | University of Edinburgh University of Chicago George Watson's College Humboldt University of Berlin Leipzig University Forfar Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | algebra | Artin–Wedderburn theorem Wedderburn's little theorem Wedderburn–Etherington number | Princeton University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | George Chrystal | |||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Henry Davidson | Scottish physician | physician | 1785 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joshua Nunn | Irish army veterinary surgeon | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel veterinarian surgeon | 1853-05-10 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinguished Service Order | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Josiah Livingston | Scottish merchant | 1818 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Juda Hirsch Quastel | Canadian biochemist | Canada | biochemist university teacher biologist | 1899-10-02 | Sheffield | Trinity College Imperial College London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | biochemistry biology neurochemistry | McGill University University of British Columbia | Fellow of the Royal Society Companion of the Order of Canada Canada Gairdner International Award Flavelle Medal Leeuwenhoek Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate from the McGill University | ||||||||||||||||||||
| K. A. Pyefinch | British zoologist and freshwater biologist | zoologist | 1911-01-10 | University of Cambridge Pocklington School | University of Nottingham | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kazimierz Kuratowski | Polish mathematician | Poland Russian Empire | mathematician philosopher topologist university teacher | 1896-02-02 | Warsaw |  | University of Glasgow University of Warsaw | Academy of Sciences of the GDR Academy of Sciences of the USSR Hungarian Academy of Sciences Polish Academy of Sciences Polish Academy of Learning Royal Society of Edinburgh Lwów Scientific Society Russian Academy of Sciences Polish Mathematical Society | topology mathematics set theory mathematical logic metric space measure theory graph theory | Kuratowski's theorem Knaster–Kuratowski–Mazurkiewicz lemma Knaster–Kuratowski fan Kuratowski embedding Kuratowski closure axioms Kuratowski and Ryll-Nardzewski measurable selection theorem Kuratowski's closure-complement problem Kuratowski–Ulam theorem Kuratowski convergence Tarski–Kuratowski algorithm Kuratowski's free set theorem | director chairperson | University of Warsaw Lviv Polytechnic | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland Work Flag Order, 2nd class Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Stefan Mazurkiewicz Zygmunt Janiszewski | ||||||||||||||||
| Keith Cochrane | businessperson | United Kingdom | entrepreneur | 1949-12-05 | Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Martin Ball | British mathematician and Professor at the University of Warwick | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher science communicator | 1960-12-26 | New York City |  | Trinity College Berkhamsted School University of Cambridge | Royal Society American Mathematical Society | mathematics geometry functional analysis probability theory popular science | University of Warwick | Whitehead Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Mathematical Society | Béla Bollobás | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Matthews | British parasitologist | parasitologist university teacher | 1964-06-24 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh University of Manchester Yale University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Moffatt | British mathematician | United Kingdom | physicist mathematician university teacher | 1935-04-12 | Edinburgh | George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge | Royal Society French Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Lincean Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh American Physical Society | mathematical physics applied mechanics | University of Bristol University of Cambridge | Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal Fellow of the American Physical Society Fluid Dynamics Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Whitehead Prize Panetti Ferrari Award | George Batchelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Keith Robbins | British academic | United Kingdom | historian | 1940-04-09 1940 | Magdalen College Bristol Grammar School St Antony's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales Royal Historical Society | University of Glasgow Bangor University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson | Scottish lawyer | judge | 1929-04-13 | University of Edinburgh Fettes College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Alexander | Scottish economist | economist | 1922-03-14 | George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Boyd Fraser | British virologist | immunologist | 1917-03-10 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Calman | British cancer researcher | United Kingdom | surgeon | 1941-12-25 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Chancellor of the University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Bisset Hawkins Medal Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom | British politician (born 1931) | United Kingdom | politician judge | 1931-06-11 | Edinburgh | Corpus Christi College University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Dover | British classical scholar (1920–2010) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | hellenist university teacher classical scholar classical philologist ornithologist | 1920-03-11 | London |  | Balliol College St Paul's School | American Academy of Arts and Sciences British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Academia Europaea | Greek Homosexuality | University of Oxford | Gaisford Prize Kenyon Medal honorary doctor of Durham University honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Falconer | British mathematician (1952) | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1952-01-25 | Hampton Court Palace | Corpus Christi College Kingston Grammar School University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Hallard T. Croft | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Harris | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | University of Cambridge University of St Andrews | Academia Europaea Learned Society of Wales | Cardiff University | Tilden Prize Corday-Morgan Prize Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Marlow Award | John Meurig Thomas | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Murray | British biologist (1930-2013) | United Kingdom | molecular biologist | 1930-12-30 | East Ardsley | .jpg) | University of Birmingham | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | molecular biology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Leeuwenhoek Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Knight Bachelor Warren Alpert Foundation Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Norrie | Scottish legal scholar | United Kingdom | legal scholar | 20th century | University of Dundee School of Law | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde University of Aberdeen University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Standley | Scottish physicist | physicist | 1920 | University of Oxford | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenneth Williamson | British ornithologist | ornithologist | 1914 | Bury | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Lala | Evolutionary biologist | United Kingdom | evolutionary biologist | 1962-10-05 | University of Southampton University College London | ethology | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ERC Advanced Grant Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship PROSE Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kirk Duncanson | Scottish surgeon and botanist | surgeon botanist | 1846 | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Knud Haakonssen | intellectual historian | historian university teacher author | 1947-07-09 | University of Copenhagen University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters British Academy | University of Erfurt Victoria University of Wellington University of Sussex University of St Andrews University College London University of Bergen National University of Singapore Boston University Australian National University Monash University University of Copenhagen | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Károly Pius Koller | British doctor, biologist of Hungarian origin | Hungary United Kingdom | cell biologist monk | 1901-03-04 | Nagykanizsa | Eötvös Loránd University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. P. W. Renouf | British biologist (1887-1968) | biologist | 1887 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L. W. Hinxman | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1855 | Marlborough College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| L.J.F. Brimble | botanist (1904-1965) | journalist botanist | 1904-01-16 | University of Reading Sexey's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Manchester University of Glasgow Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry W. Hurtado | American biblical scholar | United States of America | biblical scholar university teacher theologian church historian | 1943-12-29 | Kansas City | Case Western Reserve University Central Bible College | Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas | University of Edinburgh University of Manitoba | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence D. Barron | British chemist | United Kingdom | physical chemist | 1944 | Southampton |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Chirality Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Laurence Pullar | 19th-century Scottish businessman, geographer and philanthropist (1838–1926) | businessperson | 1838 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Crawford | Scottish mathematician (1867-1951) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1867 | Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leigh Sparks | researcher | researcher | 1957 | University of Wales Trinity Saint David University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Stirling School of Management | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Alsager Elgood | British chartered accountant and company director. | businessperson chartered accountant business executive | 1892-12-13 | Essex | University of St Andrews High School of Dundee | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Dobbin | British chemist | writer chemist | 1858-07-30 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leonard Horner | Merchant, geologist and educational reformer | United Kingdom | geologist mineralogist | 1785-01-17 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | President of the Geological Society of London | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Cunningham | Scottish statistician (1895-1946) | physicist mathematician | 1895 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy St. Mary's School, Melrose Sedbergh School | Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Royal Air Force King's Own Scottish Borderers Royal Engineers | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | E. T. Whittaker | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Leslie Mackenzie | Scottish health administrator | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | health administrator physician hygienist | 1862 | Ross-shire |  | public health public health protection preventive medicine School hygiene | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Merson Davies | British soldier, geologist, palaeontologist and author | geologist writer | 1883 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lewis Ritchie | Scottish medical doctor, general practitioner and researcher | United Kingdom | general practitioner | 1952-06-26 | Fraserburgh | Fraserburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsay Farmer | Scottish legal scholar | legal scholar law professor | 1963-10-31 | European University Institute University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindsay Paterson | educationalist | educational theorist university teacher | 1956-06-06 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linsdall Richardson | British geologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | geologist | 1881-12-24 | Burnley | Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Geological Society of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Geological Society of London Lyell Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linus Pauling | American scientist | United States of America | chemist physicist Esperantist university teacher biochemist peace activist crystallographer biophysicist activist shareholder | 1901-02-28 | Portland |  | California Institute of Technology Oregon State University Washington High School | Royal Society American Philosophical Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities National Academy of Sciences International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science French Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Académie Nationale de Médecine Polish Academy of Sciences | quantum chemistry biochemistry physical chemistry | professor | California Institute of Technology Linus Pauling Institute University of California, San Diego Stanford University Oregon State University | Nobel Peace Prize Roebling Medal Nobel Prize in Chemistry Humanist of the Year Gandhi Peace Award Willard Gibbs Award Lomonosov Gold Medal ACS Award in Pure Chemistry National Medal of Science NAS Award in Chemical Sciences Priestley Medal Lenin Peace Prize California Hall of Fame Tolman Award Lavoisier Medal Fellow of the American Physical Society Davy Medal Liversidge Award Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Linus Pauling Award George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education Guggenheim Fellowship Silliman Memorial Lectures Chemical Pioneer Award Medal for Merit William H. Nichols Medal | Roscoe G. Dickinson Richard Chace Tolman | |||||||||||||||||
| Lionel Crawford | British virologist | United Kingdom | biologist virologist | 1932 | Emmanuel College | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gabor Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lorna Milne | Scottish scholar of French literature | United Kingdom | scholar of French literature university teacher | 1959-08-19 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loudon MacQueen Douglas |
writer (1863–1944) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer | 1863 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louis Agassiz | Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873) | United States of America Switzerland | geologist paleontologist racial theorist zoologist glaciologist physician university teacher biologist philosopher botanist ichthyologist climatologist naturalist writer | 1807-05-28 | Môtiers |  | University of Zurich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Heidelberg University University of Erlangen–Nuremberg | Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Philosophical Society Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Neuchâtel Society of Natural Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium | botany geology glaciology ichthyology biology | board member | Harvard University Cornell University University of Neuchâtel Museum of Comparative Zoology | Copley Medal Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Knight of the Legion of Honour Pour le Mérite Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society Wollaston Medal Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius | |||||||||||||||||
| Louis-Albert Necker | Swiss scientist (1786-1861) | Republic of Geneva Switzerland | geologist politician mountaineer geographer | 1786-04-10 | Geneva |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Geneva | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair | British politician and chemist (1818-1898) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist politician university teacher | 1818-05-01 | Haiti |  | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society | Postmaster General of the United Kingdom Chairman of Ways and Means Secretary of State for Education Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| M. M. Pattison Muir | British chemist | chemist | 1848 | University of Tübingen University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macvey Napier | British legal scholar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | librarian historian editor biographer | 1776-04-11 | Kirkintilloch |  | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Magnus MacLean | electrical engineer | physicist electrician | 1857 |  | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magnus Mowat | Scottish railway engineer | engineer | 1875-11-10 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Atkinson | Professor of e-Science/University of Edinburgh School of Informatics | United Kingdom | computer scientist | 1943-10-13 | Cornwall |  | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Ferguson-Smith | British geneticist | United Kingdom | geneticist pathologist university teacher | 1931-09-05 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | medical genetics pathology | University of Cambridge University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Jeeves | Scottish academic | writer psychologist university teacher | 1926-11-16 | University of Cambridge St John's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh International Society for Science and Religion | cognitive psychology neuropsychology | University of Leeds University of St Andrews | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Knox | British philosopher | translator philosopher businessperson | 1900 | Pembroke College Bury Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Laurie | Scottish zoologist and palaeontologist | zoologist paleontologist | 1866-02-27 | Edinburgh | King's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm Longair | British astronomer | United Kingdom | astronomer university teacher physicist | 1941-05-18 | Dundee | .jpg) | University of Cambridge University of St Andrews | Royal Society Australian Academy of Science Academia Europaea | Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Harvard University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh IET Kelvin Lecture | Martin Ryle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm McGregor Cooper | New Zealand born agriculturalist | 1910-08-17 |  | University of New Zealand University of Oxford University College, Oxford Massey University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctorate Rhodes Scholarship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Malcolm S. Muir | British epidemiologist (1930–1995) | pathologist epidemiologist | 1930-04-23 | University of Glasgow | epidemiology tumor | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Isambard Brunel | French engineer | France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | engineer civil engineer architect | 1769-04-25 | Hacqueville |  | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | Thames Tunnel | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc Turner | Scottish cell biologist | United Kingdom | cell biologist university teacher civil servant | The Open University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | director | University of Edinburgh Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marc-Auguste Pictet | Genevan scientist (1752-1825) | Republic of Geneva France Switzerland | physicist astronomer meteorologist university teacher advocate | 1752-07-23 | Geneva |  | University of Geneva | Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Société des arts de Genève | University of Geneva Observatory of Geneva | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Beaumont | Scottish cyclist, adventurer and documentary filmmaker | United Kingdom | explorer sport cyclist film director | 1983-01-01 | Swindon |  | High School of Dundee | Royal Society of Edinburgh | British Empire Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Girolami | Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge | engineer | 1963 | University of Glasgow University of the West of Scotland | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering | Colin Fyfe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Jones | British art historian, numismatist and museum director | United Kingdom | art historian numismatist | 1951-02-05 |  | Worcester College Courtauld Institute of Art Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London | art history numismatics | museum director | British Museum | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Logan | British technology executive | United Kingdom | business executive | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Skyscanner | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Pringle | British Member of Parliament (1754-1812) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1754-01-10 | University of Cambridge | member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Steedman | British computational linguist | United Kingdom | linguist computer scientist engineer artificial intelligence researcher computational linguist | 1946-09-18 | University of Edinburgh University of Sussex | Academia Europaea British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence | computational linguistics | University of Warwick University of Edinburgh University of Pennsylvania | ACL Fellow AAAI Fellow CSS Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark W. Elliott | religious scholar | 1965 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marshall Hall | British neuroscientist (1790–1857) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | neuroscientist physiologist | 1790-02-18 | Basford |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physiology neurology | Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Goulstonian Lectures | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin A. Hendry | British astrophysicist | United Kingdom | astrophysicist cosmologist university teacher | 1967-11-13 | University of Glasgow | Gravitational astrophysics cosmology | University of Glasgow | Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Barry | British physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician physiologist | 1802-03-28 | England | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin J. Siegert | researcher | geophysicist university teacher | University of Cambridge University of Reading | glaciology geophysics | Imperial College London University of Bristol University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Melvin Cruickshank | Scottish surgeon | 1888-03-22 | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Pickering | psychologist (born 1966) | researcher psychologist | 1966 | University of Edinburgh Durham University | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin R. Evans | British professor of statistical physics | United Kingdom | researcher statistician | 1965-07 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | statistical physics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Schröder | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | 1954 | Imperial College London University of Sheffield Upton Court Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | inorganic chemistry | University of Nottingham University of Edinburgh | Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Smellie | Scottish biochemist and professor | biochemist | 1927-04-01 1927 | University of St Andrews The Glasgow Academy | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Alistair Grant | British businessman | United Kingdom | businessperson | 1937-03-06 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Black | Scottish minister and biblical scholar (1908–1994) | United Kingdom | theologian | 1908-09-03 | Kilmarnock | .jpg) | University of Glasgow University of Bonn Kilmarnock Academy | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Burkitt Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Boulton | English manufacturer, industrialist 1728-1809, business partner of James Watt | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | businessperson inventor engineer mechanical engineer entrepreneur industrialist merchant designer | 1728-09-03 | Birmingham |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Lunar Society of Birmingham | mechanical engineering discoveries and inventions steam engine pump design coin | High Sheriff of Staffordshire | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Campbell | British civil servant | civil servant | 1907-05-23 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Charteris | professor at Glasgow University | teacher | 1840 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Dalby | Professor of Cell Engineering | England | teacher | 1972-10-19 | Leicester | Queen Mary University of London | biomaterial | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Forster Heddle | Scottish physician and mineralogist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mineralogist physician | 1828-04-28 | University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Guthrie | Scottish physician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician | 1743 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Holden | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews Wellcome Sanger Institute | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Murray | Scottish minister and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1735 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stewart | Scottish mathematician | Kingdom of Great Britain | mathematician | 1717-01-15 | Scotland |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Robert Simson | |||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Stewart | 1784?-1851 | 1784 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Matthew Young Orr | British botanist (1883-1953) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1883 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice George Say | British electrical engineer | electrical engineer | 1902 | Colfe's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Quenouille | British statistician | statistician | 1924 | London | Jesus College | Institute of Mathematical Statistics | University of Southampton | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Yonge | English zoologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | biologist university teacher zoologist marine biologist | 1899-12-09 | Wakefield | University of Edinburgh Silcoates School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Bristol University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Darwin Medal Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Bristol honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University Honorary doctor of the University of Manchester honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Makdougall Brisbane Prize Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Max Born | German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970) | German Reich United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist mathematician academic university teacher non-fiction writer theoretical physicist scientist | 1882-12-11 | Wrocław |  | University of Göttingen Heidelberg University University of Wrocław University of Zurich Gonville and Caius College | Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the GDR German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Göttingen Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Göttingen Eighteen American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences | theoretical physics physics quantum mechanics | probability amplitude Born-Oppenheimer approximation | professor | Goethe University Frankfurt University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Nobel Prize in Physics Max Planck Medal Hughes Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guthrie Lecture Makdougall Brisbane Prize | Carl David Tolmé Runge | ||||||||||||||||
| Meirion Thomas | Thomas, Meirion (1894–1977), plant physiologist | physiologist botanist university teacher | 1894 | Royal Society | botany plant physiology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melfort Campbell | Scottish company director | United Kingdom | company director | 1956-06-06 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Atiyah | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician topologist university teacher | 1929-04-22 | Hampstead |  | Trinity College The Manchester Grammar School University of Cambridge Victoria College | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina French Academy of Sciences Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Lincean Academy American Mathematical Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine American Academy of Arts and Sciences Australian Academy of Science Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Indian National Science Academy Academia Europaea The World Academy of Sciences | topology mathematics geometry | Atiyah–Singer index theorem Atiyah algebroid Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence Atiyah–Segal completion theorem Atiyah–Hitchin–Singer theorem Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem Atiyah–Bott formula Atiyah–Hitchin space Atiyah-Jänich theorem Atiyah conjecture on configurations Atiyah–Jones conjecture Atiyah conjecture | President of the Royal Society Savilian Professor of Geometry President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chairperson | University of Cambridge University of Oxford Institute for Advanced Study University of Edinburgh British Army | Fields medal Copley Medal Abel Prize Royal medal King Faisal International Prize in Science De Morgan Medal Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science Order of Merit Royal Society Bakerian Medal honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia Berwick Prize honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca Fellow of the American Mathematical Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Bachelor honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales IET Kelvin Lecture Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize President's Medal Order of Andrés Bello Feltrinelli Prize Benjamin Franklin Medal Forder Lectureship Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science | W. V. D. Hodge | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Bond | English physician | United Kingdom | psychiatrist | 1936-04-15 | University of Sheffield Magnus Church of England School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Burton | British psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist professor professor | 1959-01-21 | University of Nottingham | University of York University of Aberdeen University of Glasgow | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Cates | British physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | 1961-05-05 | Bristol |  | University of Cambridge Trinity College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | Lucasian Professor of Mathematics | University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society IOP Dirac Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Maxwell Medal and Prize Bingham Medal | Sam Edwards | |||||||||||||||||
| Michael D. Rugg | American neuroscientist | United States of America | psychologist neuroscientist researcher | 1954-09-23 | University of Leicester | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University College London University of California, Irvine University of St Andrews University of Texas at Dallas | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Davies | engineer | engineer university teacher | Learned Society of Wales | University of Sussex | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael J. Benton | British palaeontologist | United Kingdom | paleontologist herpetologist university teacher non-fiction writer | 1956-04-09 | Aberdeen |  | Robert Gordon's College Newcastle University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Bristol | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael J. Ferguson | biochemist | United Kingdom | biochemist researcher | 1957 | County Durham | University of London University of Manchester | Royal Society of Edinburgh European Molecular Biology Organization Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Society | University of Alberta National Research Council Canada University of Oxford University of Dundee | Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Keating | Irish political scientist | Republic of Ireland | political scientist university teacher | 1950-02-02 | United Kingdom | .jpg) | Pembroke College Glasgow Caledonian University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | Western University University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Laverack | British zoologist | zoologist | 1931-03-19 | University of Southampton | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Oliver | cardiologist | United Kingdom | teacher cardiologist physician | 1925 | Borth Aberystwyth | Marlborough College | medicine cardiology | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Ovenden | British astronomer | astronomer | 1926-05-21 | Muswell Hill | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Strachan | Scottish businessman | businessperson biographer | 1919-10-23 | Rugby School Corpus Christi College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Swann | British biologist (1920-1990) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | biologist zoologist university teacher broadcasting director politician | 1920-03-01 | Cambridge |  | University of Edinburgh Gonville and Caius College King's College School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords Governor of the BBC Regius Professor of Natural History Chair of the BBC | BBC | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Victor Berry | British physicist | United Kingdom | mathematician theoretical physicist screenwriter university teacher | 1941-03-14 | Surrey | .jpg) | University of St Andrews Ilford County High School | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematical physics | University of Bristol Utrecht University Leiden University | Ig Nobel Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Lorentz Medal Pólya Prize Wolf Prize in Physics IOP Dirac Medal Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Onsager Medal Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award Bakerian Lecture Maxwell Medal and Prize Lilienfeld Prize ICTP Dirac Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics doctor honoris causa of the University of Warwick honorary doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science honorary doctorate of Technion honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of Ulm University honorary doctor of the University of Exeter Moyal Medal Royal Society Bakerian Medal Clarivate Citation Laureates Forder Lectureship | Robert B. Dingle | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michel Kaiser | researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-8782-3621 | researcher | 1967-01-30 | Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miles J. Padgett | Professor of Optics | United Kingdom | researcher | 1963-06-01 |  | University of York | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of Glasgow | Max Born Award Young Medal and Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Rumford Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mirko Canevaro | Italian historian of antiquity | Italy | historian of classical antiquity classical philologist historian university teacher | 20th century | Alessandria | Young Academy of Europe Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh | classical philology history ancient history | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morrell Draper | Australian teacher | Australia | teacher physiologist | 1921-07-10 | Adelaide | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moses Stevens of Bellahouston |
lawyer (*1806) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | lawyer | 1806 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mowbray Ritchie | Scottish chemist and scientific author | chemist | 1905-10-05 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mstislav Keldysh | Soviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978) | Russian Empire Soviet Union | mathematician engineer university teacher politician physicist | 1911-01-28 | Riga | .jpg) | MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics Moscow State University Steklov Institute of Mathematics | Academy of Sciences of the GDR Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Academy of Sciences of the USSR Hungarian Academy of Sciences Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Polish Academy of Sciences American Mathematical Society International Academy of Astronautics Romanian Academy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences | mathematics mechanics | deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union chairperson | Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics Keldysh Research Center Moscow State University Academy of Sciences of the USSR Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology | Stalin Prize Order of Lenin Hero of Socialist Labour Order of the Red Banner of Labour Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Lomonosov Gold Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" Commander of the Legion of Honour Lenin Prize "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal Order of Georgi Dimitrov Order of Cyril and Methodius Order of Bernardo O'Higgins Order of Sukhbaatar Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" médaille d'or Tsiolkovski Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary Order of the Red Banner of Labor USSR State Prize Medal "For the Defence of Moscow" | Mikhail Lavrentyev | |||||||||||||||||
| Muhammad Ali Imran | researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-4743-9136 | university teacher electrical engineer | 1976 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | communication system Internet of things Long Term Evolution | University of Glasgow University of Surrey | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Muir Russell | British civil servant | United Kingdom | writer | 1949-01-09 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Principal of the University of Glasgow | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mungo Fairgrieve | Scottish educator | mountaineer | 1872 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mungo Ponton | British photography pioneer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist inventor photographer jurist | 1801-11-20 1802 | Edinburgh |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murdoch Mitchison | British biologist | United Kingdom | zoologist university teacher | 1922-06-11 | Oxford | Winchester College Trinity College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray Macgregor | Scottish geologist | geologist | 1884 |  | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clough Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| N. M. H. Lightfoot | British mathematician and academic administrator (*1902 – †1962) | mathematician | 1902-10-14 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Naeem Ramzan | British information engineer | United Kingdom | information engineer university teacher | University of Western Brittany Queen Mary University of London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of the West of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Narendra Patel, Baron Patel | British obstetrician and life peer | United Kingdom | politician obstetrician | 1938-05-11 1938-01-01 | Lindi |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords chancellor | Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nathaniel Bowditch | American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838) | United States of America | mathematician astronomer actuary physicist sailor politician | 1773-03-26 | Salem | ,_American_mathematician_and_actuary.jpeg) | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Philosophical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nehal Bhuta |
University teacher and jurist (*1975) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | university teacher jurist | 1975-05-26 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | public international law human rights international criminal law international humanitarian law | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil A. R. Gow | Professor of Microbiology at the University of Exeter | United Kingdom | researcher botanist microbiologist | 1957-11-30 | Tezpur |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Madras College Perth Academy | Royal Society British Society for Medical Mycology proposed standards of care for patients with invasive fungal infections British Mycological Society Microbiology Society | microbiology mycology immunology cell biology | University of Aberdeen University of Exeter | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society | Graham W. Gooday | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Campbell | Scottish chemist and amateur athlete | athletics competitor chemist | 1903-08-29 | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Gillespie | Scottish architect | United Kingdom | architect | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil MacCormick | Scottish legal scholar and politician (1941-2009) | United Kingdom | philosopher politician | 1941-05-27 | Glasgow | .jpg) | University of Glasgow Balliol College University of Edinburgh University of Dundee School of Law | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the European Parliament Regius Chair of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Mackie | British opera singer | United Kingdom | opera singer | 1946 | Aberdeen | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Royal College of Music Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Macrae | British psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist university teacher | Spearman Medal Kurt Lewin Medal Jos Jaspars Medal Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nelson Annandale | Scottish entomologist, anthropologist, and herpetologist | British Raj | anthropologist zoologist entomologist carcinologist botanical collector | 1876-06-15 | Edinburgh |  | Balliol College University of Edinburgh Rugby School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | zoology | University of Edinburgh Indian Museum Zoological Survey of India | Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nevil Maskelyne | fifth Astronomer Royal (*1765 – †1811) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician astronomer scientist university teacher | 1732-10-06 1732-10-05 | London |  | Westminster School St Catharine's College, Cambridge Trinity College University of Cambridge | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences French Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | astronomy mathematics gravity celestial mechanics orbital mechanics mass astronomical observatory | Astronomer Royal | Royal Observatory | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Hastie | British geneticist | United Kingdom | geneticist | 1947-03-29 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Roe | British university teacher | United Kingdom | university teacher | 1955-12-14 |  | Trinity College, Oxford | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Barton | British biologist | United Kingdom | biologist university teacher | 1955-08-30 | Peterhouse University of East Anglia | Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh | University College London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Erwin Schrödinger Prize Darwin–Wallace Medal Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society Darwin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gregor Mendel Medal | Godfrey Hewitt | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick La Thangue | British biologist | United Kingdom | microbiologist university teacher | 1957-11-29 | cancer biology | University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Brown | British microbiologist (b.1948) | United Kingdom | microbiologist university teacher academic administrator | 1948-12-19 | University of Leeds | Learned Society of Wales | microbiology | president | University of Edinburgh University of Birmingham | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Leask | English professor | United Kingdom | literary critic university teacher | 1958-09-29 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh Academy | English Renaissance theatre | Regius Professor of English Language and Literature, Glasgow | Fellow of the English Association Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Jack Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigel Rapport | Welsh anthropologist | United Kingdom | anthropologist university teacher | 1956 | Learned Society of Wales | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ninian Imrie | Scottish army officer and geologist | geologist soldier | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Noel Farnie Robertson | Botanist and Agriculturist (1923-1999) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1923 | Dundalk | University of Edinburgh Trinity Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Borlaug | American biologist | United States of America | biologist university teacher geneticist agronomist engineer | 1914-03-25 | Cresco |  | University of Minnesota | Royal Society Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters National Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain Hungarian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Indian National Science Academy Brazilian Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences | agronomy | University of Iowa | Nobel Peace Prize Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit Presidential Medal of Freedom Borlaug CAST Communication Award National Medal of Science Congressional Gold Medal Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Prize NAS Public Welfare Medal honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Granada Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Honorary doctorate from the University of Florida | |||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Feather | British physicist | nuclear physicist | 1904-11-16 | Wadsworth | Trinity College Bridlington School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | Ernest Rutherford | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Gash | British historian | United Kingdom | historian biographer | 1912-01-16 |  | St John's College Reading School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature Royal Historical Society | University of St Andrews | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Hay Forbes | British physician and academic author | writer | 1863-03-01 | Bedford School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Kemp Smith | British philosopher | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher psychologist translator | 1872-05-05 | Dundee | University of St Andrews Harris Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Princeton University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Loftus Bor | Irish botanist (1893-1972) | Republic of Ireland | botanist | 1893-05-02 | Tramore | University of Edinburgh Kilkenny College Trinity College Dublin | Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | Indian Forest Service Kew Gardens | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman MacLeod of MacLeod | British army officer and politician (1754–1801) | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician military officer | 1754-03-04 | University of Oxford | member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain Chief of Clan MacLeod | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Macleod | Scottish minister (1838-1911) | 1838 | University of Glasgow | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Miller Johnson | Scottish minister and academic author | writer | 1887 | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Tebble | British marine biologist | biologist marine biologist | 1924 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norman Willison Simmonds | British botanist (1922-2002) | botanist | 1922-12-05 1922 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| O. James Garden | British surgeon | United Kingdom | surgeon | 1953-11-13 | University of Edinburgh Lanark Grammar School | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Octave Sneeden | Scottish engineer and author | engineer | 1893 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oliver O'Donovan | British theologian | United Kingdom | theologian university teacher Anglican priest philosopher priest | 1945-06-28 | London | .png) | Princeton University | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | philosophy theology ethics political theology moral theology pastoral theology | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||
| Oliver Penrose | British physicist, mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician physicist university teacher theoretical physicist | 1929-06-06 1929 | Colchester | University College London University of Cambridge | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | The Open University Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Harold Neville Vazeille Temperley | |||||||||||||||||||
| Orley Ashenfelter | American economist | United States of America | economist | 1942-10-18 | San Francisco |  | Princeton University Claremont McKenna College Sweetwater High School | American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Philosophical Society National Academy of Sciences Econometric Society | president | Princeton University | Guggenheim Fellowship IZA Prize in Labor Economics Frisch Medal honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux | Albert Rees Stephen Goldfeld | ||||||||||||||||||
| Otto Egon Löwenstein | German zoologist | Germany | zoologist university teacher | 1906-10-24 | Munich | Royal Society | zoology comparative physiology comparative anatomy | University of Birmingham University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Chadwick | English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015) | United Kingdom | historian theologian rugby union player university teacher Anglican priest | 1916-05-20 | Bromley | St John's College Tonbridge School Ripon College Cuddesdon | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences | vice chancellor | University of Cambridge | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Wolfson History Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen F. T. Roberts | British meteorologist | meteorologist | 1896 | University of Cambridge | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owen Sansom |
Oncologist (*1975) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | United Kingdom | oncologist | 1975-04-21 | University of Nottingham University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Brydone | British scientist, traveller and author (1736-1818) | Scotland | explorer geologist antiquarian travel writer | 1736-01-06 | Coldingham | University of St Andrews | Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Copland | Scottish natural philosopher and university teacher | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer university teacher | 1748 | University of Aberdeen Marischal College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Cumming | Professor of History ; (1741-1820) | teacher | 1741-10-11 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Don Swan | Scottish ship owner and ship builder | politician | 1808 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Dudgeon | British mineralogist | geologist | 1817 | Restalrig | .jpg) | Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Dunbar Ritchie | British chemist, artist, fine art conservator, philatelist, ornithologist and mountaineer | chemist | 1907 | University of Dundee Arbroath High School | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Fraser Tytler | Scottish historian | historian writer | 1791-08-30 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Maitland Club Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Hunter Gordon | Scottish soldier and electrical engineer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel | 1916-12-06 | Inverness | Cargilfield Preparatory School Oundle School University of Cambridge Royal Military Academy Sandhurst | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick James Stirling | Scottish lawyer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | translator writer lawyer | 1800 1809-07-13 | Dunblane | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Murray | politician in UK | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1771-02-03 | University of Glasgow | member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Neill | Scottish printer and naturalist (1776-1851) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | horticulturist businessperson botanist naturalist printer | 1776-10-25 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Neill Fraser | Scottish printer and botanist (1830-1905) | botanist horticulturist | 1830 | Botanical Society of Scotland Royal Scottish Geographical Society | treasurer | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Newbigging | (1813-1864) | surgeon | 1813 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Atkinson | Scottish businessman | United Kingdom | businessperson | University of Manchester | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Attfield | British professor of materials science at extreme conditions | United Kingdom | lecturer materials scientist | 1962 | Birmingham |  | University of Oxford Durham Johnston Comprehensive School | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge | Meldola Medal and Prize Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society | Anthony Cheetham | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Boyle | British geographer | United Kingdom | geographer | 1964-11-16 | Felixstowe | _(Boyle_cropped).jpg) | University of Lancaster | Learned Society of Wales | population geography geography health | University of Leicester University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales | |||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Gordon Jarvis | leading ecologist and Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Edinburgh from 1975 to 2001 | United Kingdom | ecologist | 1935-05-23 | Royal Tunbridge Wells | Oriel College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul L. Younger | British hydrogeologist | United Kingdom | hydrogeologist engineer | 1962-11-01 | Newcastle University Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Newcastle University University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Martin Sharp | professor of genetics at the University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | researcher | 1957-09-12 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Nottingham Trinity College Dublin | Fellow of the Royal Society EMBO Membership Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Royal Irish Academy | Alan Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Percy Hall Grimshaw | English entomologist and zoogeographer (1869–1939) | entomologist | 1869 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percy Samuel Lelean |
surgeon (1871–1956) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | surgeon | 1871-07-21 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Percy Theodore Herring | British doctor | New Zealand | physician physiologist | 1872-11-03 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Boyle | British epidemiologist | United Kingdom | epidemiologist statistician | 1951-06-08 | Glasgow |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Hungarian Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea | epidemiology | Harvard University University of Strathclyde International Agency for Research on Cancer | Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Bruce | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist researcher | 1956-10-02 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Society | University of Oxford University of St Andrews | Beilby Medal and Prize Tilden Prize Interdisciplinary Prize Hughes Medal Liversidge Award Geoffrey Barker Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society Longstaff Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Buneman | British computer scientist | United Kingdom | computer scientist university teacher | 1943 | University of Warwick | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery Academia Europaea UK Computing Research Committee | database management system | University of Pennsylvania University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Member of the Order of the British Empire Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Christopher Zeeman | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Burt | businessman (1944-2017) | United Kingdom | chief executive officer banker | 1944-03-06 | University of St Andrews The Wharton School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Coats | Scottish thread manufacturer and philanthropist | 1808-07-18 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Comrie | Scottish mathematician and educator | mathematician | 1868-07-17 | Muthill | University of St Andrews Morrison's Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Greenock Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter David Handyside | Scottish surgeon and anatomist | surgeon anatomist | 1808 | University of Edinburgh | Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Downes | British biochemist | United Kingdom | biochemist | 1953-10-15 1953-10 | Manchester | University of Birmingham | University of Dundee | Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter George Le Comber | British solid state physicist and academic | physicist inventor | 1941-02-19 | University of Leicester | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Leicester University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gabor Medal and Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Guthrie Tait | Scottish mathematical physicist (1831–1901) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician physicist | 1831-04-28 | Dalkeith |  | University of Edinburgh Peterhouse Edinburgh Academy University of Cambridge | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematical physics thermodynamics | University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast | Royal medal honorary degree Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Higgins | Scottish sustainability scientist | United Kingdom | sustainability researcher university teacher environmental scientist freshwater biologist fisheries biologist | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Higgs | British physicist | United Kingdom | theoretical physicist researcher particle physicist physicist | 1929-05-29 | Newcastle upon Tyne |  | King's College London Cotham School Monash University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | University College London University of Edinburgh Monash University La Trobe University Curtin University | Nobel Prize in Physics Hughes Medal Rutherford Medal and Prize IOP Dirac Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research Copley Medal Oskar Klein Medal High Energy and Particle Physics Prize Fellow of the Institute of Physics Wolf Prize in Physics Sakurai Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Companion of Honour Clarivate Citation Laureates Edinburgh Medal | Charles Coulson H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins | ||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Holmes | British physiologist | United Kingdom | physiologist university teacher | 1942-06-06 | University of Glasgow | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Joseph Heald | biochemist | biochemist | 1925-07-26 | University of Manchester Stockport School | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Laird McKinlay | Scottish medical statistician | electrical engineer | 1901-06-11 | Aberdeen | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Macnair | Scottish geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist | 1868-09-12 | Glasgow |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter McBride | Scottish physician (1854–1946) | teacher | 1854 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Mitchell Grant | British engineer | United Kingdom | engineer | 1944-06-20 | United Kingdom | University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University Strathallan School | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Engineering | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rice University Stanford University University of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Faraday Medal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Nicholas Pusey | astronomer | scientist | 1942-12-30 | University of Pittsburgh | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Pauson | British chemist (1925-2013) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1925-07-30 | Bamberg | University of Sheffield Duquesne University | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina | University of Strathclyde | Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Pinkerton | Born: 8 June 1870 in Kilmarnock, Scotland; Died: 22 November 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland | mathematician | 1870-06-08 | University of Glasgow | High School of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Proud | British digital executive | United Kingdom | business executive | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Accenture Microsoft | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Redford Scott Lang | Scottish mathematician and Regius Professor at St Andrews University | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician university teacher | 1850-10-08 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews | mathematics | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Reekie | Scottish civil engineer and executive | United Kingdom | civil engineer executive | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chief executive officer | Scottish Futures Trust | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Smith | Scottish climate change scientist | United Kingdom | researcher | 20th century |  | University of Reading University of London | Royal Society | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society Philippe Duchaufour Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Cohen | British biochemist | United Kingdom | biologist researcher | 1945-07-22 | Middlesex | University College London University of Washington | Royal Society National Academy of Sciences European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Albert Einstein World Award of Science Colworth Medal Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine Sir Hans Krebs Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Metabolic Diseases Research Novartis Medal and Prize Knight Bachelor Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences EMBO Membership honorary doctor of Linköping University Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Eggleton | British biochemist, physiologist | physiologist biochemist university teacher lecturer reader adviser | 1903-03-19 | London | Tiffin School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh BBC | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Esler | Australian academic | Australia | business executive | 1952-08-27 | Sydney | Magdalen College University of Sydney Marist College Eastwood | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of Gloucestershire | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Kelland | British mathematician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1808-10-17 1808 | Dunster |  | Queens' College Sherborne School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Long | Scottish conservation executive | United Kingdom | conservator | 1966-01-05 | chief executive officer | National Trust for Scotland | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Nelson | British Physician and historian (1872-1953) | United Kingdom | teacher | 1872 | University of Liverpool | Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire | Ancient painted glass in England (1170-1500) | secretary | University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Rycroft | British Civil servant | 1961-05-22 |  | The Leys School Wadham College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Steven Corbet | British entomologist (1929–2008) | Malaysia | botanist entomologist | 1929-05-21 | Kuala Lumpur |  | Nelson College University of Reading Gonville and Caius College Dauntsey's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Canterbury University of Dundee Lincoln University University of Waterloo | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Philip Wadler | American computer scientist | United Kingdom United States of America | computer scientist engineer university teacher | 1956-04-08 | United States of America |  | Stanford University Carnegie Mellon University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery UK Computing Research Committee | programming language | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh Bell Labs | SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | Nico Habermann Guy L. Steele | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phillips O'Brien | American historian | teacher historian military historian | 1963 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pierre Pruvost | French geologist | France | geologist university teacher | 1890-08-01 | Raismes | University of Lille | French Academy of Sciences Société géologique du Nord Société géologique de France Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium Sciences Academy of Lisbon Geological Society of America Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Société géologique de Belgique Royal Society of Edinburgh | mineralogy paleontology geology | président de la Société géologique du Nord président de la Société géologique de France dean docent professor president administrator | University of Paris Service géologique national | Gustav-Steinmann Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Wollaston Medal Prix Jules Gosselet Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Legion of Honour honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms Officer of the Order of the Crown honorary doctor of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Charles Barrois | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prideaux John Selby | English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788–1867) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist ornithologist illustrator | 1788-07-23 | Alnwick |  | University College, Oxford Durham School Durham University | zoology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Quintin McKellar | British academic | United Kingdom | veterinarian pharmacologist | 20th century | University of Glasgow | University of Hertfordshire | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. A. Stradling | British physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | 1937 | Brasenose College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Imperial College London University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. H. A. Swain | British virologist (1910–1981) | virologist | 1910-02-06 | University of Cambridge Dulwich College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. H. Stoy | British astronomer | astronomer | 1910 | University of Cambridge Gonville and Caius College | astronomy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| R. J. Berry | British biologist | United Kingdom | geneticist naturalist theologian university teacher | 1934-10-26 | United Kingdom | Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences University of Utah | Royal Society of Edinburgh | genetics natural science theology ecology environmentalism Christianity relationship between religion and science | President of the Linnean Society of London | University College London Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | Marsh Ecology Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline | British diplomat | England | diplomat | 1803-04-06 | Peterhouse Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | ambassador of the United Kingdom to Sardinia ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands ambassador of the United Kingdom to the German Confederation ambassador of the United Kingdom to Tuscany | Foreign Office | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Hudson Johnson | British neurologist | writer neurologist | 1933-12-03 | University of Cambridge University of Oxford Rugby School Lawrence Sheriff School | University of Otago | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Raphael | British chemist | United Kingdom | chemist | 1921-01-01 | London Borough of Croydon |  | Wesley College | Royal Society | Regius Professor of Chemistry | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Meldola Medal and Prize Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ralph Stockman | Scottish pharmacologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pharmacologist university teacher | 1861 | Leith |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramaswamy S. Vaidyanathaswamy | Indian mathematician | India British Raj Dominion of India | mathematician | 1894 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | E. T. Whittaker H. F. Baker | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ramsay Traquair | Scottish palaeoichthyologist (1840-1912) | paleontologist | 1840-07-30 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Lyell Medal Royal medal Wollaston Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ravinder Dahiya | researcher | researcher | University of Genoa | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raymond Keiller Butchart | Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1888 | Dundee | University of St Andrews Morgan Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | National University of Singapore University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reginald Brettauer Fisher | British biochemist | biochemist | 1907-02-13 | University of Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reginald Fairlie | Scottish architect (1883-1952) | architect | 1883-03-07 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reginald John Gladstone | anatomist | anatomist physician embryologist | 1865-06-09 1865 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | anatomy embryology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reinhold Furth | Czech-British physicist | Austria-Hungary | physicist | 1893-10-20 | Prague | German Technical University in Prague College of Philosophy of the Prague German University Deutsche wissenschaftliche Prüfungs-kommission für das Lehramt an Mittelschulen in Prag | Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Philipp Frank | ||||||||||||||||||||
| René de Borst | scientist | Kingdom of the Netherlands | university teacher civil engineer | 1958 | The Hague |  | Delft University of Technology | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics | Delft University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology University of Glasgow | Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Spinoza Prize Max Planck Research Award Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Richard A Anderson | cancer researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-7495-518X | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Bauckham | British theologian | United Kingdom | theologian university teacher historian | 1946-09-22 | London |  | Clare College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Leeds University of Manchester University of St Andrews Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Burkitt Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Dalziel Graham | British educator, author, artist and printer | writer | 18th century | The Manchester Grammar School Tettenhall College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Ellis | British pediatrician | United Kingdom | pediatrician university teacher | 1902-08-25 | Leicester | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine pediatrics | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard English | British historian | United Kingdom | historian | 1963-12-16 | Belfast | Keble College University of Keele | Royal Irish Academy Royal Historical Society | University of St Andrews Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Gregory | British psychologist; (1923-2010) | United Kingdom | psychologist neuroscientist university teacher | 1923-07-24 | London |  | Downing College King Alfred School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | psychology neuropsychology optical illusion | café wall illusion | University of Bristol University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Michael Faraday Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Hill Norris | British physiologist, spiritualist and photographer | photographer physiologist | 1830 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Hogg | Scottish historian of the English language (1944-2007) | United Kingdom | linguist | 1944-05-20 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | historical linguistics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Holloway | Scottish writer, broadcaster and Bishop of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church | United Kingdom | priest | 1933-11-26 | Possilpark | Society of the Sacred Mission Union Theological Seminary | Royal Society of Edinburgh | bishop | Gresham College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard James Arthur Berry | British-born surgeon and anatomist well-known in Australia | Australia | teacher anatomist surgeon | 1867-05-30 | Up Holland | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Melbourne University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard John Lloyd | British linguist and phoneticist | United Kingdom | Esperantist linguist | 1846 | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kenway | British mathematical physicist | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1954-05-08 | Learned Society of Wales | mathematical physics | University of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirwan | Irish geologist and chemist (1733-1812) | Republic of Ireland | chemist meteorologist scientist geologist | 1733-08-01 | County Galway |  | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of United Irishmen | chemistry | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Lightburn Sutton | physician, dermatologist | United States of America | dermatologist | 1878 | University of Michigan | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Lorraine de Chasteney Holbourne Saunders |
Anatomist (1908–1995) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | anatomist | 1908-05-29 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Ovenden | British librarian | librarian writer | 1964-03-25 |  | Durham University Sir Roger Manwood's School | American Philosophical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | library science information management creative and professional writing non-fiction literature | Bodley's Librarian | Bodleian Libraries University of Edinburgh National Library of Scotland House of Lords Library Durham University Library | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Parnell | British physician and naturalist (1810-1882) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist ichthyologist physician | 1810 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Phillips | British chemist (1778-1851) | chemist botanist | 1778-11-21 | London | .jpg) | Royal Society Askesian Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Fellow of the Geological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Robb | Born: 7 September 1901 in Glasgow, Scotland; Died: 22 March 1977 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland | mathematician | 1901-09-07 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Queen's Park Secondary School, Glasgow University of Michigan | Royal Astronomical Society | chairperson | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch | Duke of Buccleuch (born 1954) | United Kingdom | politician aristocrat art historian | 1954-02-14 | Edinburgh |  | Christ Church Eton College St. Mary's School, Melrose | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London | art history | Scottish clan chief | Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle | |||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Sillitto | British physicist | physicist | 1923 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Stanfield | British civil engineer (1863–1950) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mining engineer | 1863-06-23 | The Manchester Grammar School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Susskind | Legal scholar and consultant | United Kingdom | computer scientist | 1961-03-28 | Paisley | Balliol College University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | law | Gresham College | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Taunton Francis | British publisher | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | publisher | 1883 | British Ornithologists' Union | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Vary Campbell | Scottish advocate and author of legal books | 1840-08-04 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard William Byrne | professor and researcher of cognitive and social behaviour | university teacher | United Kingdom | social behavior psychology neuroscience evolution cognitive psychology | emeritus | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Williams | English academic, engineer and innovator | United Kingdom | engineer | 1960 | Imperial College London | vice chancellor | Beilby Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rob Woodward | Scottish television executive | United Kingdom | television executive business executive | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chief executive officer Pro-Chancellor | STV Group City, University of London Blancco Ebiquity | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Adam | British neoclassical architect (1728–1792) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom | architect archaeologist politician furniture designer | 1728-07-03 | Kirkcaldy |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Accademia delle Arti del Disegno | architecture interior design | Syon House Lansdowne House Culzean Castle Kedleston Hall Pulteney Bridge Harewood House | member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Alexander Fleming | Scottish pathologist and medical author | pathologist | 1862 | Dundee | University of Edinburgh Craigmount School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Harveian Society of Edinburgh Aesculapian Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Alexander Rankin | Scottish mathematician; (1915-2001) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1915-10-27 | Garlieston | Clare College Fettes College University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics | Rankin–Cohen bracket Rankin–Selberg method | chairperson | University of Cambridge University of Birmingham University of Glasgow Ministry of Supply | De Morgan Medal Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Whitehead Prize | G.H. Hardy Albert Ingham | |||||||||||||||||
| Robert Alexander Robertson | Scottish botanist (1873—1935) | 1873 | University of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Allan | Scottish advocate, stockbroker and amateur mineralogist | mineralogist | 1806-10-12 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Allardice | Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1862-03-02 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Mathematical Society | mathematics | Stanford University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Arnot Staig | Scottish entomologist and zoologist | teacher | 1878 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Bald | Scottish surveyor, civil and mining engineer, and antiquarian. | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer mining engineer antiquarian | 1776 | Culross |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Geological Society of London Institution of Civil Engineers Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Wernerian Natural History Society Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Royal Scottish Society of Arts | John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Barclay | Scottish statistician, noted as a scholar of Orkney | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian statistician demographer archivist | 1901-09-13 | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Bartlett | British historian | United Kingdom | medievalist historian university teacher | 1950-11-27 | London | Peterhouse Princeton University St John's College Battersea Grammar School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Medieval Academy of America | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire PROSE Awards Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Baxter | British army general | United Kingdom | military officer security guard | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Black | Scottish lawyer | blogger | 1947 |  | University of Edinburgh McGill University | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Blyth Greig | Scottish agriculturalist (1874-1947) | 1874-03-23 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Bowes Malcolm | 25 Aug 1807 - 6 Jun 1894 | physician | 1807-08-25 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Bryson | Scottish chronometer and clock maker (1778-1852) | watchmaker businessperson | 1778-08-25 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Caird | British engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer businessperson | _-_Cassier%27s_1897-08.png) | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Campbell Garry | Professor of Medicine; (1900-1993) | university teacher physiologist physician non-fiction writer | 1900-04-21 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Queen's Park Secondary School, Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | human physiology | Regius Professor of Physiology | University of Dundee University of St Andrews University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Chambers | Scottish publisher and writer (1802–1871) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer publisher historian biographer biologist naturalist geologist | 1802-07-10 | Peebles |  | Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Chambers | Scottish publisher and encyclopaedist (1832–1888) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | editor golfer | 1832-03 | Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Clark | Scottish marine zoologist (1882–1950) | United Kingdom | explorer cricketer marine biologist zoologist | 1882-09-11 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Cleghorn | Scottish physician and pharmacologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | physician pharmacologist | 1755 | Scotland | .jpg) | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Cook | British biochemist | biochemist chemist | 1906 | Melbourne | Trinity Grammar School Kew Gonville and Caius College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Courtney Smith | British businessman | United Kingdom | 1927-09-10 | Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Cox | Scottish gelatine and glue manufacturer and Liberal Unionist politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | businessperson politician | 1845-05-06 | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Loretto School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Craig Maclagan |
writer (1839–1919) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; child of Douglas Maclagan | writer | 1839-03-06 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Craigie Cross | British philosopher (1911–2000) | philosopher | 1911-04-24 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Logic | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Cranston Low | Scottish dermatologist | physician dermatologist | 1879 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Crawford | Scottish poet, scholar and critic | United Kingdom | poet literary critic essayist biographer literary scholar scientist writer professor | 1959 | Bellshill | Balliol College University of Glasgow | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Eric Gregory Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Cruickshank | Scottish bacteriologist and physician | bacteriologist physician | 1899-09-26 | University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Cunningham Graham Spiers | Scottish advocate and prison reformer | lawyer | 1797-09-14 | .jpg) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Daun |
surgeon (1785–1871) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | surgeon | 1785-04-16 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Davidson | Professor of Old Testament at the University of Glasgow | United Kingdom | professor | 1927-03-30 | University of St Andrews Bell Baxter High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Douglas Lockhart | Scottish anatomist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anatomist | 1894 | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Dundas Thomson | Scottish physician and chemist (1810-1864) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | meteorologist chemist botanist | 1810-09-21 | Eccles Manse | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Dundas of Beechwood | (1761-1835) | lawyer | 1761-06-30 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Dyce | Scottish surgeon and University Professor | physician | 1798 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Edmund Holdsworth | researcher | researcher | University of Leeds | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Durham University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Elliott | Professor of Health Economics, Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, 2012–16, now Emeritus (Professor of Economics, since 1990) | health economist university teacher | 1947-06-15 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Etheridge | English geologist and palaeontologist (1819-1903) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist paleontologist botanist | 1819-12-03 | Ross-on-Wye |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | President of the Geological Society of London | British Museum | Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Murchison Fund Mueller Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Evan Kendell | British psychiatrist | psychiatrist | 1935 | Rotherham | Mill Hill School Peterhouse | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Ferguson of Raith | Scottish landowner, politician and mineral collector | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1769-09-08 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Member of Parliament of Great Britain member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Freer | professor of medicine | surgeon | 1745 | ,_Professor_of_the_Practice_of_Medicine_at_the_University_of_Glasgow_-_GLAHA-44211_-_Hunterian_Museum_and_Art_Gallery.jpg) | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert G. W. Anderson | British chemist and historian of science | United Kingdom | chemist curator historian of science | 1944-05-02 | London |  | St John's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London British Society for the History of Science | museum director President of the British Society for the History of Science | British Museum Science History Institute | Paul Bunge Prize Dexter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert George Allan | British agricultural administrator | scientist | 1879-11-07 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Gordon | Scottish minister and writer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | writer cleric | 1786-05-05 | Glencairn |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Gray | British ornithologist | United Kingdom | ornithologist banker | 1825-08-15 | Dunbar | Glasgow Natural History Society | City of Glasgow Bank Bank of Scotland British Linen Bank | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert H. S. Robertson | Scottish chemist and mineralogist | United Kingdom Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist mineralogist | 1911 | University of Cambridge Rugby School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Halliday Gunning | Scottish surgeon, entrepreneur and philanthropist | surgeon | 1818-12-12 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Hamilton | Scottish mathematician and political economist; (1743-1829) | economist mathematician businessperson | 1743-06-11 |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Hamilton | Scottish lawyer | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | lawyer | 1763 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Handyside, Lord Handyside | (1798-1858) | 1798-03-26 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Hannay Millar | British zoologist | United Kingdom | zoologist | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Henry Bow | British photographer and civil engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | photographer civil engineer engineer | 1832 | Alnwick | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie | Scottish landowner, landscape photographer and arboriculturalist | photographer | 1834 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert I. Frost | British historian | historian university teacher | 1960-06-20 1958 | Edinburgh | Jagiellonian University University of St Andrews UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies | history modern history history of war | King's College London University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Knight's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Inglis | civil engineer (1881-1962) | engineer civil engineer | 1881-05-05 1881 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert James Blair Cunynghame |
physiologist (1841–1903) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | physiologist | 1841-01-13 | University of Edinburgh Medical School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert James Douglas Graham | botanist (1884-1950) | botanist | 1884 | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Jameson | British scientist; (1774-1854) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | ornithologist university teacher geologist | 1774-07-11 | Leith |  | University of Edinburgh Leith Academy | Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | mineralogy geologist | Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Jardine | Nova Scotian and professor of midwifery in Glasgow, Scotland | surgeon | 1862 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert John Harvey-Gibson | Scottish botanist (1860-1929) | United Kingdom | botanist | 1860-11-02 | Helensburgh | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert John Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir | British academic | United Kingdom | judge writer | 1956-09-07 | Scotland | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh Balliol College George Watson's College University of Edinburgh School of Law | Faculty of Advocates | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | Glasgow Caledonian University University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert K Semple | researcher | researcher | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh NHS Lothian University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kaye Greville | British botanist (1794-1866) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | botanist bryologist mycologist botanical illustrator | 1794-12-13 | Bishop Auckland |  | University of Edinburgh | German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kenedi |
Person (1921–1998) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1921-03-19 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kerr Hannay | Scottish historian 1867-1940 | historian | 1867-12-31 | University of Glasgow University College, Oxford | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig | Scottish politician, peer, educator, academician, and former President of the General Medical Council (1926-2015) | United Kingdom | politician pharmacologist | 1926-07-29 | Fife | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | member of the House of Lords | University of Sheffield University of Leicester University of Dundee University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Kirk | Scottish parasitologist and pathologist | pathologist | 1905-01-26 | University of Glasgow Greenock Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Chalmers Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Knox | Scottish physician, anatomist, zoologist and ethnologist (1791-1862) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military physician surgeon anatomist zoologist | 1791-09-04 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh University of Paris Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie Nationale de Médecine | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Lee, Lord Lee | Scottish judge | 1830-04-01 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Lickley | aeronautical engineer | aerospace engineer engineer | 1912-01-19 | Dundee | University of Edinburgh Imperial College London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Cranfield University | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Lim | Chinese physician (1897-1969) | United States of America Republic of China | physician physiologist | 1897-10-15 | Singapore |  | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | National Academy of Sciences Academia Sinica Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Miles Laboratories University of Illinois at Chicago Peking Union Medical College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Lovell Reid | Australian agricultural scientist (1921-1996) | 1921-04-11 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Lyell Mitchell | Scottish chemist and mountaineer | chemist | 1910-06-03 | Bathgate Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert M Ellam | researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8159-4864) | geochemist | 1962 | The Open University Imperial College London | isotope geochemistry | University of Glasgow The Open University University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert MacKay Smith | Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist | meteorologist | 1802 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Macfarlane | Scottish judge | judge | 1802 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Maclagan | British Army officer and military engineer (1820–94) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer army officer | 1820 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Meldrum Craig |
geologist (1882–1956) ♂; Keith Medal and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | geologist | 1882-07-13 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Melville | General and antiquarian (1723-1809) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | inventor military officer antiquarian archaeologist historian botanist | 1723-10-12 | Scotland | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Arts | governor | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Milne Murray | Scottish surgeon and medical author (1855-1904) | teacher surgeon | 1855-05-06 |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Mond | British chemist and archaeologist | United Kingdom | anthropologist archaeologist chemist art collector patron of the arts industrialist | 1867-09-09 | Farnworth |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Peterhouse Cheltenham College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres | Tata Chemicals Europe Mond Nickel Company | Commander of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morehead | Scottish priest | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | poet Anglican priest | 1777 | Stirlingshire | Balliol College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Doctor of Divinity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Mortimer Glover | British surgeon | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon university teacher | 1815-11-02 | South Shields | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Mossman | British polar explorer | meteorologist | 1870-11-07 | Royal High School | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Muir | British pathologist (1864-1959) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pathologist | 1864-07-05 | Balfron | _c1900.jpg) | University of Edinburgh Hawick High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Lister Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Munro | Scottish archaeologist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist archaeologist | 1835-07-21 |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Munro | Scottish minister and folklorist | folklorist | 1853-04-26 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Murray Keith | British diplomat (1730-1795) | Kingdom of Great Britain | diplomat politician | 1730-09-20 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria ambassador of the United Kingdom to Denmark ambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain | Foreign Office | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Nasmyth | Scottish dental surgeon | surgeon | 1792 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Nisbet | Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland and religious author | Christian minister | 1814-01-07 | Auchterarder | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Pollock Gillespie | Scottish mathematician | mathematician | 1903-11-21 | Johnstone | University of Glasgow University of Cambridge Paisley Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow Royal Air Force | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Ernest William Hobson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Pullar | British politician (1828-1912) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1828-02-18 |  | member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Rowand Anderson | British architect (1834-1921) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | architect | 1834-04-05 | Forres |  | Edinburgh College of Art George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Royal Gold Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert S. Calderwood | British minister | chaplain | 1864 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Schlapp | 548* | mathematician | 1899-07-18 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College University of Cambridge | chairperson president | University of Edinburgh Middlesex Regiment | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Joseph Larmor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Scoresby Jackson | English physician and geographer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician geographer historian | 1833-11-12 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Scott Mylne | antiquarian (1854-1920), son of Robert William Mylne | writer | 1854-04-02 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Silver | British physicist | engineer physicist | 1913 |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Spittal | Scottish physician and amateur botanist | teacher | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Stevenson | civil engineer and lighthouse designer (1772-1850) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer civil engineer inventor | 1772-06-08 | Glasgow | _-_Robert_Stevenson_(1772%E2%80%931850),_Lighthouse_Engineer_-_PG_657_-_National_Galleries_of_Scotland.jpg) | University of Edinburgh University of Strathclyde | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Bell Rock Lighthouse | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Stevenson Thomson | British physician | 1858 | University of Glasgow The Glasgow Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Stewart MacDougall | Scottish scientist and author | zoologist | 1862-06-05 | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Stuart Pilcher | early 20th century British transport engineer and author | engineer | 1882-01-28 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert T. Skinner | Scottish mathematician, historical author and antiquarian | writer | 1867-05-22 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Tatlock Thomson |
chemist (1856–1950) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemist | 1856 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Tennent | Scottish photographer and landowner in Australia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | photographer large estate owner | 1813 | Edinburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Traill Omond | Scottish meteorologist and physicist | geologist physicist | 1858-06-05 | University of Edinburgh | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Waldron Plenderleith | Scottish engineer and museum curator (1901-1974) | 1901-11-24 | Coatbridge | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Walker Hay | British chemist | chemist | 1934-09-17 | Stirling | University of Glasgow | organic chemistry | Victoria University of Wellington University of Stirling University of St Andrews Australian National University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Wallace | Scottish agricultural academic (1853-1939) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Scotland | university teacher naturalist | 1853-06-24 | Glencairn |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Royal Agricultural University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Webb | Honorary Professor, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, 2012–17, now Emeritus Professor | 1950-06-18 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Wilfred Scarff |
pathologist (1899–1970) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | pathologist | 1899 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert William Philip | physician and founder of tuberculosis dispensaries | United Kingdom | physician | 1857-12-29 | Glasgow |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | tuberculosis | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert William Pringle | Scottish physicist | physicist | 1920-05-02 | University of Cambridge George Heriot's School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Wilson Dron | Scottish geologist and mining engineer | businessperson geologist | 1869 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robertson Fotheringham Ogilvie |
writer and internist (1904–1966) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer internist | 1904-09-01 1904 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robin Campbell Allshire | scientist | United Kingdom | biologist | 1960-05-19 | Howth |  | University of Dublin | Royal Society | epigenetics | Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology MRC Human Genetics Unit | Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||
| Robin Milner | British computer scientist (1934-2010) | United Kingdom | computer scientist engineer university teacher | 1934-01-13 | Plymouth | Eton College King's College | Royal Society Academia Europaea French Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery | computer science | City, University of London Stanford University University of Edinburgh Swansea University | Turing Award Friedrich L. Bauer Prize EATCS award Programming Languages Achievement Award honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society honorary doctor of the University of Stirling | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robin Watson |
businessperson and engineer (*1967) ♂; Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | businessperson engineer | 1967 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick MacLeod | Principal of Kings College, Aberdeen 1800 to 1815. | 1754 | University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick MacSween | British pathologist | United Kingdom | pathologist physician | 1935-02-02 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medicine pathology histopathology | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Knight Bachelor honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet | British geologist (1792-1871) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist paleontologist geologist military personnel entomologist writer | 1792-02-19 | Ross and Cromarty |  | Durham School | Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Irish Academy Hungarian Academy of Sciences Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Geological Society of London Royal Geographical Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin | geology | President of the Geological Society of London President of the Royal Geographical Society President of the British Science Association | Geological Society of London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Copley Medal Founder’s Medal honorary doctor of the University of Vienna Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class Makdougall Brisbane Prize Wollaston Medal | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Burton Land | 20th century British animal geneticist | United Kingdom | geneticist | 1940-04-30 | Shipley | Bradford Grammar School University of Nottingham University of Edinburgh | genetics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Cowley | English physicist | United Kingdom | physicist university teacher | 1939-02-24 | United Kingdom | Trinity Hall | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Max Born Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Holweck Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Faraday Medal and Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roger Fletcher | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1939-01-29 | University of Cambridge University of Leeds | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | University of Dundee | The George B. Dantzig Prize Lagrange Award for Continuous Optimization Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | Colin M. Reeves | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh | Irish linguist | Republic of Ireland | linguist | 1966 | Dublin | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | professor | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Audley Martineau Dixon |
historian and antiquarian (1871–1960) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Geographical Society | historian antiquarian | 1871 | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald E. Asher | British linguist | United Kingdom | linguist | 1926-07-23 1926 | Gringley on the Hill | University College London Retford Oaks Academy | School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Hay | molecular biologist | molecular biologist | 20th century | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Academia Europaea | University of Dundee University of St Andrews MRC-University of Glasgow Centre For Virus Research Harvard Medical School | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Ian Currie | Scottish marine biologist | marine biologist | 1928 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronald Pearson Tripp | British paleontologist | paleontologist geologist | 1914 | England |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | paleontology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Bell | British physical chemist | United Kingdom | chemist university teacher | 1907-11-24 | United Kingdom | Balliol College University of Oxford | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences | physical chemistry chemistry | Balliol College University of Stirling | Fellow of the Royal Society Meldola Medal and Prize Liversidge Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize | Harold Hartley | |||||||||||||||||||
| Ronnie Selby Wright | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | civil servant | 1908-06-12 |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy Stewart's Melville College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rory Duncan | British science communicator | United Kingdom | science communicator academic administrator | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Sheffield Hallam University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ross J. Anderson | British computer scientist, cryptographer | United Kingdom | cryptographer mathematician computer scientist university teacher | 1956-09-15 | .jpg) | Trinity College | Royal Society Foundation for Information Policy Research Royal Society of Edinburgh | computer science cryptography technology policy | Fellow of the Institute of Physics Lovelace Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Roger Michael Needham | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rowland Edgar Cooper | botanist (1890-1962) | United Kingdom | botanist curator | 1890 1890-06-16 | Kingston upon Thames | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Geographical Society Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland | Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Brown Strathdee |
Person (1897–1976) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Chemical Society | 1897 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roy Watling | Scottish mycologist | United Kingdom | mycologist | 1938 | Scotland | University of Sheffield | Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Russell Morris | Professor of Structural and Materials Chemistry | United Kingdom | cricketer chemist university teacher scientist materials scientist | 1967-06-08 | St Asaph |  | Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy Oriel College | Academia Europaea Royal Society Learned Society of Wales | chemistry materials engineering porous medium zeolite | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society Tilden Prize Applied Inorganic Chemistry Award | Anthony Cheetham | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sabir Zazai | Scottish human rights activist | human rights activist | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chief executive officer | Scottish Refugee Council | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sampson Gamgee | British surgeon (1828-1886) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon | 1828-04-17 | Livorno | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samson Abramsky | computer scientist | United Kingdom | computer scientist engineer | 1953-03-12 |  | Queen Mary University of London King's College University of London | Royal Society Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee | Imperial College London Queen Mary University of London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Lovelace Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ACM Fellow Turing Talk | Richard Bornat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Alexander Pagan | Scottish surgeon and obstetrician | physician | 1793 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Brown | British Royal Navy officer and engineer (1776-1852) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | engineer civil engineer metallurgist naval officer | 1776 | London | .jpg) | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel H. Butcher | Anglo-Irish classicist and politician (1850-1910) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | linguist politician classical scholar translator classical philologist university teacher | 1850-04-16 | Dublin | .png) | Trinity College Marlborough College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | classical philology Greek | member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Harvard University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Hibbert-Ware | British geologist and antiquarian (1782-1848) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist | 1782-04-21 | Manchester |  | Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society Chetham Society | Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel J. Shand | British geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist | 1882-10-29 | Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of Münster | geology | Columbia University Stellenbosch University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Lyell Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel James Thomson | Scottish chemist and academic | United Kingdom | chemist | 1922-09-27 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Durham University University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel K. Cohn | American medieval historian | medieval historian university teacher historian professor | 1949-04-13 | Birmingham | Harvard University | Brandeis University University of Glasgow | Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | David Herlihy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel L. Mitchill | American politician (1764-1831) | United States of America | politician economist physicist physician naturalist ichthyologist university teacher geologist | 1764-08-20 | Hempstead |  | University of Edinburgh | American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society | medicine zoology | United States representative United States senator | Columbia University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Newby Curle | British mathematician | mathematician | 1930-06-18 | Sunderland | Victoria University of Manchester St. Bede's Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | fluid mechanics | University of St Andrews National Physical Laboratory University of Southampton | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Shepherd | British politician (1760-1840) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | judge politician | 1760-04-06 | Merchant Taylors' School | Inner Temple Bannatyne Club | member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sanford Sterling Munro | Canadian zoologist and geneticist | zoologist | 1908-05-20 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Satnam Virdee | British historical sociologist | United Kingdom | sociologist university teacher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergio Della Sala | neuropsychologist/neurologist | Italy | editor neurologist researcher | 1955 | Milan | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seth G. Grant | neuroscientist | United Kingdom | neuroscientist molecular biologist | 1959-02-17 | Sydney | University of Sydney | Academia Europaea | neuroscience | University of Edinburgh Columbia University | Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sethu Vijayakumar | roboticist | United Kingdom | academic roboticist | 1970-09 |  | Tokyo Institute of Technology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shepherd Dawson | British psychologist and author | psychologist | 1880 | School of Medicine, University of Manchester | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sidney Michaelson | computer scientist and mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician computer scientist | 1925-12-05 | London | Imperial College London | University of Edinburgh Imperial College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Simon M. Kirby | British cognitive scientist | cognitive scientist | 1970-04-29 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Adam Fergusson, 3rd Baronet | British Member of Parliament (1733–1813) | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician plantation owner | 1733-05-07 1733-05-08 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet | British politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | songwriter politician writer | 1775-10-09 | Auchinleck House | Eton College | Roxburghe Club | member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Alexander Dick, 3rd Baronet | Scottish physician | Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Great Britain | physician | 1703-10-22 1703-09-22 |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet | British historian (1792–1867) | England | judge historian jurist writer biographer economist | 1792-12-29 | Kenley |  | University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen | Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Archibald Campbell, 2nd Baronet | Scottish judge (1769-1846) | Netherlands | judge | 1769-08-01 | Bearsden | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir David Dickson | Scottish naval surgeon | naval surgeon surgeon | 1780 | Bedrule | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir David Lowe |
businessperson, Deputy Lieutenant (1899–1980) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Commander of the Order of the British Empire | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | businessperson | 1899 | Musselburgh | Deputy Lieutenant | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Douglas Elphinstone, 5th Baronet | British stockbroker | United Kingdom | stockbroker | 1909-04-13 | Jesus College Loretto School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Duncan McDonald | Scottish engineer and businessman | electrical engineer businessperson | 1921-09-20 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Ewen John Maclean | Scottish physician (1865-1953) | Scotland | physician | 1865-10-15 | Scottish Highlands | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet | Scottish politician (1787-1867) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1787-11-19 1787 | Penicuik House | Royal High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom Financial Secretary to the Treasury | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir George Makgill, 9th Baronet | Scottish baronet and de jure peer | 1812-12-23 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet | British Baronet (1887-1948) | United Kingdom | military personnel | 1887-06-20 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinguished Service Order | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Iain Gray | British aerospace professor | United Kingdom | aerospace engineer university teacher | 1957-03-22 | Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen University of Southampton | Cranfield University | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet | Scottish politician | 1780-10-17 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord Provost of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James King, 1st Baronet | Scottish businessman | businessperson | 1830-07-13 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet | Scottish physician, military surgeon and botanist (1771-1858) | United Kingdom | military physician autobiographer botanist surgeon | 1771 |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James Milles Riddell, 2nd Baronet | Scottish landowner and agricultural improver | 1787 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet | Scottish baronet | 1797-09-26 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James Roberton | Scottish lawyer and professor | lawyer | 1821 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir James Stuart Menteath, 2nd Baronet | Scottish advocate and geologist | geologist | 1792-08-19 | Dumfries and Galloway | Rugby School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet | British politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician merchant plantation owner | 1764-12-11 | Leith |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir John Hay, 6th Baronet | British politician (1788-1838) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1788-08-03 | | member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet | British politician | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1752-01-08 1762 |  | University of St Andrews Christ Church | member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir John Melville | politician | politician | 1803 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet | Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754–1835) | Kingdom of Great Britain | economist mathematician politician statistician botanist | 1754-05-10 | Thurso |  | University of Edinburgh Trinity College, Oxford | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen | member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir John Thomas Stanley | (1735-1807) | 1735 1735-11-26 1735-03-26 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baronet | British politician | businessperson | 1846-12-15 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet | Irish geologist and mining engineer (1784-1878) | Republic of Ireland | geologist civil engineer scientific collector | 1784-09-20 | Dublin | .jpg) | Royal Society of Edinburgh Geological Society of London | geology | Royal Dublin Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet | British politician (1784-1855) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1784-02-04 | _by_Sir_Henry_Raeburn_-_Sir_Henry_Raeburn_-_ABDAG003103.jpg) | member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet | Scottish civil servant (1801-1873) | civil servant | 1801-09-09 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir Thomas Clark, 1st Baronet | Scottish publisher and politician | politician | 1823-09-05 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet | British politician (1766-1829) | writer | 1766-12-24 | Scotland |  | Royal High School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet | English physician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician surgeon | 1776 | Bere Ferrers |  | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Göttingen | Keeper of the Privy Purse | Royal Navy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sir William Oliver | Scottish business advisor | inventor businessperson | 1885 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Srinivasa Katikireddi | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stair Agnew | Scottish public official and rower (1831-1916) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | rower | 1831-12-06 | Leswalt | Trinity College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Cursiter | Scottish artist (1887-1976) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cartographer painter art historian visual artist | 1887-04-29 | Kirkwall | Edinburgh College of Art Kirkwall Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | visual arts | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanley Desmond Smith | OBE FRS; elected 1976 | United Kingdom | 1931 1931-03 | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stenhard Landale | British businessman | businessperson | 1905 | University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Blackmore | British botanist | United Kingdom | botanist | 1952-07-30 |  | University of Reading | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society Linnean Medal Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Breslin | Scottish museum administrator | United Kingdom | museum administrator engineer | Royal Society of Edinburgh | chief executive officer | Glasgow Science Centre | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Chapman | Australian teacher and chemist | Australia | teacher chemist | 1959-05-12 | Newcastle upon Tyne | _Chapman.jpg) | Newcastle University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh Edith Cowan University | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Halliwell | British classicist and academic | classical scholar docent | 1953-10-18 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen J. Skinner | physicist, researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-5446-2647 | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Liddle | British chemist | chemist researcher | 19th century | Sunderland | Newcastle University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Manchester University of Nottingham | Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Salter | British academic | United Kingdom | engineer | 1938-09-07 | Johannesburg | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen T. Driscoll | archaeologist | archaeologist university teacher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | medieval archaeology | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman | Senator of the College of Justice | advocate judge | 1953-05-16 |  | University of Aberdeen George Heriot's School University of Aberdeen School of Law | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Reicher | British psychologist | United Kingdom | psychologist | 20th century | University of Bristol University of Aberdeen | The Experiment | University of St Andrews University of Exeter University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Beaumont | British engineer | United Kingdom | engineer university teacher academic administrator | 1952-02-20 | nanoelectronics | University of Glasgow | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven H. Spoel | researcher | researcher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steven Yearley | British sociologist | United Kingdom | sociologist | 1956-09-06 | Walthamstow | University of York Emmanuel College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | sociology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stevenson Macadam | Scottish scientist (1829-1901) | chemist | 1829-04-27 | Glasgow | _(3).jpg) | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Mercer | researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-1703-3664 | researcher | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood | British Baron, academic and philosopher (1941-2018) | United Kingdom | philosopher politician | 1941-02-25 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen Corpus Christi College Robert Gordon's College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales | member of the House of Lords | King's College London University of London University of Stirling | Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Strickland Goodall |
Cardiologist (1874–1934) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | cardiologist | 1874 | Harrow School University of London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Struther Arnott | Scottish academic | United Kingdom | chemist oncologist | 1934-09-25 | Larkhall | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Edinburgh | Purdue University King's College London University of St Andrews | Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Crampin | British geophysicist | researcher geophysicist | University of Cambridge | University of Edinburgh British Geological Survey | Price Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Monro | British geologist | United Kingdom | geologist | 1947-03-03 | Aberdeen | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | The Open University | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Higher Education Academy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart Piggott | British archaeologist (1910-1996) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist archaeologist prehistorian | 1910-05-28 | Petersfield | UCL Institute of Archaeology Churcher's College | American Academy of Arts and Sciences Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Grahame Clark Medal Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Saltire Awards | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sudhamoy Ghosh |
biochemist (1890–1970) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Member of the Order of the British Empire | biochemist | 1890-01-13 | Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunder Lal Hora | Indian ichthyologist (1896–1955) | India British Raj Dominion of India | biologist ichthyologist zoologist | 1896-05-22 | ichthyology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sutherland Simpson | (1863-1926) | physiologist | 1863 | University of Edinburgh | Cornell University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sydney Harland | agricultural botanist and geneticist (1891–1982) | botanist geneticist | 1891-06-19 | King's College London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie | British politician (1743-1823) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | diarist politician aristocrat | 1743-05-24 |  | University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Law | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland Member of the Privy Council of Ireland member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain Rector of King's College. Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| T. B. Hyslop | British physician (1863–1933) | writer physician | 1863 | Kirkhill |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| T. T. Paterson | British archaeologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist archaeologist geographer | 1909 | Buckhaven | University of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tam Dalyell | Scottish politician (1932-2017) | United Kingdom | politician author autobiographer writer biographer teacher obituary writer | 1932-08-09 | Edinburgh |  | King's College Edinburgh Academy Eton College University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education | Father of the House member of the European Parliament member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom | Bo'ness Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tariq Durrani | British engineer | United Kingdom | electrical engineer university teacher | 1943-10-27 | University of Southampton | University of Strathclyde | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology IEEE Fellow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Lyons | British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1952-05-04 |  | University of Oxford | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales Institute of Mathematical Statistics | probability theory | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Pólya Prize Rollo Davidson Prize Whitehead Prize Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics | Henry McKean Richard Geoffrey Haydon | |||||||||||||||||||
| Theodore Salvesen | Scottish soldier and businessman | businessperson | 1863 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Theophilus Houlbrooke | British minister and botanist | United Kingdom | botanist | 1745 | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Allan | Scottish mineralogist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mineralogist | 1777-07-17 | Edinburgh | _painted_by_JW_Gordon.jpg) | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Alty | Scottish physicist and university administrator | physicist | 1899-09-10 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Andrews | English chemist and ironmaster | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ironmaster metallurgist chemist | 1847-02-16 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Annandale | Scottish surgeon | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon university teacher | 1838-12-02 | Newcastle upon Tyne |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Arthur Helme |
Obstetrician (1866–1921) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | obstetrician | 1866 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Arthur Munro | Scottish physician and psychologist | psychologist | 1905-10-01 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Astle | British antiquary and palaeographer; (1735-1803) | palaeographer | 1735-12-22 | Yoxall |  | Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London | Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Baker Morrell | episcopalian Bishop of Edinburgh | 1815 | Balliol College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Balfour | British politician (1810-1838) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician | 1810-04-02 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Barnby Whitson | Scottish politician | United Kingdom | 1869-03-10 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Bedford Franklin |
mathematician, meteorologist, teacher, and agrarian historian (†1960) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematician meteorologist teacher agrarian historian | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Blantyre Simpson | Scottish lawyer | lawyer | 1892 | University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Boverton Redwood | British petroleum consultant | chemical engineer | 1846-04-26 |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Fellow of the Geological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Boyd | (1818–1902), publisher and philanthropist | businessperson | 1818 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Brown | Scottish philosopher and poet, born 1778 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | philosopher physician poet | 1778-01-09 | Wigtownshire |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Brown | Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer | 1811-04-23 | Gavinton | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Brown of Lanfine and Waterhaughs | botanist (1774-1853) | surgeon botanist | 1774 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Brumby Johnston | Scottish geographer and engraver | Scotland | photographer | 1814-01-28 | Perth |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Burns | Scottish minister | civil servant | 1853 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Carlaw Martin | Scottish newspaper editor and Director of the Royal Scottish Museum | editor | 1850-04-10 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Chalmers | Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847) | United Kingdom | mathematician theologian writer university teacher economist philosopher | 1780-03-17 | Anstruther |  | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Charles Hope | British physician and chemist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist physicist university teacher | 1766-07-21 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh University of Paris Royal High School | Royal Society Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | Joseph Black | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Clouston | Scottish psychiatrist | psychiatrist | 1840-04-22 | Orkney Islands |  | University of Edinburgh Aberdeen Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Coke Squance |
physician (*1852) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | physician | 1852 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Crawford | Church of Scotland minister and theologian (1812-1875) | Christian minister theologian | 1812 |  | University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Cuthbert Day | British chemist, photo-engraver and geologist | United Kingdom | geologist photographer | 1852 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Dalling | Scottish veterinarian | veterinarian | 1892-04-23 |  | George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Dick Lauder | Scottish author | visual artist | 1784-08-13 | East Lothian | .jpg) | Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Diery Patten | Scottish engineer | teacher | 1926 | University of Edinburgh Leith Academy | University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk | Scottish Earl | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | philanthropist | 1771-06-20 | Dumfries and Galloway |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Duncan Greenlees | Scottish psychiatrist | writer | 1859 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Edington | Scottish iron-founder and mineralogist | businessperson | 1814 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Elder Dickson | Scottish artist | painter | 1899-08-26 | University of Glasgow Barrhead High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas F Krauss | British physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews University of York | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Young Medal and Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas F. Torrance | Protestant theologian | United Kingdom | theologian writer | 1913-08-30 | Chengdu | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Basel | Royal Society of Edinburgh | theology | chaplain | University of Edinburgh | Member of the Order of the British Empire Templeton Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Ferguson | Scottish surgeon and professor of public health | writer | 1900-05-23 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Gibson | Scottish physician and medical researcher (1915-1993) | United Kingdom | surgeon | 1915-11-24 | Renfrewshire | University of Glasgow Paisley Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Goodall Nasmyth | Scottish physician influenced pasteurisation of milk and bonding of whisky | writer general practitioner | 1855-02-28 | Auchterderran | University of Edinburgh | HM Factory, Gretna | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Gordon | Scottish philosopher, mathematician and antiquarian (1714–1797) | philosopher mathematician | 1714 | Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Graham | chemist (1805–1869) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist university teacher physicist | 1805-12-20 | Glasgow |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin | chemistry interface and colloid science diffusion | Master of the Mint | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Royal medal Jecker Prize Bakerian Lecture Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson | Scottish advocate | judge | 1881-11-23 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Grainger | British civil engineer | civil engineer engineer businessperson | 1794-11-12 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Grainger Stewart | Scottish doctor (1837-1900) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | pathologist university teacher literary critic | 1837-09-23 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School University of Vienna Charles University Humboldt University of Berlin | Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Haining Gillespie | British zoologist, solicitor and writer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | zoologist | 1876-10-03 | Dumfries | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hamilton | writer and philosopher from Scotland | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | philosopher writer poet botanist | 1789 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hastie Bryce | Scottish anatomist, medical author and archaeologist | United Kingdom | anatomist anthropologist | 1862-10-20 | Dalkeith |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Collegiate School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Anatomical Society Glasgow Archaeological Society | University of Glasgow | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Legum Doctor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hugh Milroy | Scottish physiologist and academic | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist physiologist | 1869 | Dumfries and Galloway | University of Edinburgh Humboldt University of Berlin University of Marburg | University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Hutchison | Scottish landowner and politician | physician | 1866 | ;_City_of_Edinburgh_Council.jpg) | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas J Mackie | Scottish bacteriologist | military physician bacteriologist | 1888-06-05 | University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Jackson | Scottish physicist | physicist | 1773 | Dumfries and Galloway | University of Glasgow | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas James Henderson | Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | astronomer mathematician | 1798-12-28 | Dundee |  | High School of Dundee | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Astronomer Royal for Scotland | City Observatory University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Jameson Torrie | Scottish advocate, geologist, botanist and author | geologist botanist artist | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas John Jehu | Welsh geologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | geologist physician | 1871-02-19 | Llanfair Caereinion | University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Geology | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Kinnear |
banker ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Bannatyne Club | banker | Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Logie MacDonald | British politician (1901-1973) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician astronomer | 1901 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Login | E Hanif | civil engineer | 1823 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas MacKnight | Scottish minister | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | Christian minister mathematician geologist | 1762 | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Malcolm Charlton | British civil engineer and historian | civil engineer | 1923 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Queen's University Belfast | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Matthew Finlay | Scottish geologist and palaeontologist | geologist | 1879-09-17 | Shetland Islands | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Miller | Scottish advocate, judge, politician and landowner | Kingdom of Great Britain | judge politician | 1717-11-03 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Milville Raven | English cleric and photographer | photographer | 1827 | University of Wales | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Muir | British mathematician and educationalist | Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | mathematician pedagogue university teacher | 1844-08-25 | South Lanarkshire |  | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics determinant | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Murray MacRobert | Scottish mathematician | United Kingdom Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1884-04-04 | Dreghorn | University of Glasgow Trinity College Irvine Royal Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | MacRobert E function | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Nelson junior | Scottish publisher (1822–1892) | inventor | 1822 | Royal High School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Nicol Johnston | Scottish zoologist | zoologist | 1870 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Oliver | physician and authority on industrial hygiene (1853–1942) | physician writer | 1853 | St Quivox | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Goulstonian Lectures | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Parker | English electrical engineer and inventor | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | electrical engineer | 1843-12-22 | Coalbrookdale |  | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Paterson Noble | Scottish surgeon | military personnel surgeon | 1887-03-03 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Percival | British physician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician | 1740 | Warrington |  | University of Edinburgh Leiden University Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society | president | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Phemister | 20th-century Scottish geologist | geologist | 1902-05-25 | University of Glasgow St John's College Allan Glen's School | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Reid | Scottish philosopher | Kingdom of Great Britain | philosopher librarian mathematician writer university teacher | 1710-04-26 | Strachan |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | metaphysics ethics | University of Aberdeen University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Richardson Colledge | British surgeon | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon | 1796 | Kilsby |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | president | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Risk | Scottish banker (1922-2012) | United Kingdom | banker | 1922-09-13 | Governor of the Bank of Scotland | Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Robert Bolam | British chemist | chemist | 1893 | University of Bristol | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Robert Swinburne | British military administrator and artist | 1794-03 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Robertson | Church of Scotland minister and author | Kingdom of Great Britain | Christian minister author historian | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Romney Robinson | British astronomer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | physicist astronomer | 1792-04-23 | Dublin |  | Trinity College Dublin Belfast Royal Academy | Royal Society Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | astronomy | Fellow of the Royal Society Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Rowatt | director of the Royal Scottish Museum (1879-1950) | United Kingdom | 1879-11-07 | museum director | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Rumble |
engineer (*1832) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | engineer | 1832 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Shortt | Scottish physician | military physician physician | 1788 | Dumfries and Galloway | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Sivright | Scottish landowner, art collector and bibliophile | 1783 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Slater Price | Professor of Chemistry at Heriot-Watt College | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1875-08-24 | Wednesbury | King Edward's School | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Smith | lawyer, soldier and academic (1915-1988) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | diplomat lawyer military personnel legal scholar | 1915-12-03 | Christ Church University of Edinburgh | Faculty of Advocates Gray's Inn British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | Harvard University University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Somerville | Church of Scotland minister and historian | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | historian | 1741 | Hawick | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Southwell | British zoologist and parasitologist | zoologist | 1879 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Spens |
Person (*1764) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1764 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Stephens Davies | British mathematician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | mathematician | 1795-01-01 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Stewart Patterson | Scottish organic chemist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist | 1872 | Greenock | Merchiston Castle School Heidelberg University | chemistry | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Summers West | Scottish chemist (1927-2010) | United Kingdom | chemist | 1927-11-18 | Peterhead |  | University of Birmingham University of Aberdeen Tain Royal Academy | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | analytical chemistry | Imperial College London University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Taylor | Scottish lawyer and university principal | lawyer | 1897 | University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Thomson | Scottish chemist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist university teacher physician botanist | 1773-04-12 | Crieff |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | chemistry phytochemistry mineralogy medicine | Regius Professor of Chemistry | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Thomson | Scottish advocate | United Kingdom | archivist | 1768-11-10 | Dailly |  | University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas William Drinkwater |
scientist (*1852) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | scientist | 1852 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Williamson | Scottish surgeon | surgeon | 1815 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Wilson | Scottish composer (1927-2001) | United Kingdom | composer musicologist | 1927-10-10 | Trinidad | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tim Ingold | British anthropologist | United Kingdom | anthropologist university teacher social anthropologist | 1948-11-01 | Kent |  | University of Cambridge Churchill College Leighton Park School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | anthropology social anthropology environmentalism | University of Aberdeen | Anders Retzius Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Huxley Memorial Medal | |||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy O'Shea | British academic | United Kingdom | teacher | 1949-03-28 | Hamburg | _(Timothy_O%27Shea_cropped).jpg) | University of Leeds University of Sussex Royal Liberty School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy Sprigge | British philosopher (1932-2007) | United Kingdom | philosopher university teacher | 1932-01-14 | London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Timothy Williamson | British philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher university teacher | 1955-08-06 | Uppsala |  | New College The Henley College Leighton Park School | Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Lauener Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Brown, Sr. | UK nucleic acid chemist (1952-) | United Kingdom | chemist | 1952-11-10 | Barnsley | University of Bradford | chemical biology nucleic acids | University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Southampton | Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Prize Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Cottrell | Scottish chemist | chemist | 1923-06-08 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Stirling | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Devine | Scottish historian | United Kingdom | historian university teacher | 1945-07-30 | Motherwell | University of Strathclyde | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Historical Society | history | University of Strathclyde University of Edinburgh | Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Farmer | Scottish entrepreneur | United Kingdom | entrepreneur | 1940-07-10 | Leith | St. Augustine's High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom Johnston | Scottish socialist and politician (1881-1965) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | politician journalist | 1881-11-02 | Kirkintilloch |  | University of Glasgow Lenzie Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish History Society | Secretary of State for Scotland Lord Privy Seal member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tom McKillop | Chemist, businessman, banker | United Kingdom | chemist chief executive officer businessperson | 1943-03-19 | Dreghorn | University of Glasgow Irvine Royal Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ulf Leonhardt | German physicist | Germany | physicist university teacher | 1965-10-09 | Bad Schlema |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Royal Institute of Technology | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| V. C. Wynne-Edwards | British zoologist | United Kingdom | ornithologist zoologist sociobiologist biologist | 1906-07-04 | Leeds | Rugby School New College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | zoology | President of the British Ornithological Union Regius Professor of Natural History | McGill University University of Bristol University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society Frink Medal Godman-Salvin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Eyles | British geologist and science historian | geologist | 1895-10-10 | Bristol | University of Bristol Fairfield High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vilhelm Bjerknes | Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951) | Norway | physicist meteorologist university teacher mathematician climatologist | 1862-03-14 | Christiania |  | University of Oslo | Royal Society Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Pontifical Academy of Sciences Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Washington Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences | physics meteorology | Bjerknes forces Bergen School of Meteorology | professor | Leipzig University Stockholm University Carnegie Institution for Science University of Oslo University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute | Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class Gunnerus Medal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav Buys Ballot Medal Alexander Agassiz Medal Vega Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Symons Gold Medal Foreign Member of the Royal Society | Heinrich Hertz Carl Anton Bjerknes Henri Poincaré | ||||||||||||||||
| Vincent Poor | American electrical engineer | United States of America | electrical engineer inventor researcher | 1951-10 | Columbus |  | Auburn University Princeton University | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Mathematical Statistics Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Princeton University | IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society honorary doctor of the Syracuse University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Guggenheim Fellowship IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award | John B. Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||
| Vladimir Gilelevich Maz'ya | Swedish mathematician | Sweden | mathematician university teacher | 1937-12-31 | Saint Petersburg | Saint Petersburg State University Moscow State University | Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Mathematical Society | mathematical analysis partial differential equation mathematics | Linköping University University of Liverpool | Humboldt Research Fellowship Humboldt Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Whitehead Prize Fellow of the American Mathematical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| W. H. C. Romanis |
writer and surgeon (1889–1972) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | writer surgeon | 1889-11-08 | University of Cambridge Charterhouse School Trinity College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W. J. B. Riddell | Scottish ophthalmologist | ophthalmologist | 1899 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W. P. D. Wightman | British historian of science | writer historian of science | 1899-06-04 | Streatham Hill | Eastbourne College University College London | British Society for the History of Science | President of the British Society for the History of Science | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| W. W. J. Nicol | Scottish chemist and photographer | photographer chemist | 1855 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| W.H. Walsh | philosopher | United Kingdom | philosopher | 1913-12-10 | Leeds | Bradford Grammar School | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walcot Gibson | British geologist | geologist | 1864-08-24 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Garner Medal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wallace Robson | English literary scholar and critic | teacher | 1923-06-20 | University of Oxford | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Aubrey Kidd | British physician and medical and zoological writer (1852-1929) | writer | 1853 | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Biggar Blaikie | British astronomer, engineer, historian and printer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer historian astronomer | 1847-11-23 | Pilrig |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Brown | mathematician | engineer mathematician | 1886-04-29 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School University of Hong Kong | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Eric Spear | German physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | 1921-01-20 | Frankfurt | University of Westminster Birkbeck, University of London | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Birkbeck, University of London University of Leicester University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society Max Born Prize Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Frederick Campbell | British politician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1798-04-10 |  | Eton College | Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Dilettanti | member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter George Burnett Dickinson | British veterinary surgeon | veterinarian | 1858 | Boston Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Hume Kerr | British archaeologist | archaeologist engineer | 1861-06-25 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Ledermann | German and British mathematician | United Kingdom | mathematician university teacher | 1911-03-18 | Berlin |  | University of St Andrews Köllnisches Gymnasium Leibniz-Gymnasium Frederick William University Berlin | Royal Society of Edinburgh | algebra group theory | University of Manchester University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Sussex | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | Herbert Westren Turnbull | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Levinthal | German bacteriologist | Germany | bacteriologist | 1886-04-12 | Berlin | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter McLeod | McLeod, (James) Walter (1887–1978), bacteriologist | bacteriologist | 1887 | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Mercer | surgeon | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon orthopedian university teacher | 1890 | University of Edinburgh | orthopedic surgery | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Mykura | Czech-born geologist working in Britain | geologist | 1926 | University of Birmingham | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Noel Hartley | British chemist | chemist | 1845 | Lichfield | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Longstaff Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Scott | Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom | poet playwright linguist translator novelist musicologist biographer writer judge poet lawyer lawyer historian literary critic | 1771-08-15 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School Kelso High School Jordan High School University of Edinburgh School of Law | Faculty of Advocates freemasonry Royal Society of Edinburgh Celtic Society Bannatyne Club | fiction | Waverley Rob Roy Ivanhoe Old Mortality The Lady of the Lake | judge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Scott | Scottish investment manager | businessperson nuclear physicist | 1947-05 | Glasgow | University of Edinburgh Trinity Hall | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Stibbs | Australian astronomer and astrophysicist | Australia | astrophysicist | 1919 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Walter Whitehead | British surgeon (1840-1913) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States of America | surgeon designer | 1840-10-12 |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wayne Powell | British geneticist | geneticist | Learned Society of Wales | Scotland's Rural College | Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wenfei Fan | computer scientist | United Kingdom | computer scientist | 1963-01 |  | University of Pennsylvania | Academia Europaea Royal Society Chinese Academy of Sciences UK Computing Research Committee | University of Edinburgh Bell Labs, Alcaltel-Lucent Temple University | ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering | Peter Buneman Scott Weinstein | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wenxuan Hou | British corporate finance theorist | United Kingdom | corporate finance theorist university teacher | University of Manchester | Young Academy of Scotland Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William A. F. Browne | British doctor | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | psychiatrist | 1805 1806 |  | University of Edinburgh Stirling High School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Abbott Herdman | Scottish marine zoologist, oceanographer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist archaeologist marine biologist zoologist geologist oceanographer | 1858-09-05 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society | biology | President of the Linnean Society of London | University of Liverpool | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Adam | British advocate, barrister, politician and judge | Kingdom of Great Britain | judge lawyer politician | 1751-08-02 | Scotland |  | Christ Church University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club | member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Alexander Fairbairn | British forester and ornithologist | ornithologist | 1902 | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Andrew Clark | Scottish botanist | botanist | 1911 | Harris Academy Alva Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Angus Sinclair | Scottish philosopher (1905-1954) | philosopher | 1905-09-27 | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Archer Porter Tait | Scottish civil engineer (1866–1929) | civil engineer | 1866 | Edinburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Archibald Cadell | British businessman | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | writer businessperson mathematician traveler | 1775 | Falkirk | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Arthur Harland | Northern-Irish forensic scientist | scientist medical examiner university teacher non-fiction writer | 1926-03-07 | Belfast | Queen's University Belfast | Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine, Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Bald | British surveyor, cartographer and civil engineer | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | cartographer civil engineer engineer geologist | 1789 | Burntisland | Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Barr McKinnon Duncan | Scottish businessman | businessperson | 1922-12-16 | University of Glasgow Ardrossan Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Barron Coutts | Born: 26 May 1885 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland; Died: 16 December 1946 in Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | scientist | 1885-05-26 | Kinghorn | University of Edinburgh Kirkcaldy High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | George Heriot's School Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Military Academy, Woolwich | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Brand | British private banker (1807-1869) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | banker botanist | 1807-01-05 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Bryson | electrical engineer (1855-1906) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer | 1855-03-02 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Bullerwell | English geologist | geologist geophysicist | 1916-09-27 | Newcastle upon Tyne | Durham University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Burney Bannerman | (1858-1924) | physician | 1858-07-06 | Edinburgh Academy | Haffkine Institute | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Campbell Johnston | Scottish lawyer and cricketer (1860-1938) | cricketer | 1860 |  | Clifton College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Charles Earnshaw | Professor of Chromosome Dynamics at the University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | scientist | 19th century | Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lenox School for Boys | Royal Society | University of Edinburgh Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Charles Wells | scottish-American physician and printer | United States of America | military physician physicist | 1757 | Charleston | University of Edinburgh Leiden University | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Rumford Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Christopher Miller | British veterinarian | veterinarian | 1898 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Cochran | Scottish physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | 1922-07-30 | Scotland | University of Edinburgh Boroughmuir High School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Howard N. Potts Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guthrie Medal and Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Colin Mackenzie | Australian anatomist, benefactor, museum administrator and director (1877-1938) | Australia | physician zoologist | 1877-03-09 | University of Melbourne | Royal Society of Edinburgh | museum director | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Craig | Scottish surgeon and botanist (1832-1922) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1832-03-28 | South Lanarkshire | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Creech | Scottish publisher, printer, bookseller and politician; (1745-1815) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | 1745-05-12 | ,_attributed_to_William_Beechey.jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord Provost of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Crosbie Mair | Scottish physician | physician | 1802 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk | British judge and lawyer (born 1935) | United Kingdom | judge politician | 1935-11-18 |  | University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Dundee School of Law University of Edinburgh School of Law | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | Lord Justice Clerk Lord President of the Court of Session Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Dickson | Scottish chemist and educator | chemist | 1905-01-23 | St. Abbs | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Dittmar | German chemist | Grand Duchy of Hesse United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | chemist university teacher | 1833-04-14 1833-04-15 | Groß-Umstadt | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Donald Patrick | Scottish airman, advocate and judge (1889-1967) | judge | 1889-12-24 | Dalry |  | University of Glasgow | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh International Military Tribunal for the Far East | Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Drummond of Logiealmond | Scottish diplomat and Member of Parliament, poet and philosopher | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | diplomat politician philosopher | 1770 | Perth | University of St Andrews University of Oxford | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | ambassador of the United Kingdom to Naples Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain | Foreign Office | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Durham | Scottish chemist, papermaker, astronomer and academic author | chemist astronomer | 1834-11 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Dyce | Scottish artist (1806-1864) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | painter university teacher | 1806-09-19 | Aberdeen |  | Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh | King's College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Dyce Cay | civil engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer | 1837 | Edinburgh |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Eagle Clarke | British ornithologist (1853-1938) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | ornithologist solicitor | 1853-03-16 1853-07 | Leeds | .JPG) | Leeds Grammar School University of Leeds University of St Andrews | British Ornithologists' Union | President of the British Ornithological Union | Leeds City Museum Royal Museum of Scotland | Godman-Salvin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Imperial Service Order Honorary Fellow of the American Ornithological Society | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Edge | British mathematician (1904-1997) | mathematician | 1904-11-08 | Stockport | Trinity College University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | geometry | chairperson | University of Edinburgh Trinity College | Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | H. F. Baker | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Edmondstoune Aytoun | British writer and lawyer (1813-1865) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | linguist poet judge translator university teacher writer lawyer novelist humorist | 1813-06-21 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy | Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh | English poetry Scottish poetry | Homer | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Elgin Swinton | Scottish paleontologist (1900-1994) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | paleontologist zoologist | 1900-09-30 | Kirkcaldy | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Canada | Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Euing | Scottish philanthropist | 1788-05-20 |  | University of Glasgow High School of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Evans | ornithologist | entomologist ornithologist arachnologist | 1851 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Farquharson | Peerage person ID=404093 | surgeon | 1760 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Fisher Cassie | British civil engineer and academic | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer | 1905 | Monifieth | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Fleetwood Sheppard | Australian statistician | Australia | statistician mathematician | 1863-11-21 | Sydney | Trinity College Charterhouse School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Mathematical Association | statistics | Sheppard's correction | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Fleming Hoggan Jarrett | veterinary pathologist (1928–2011) | pathologist | 1928-01-02 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Leeuwenhoek Lecture Feldberg Foundation Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Forbes Gray | Scottish writer | writer | 1874 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Forster Lanchester | British zoologist (1875-1953) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom | zoologist carcinologist | 1875-03-14 | Croydon | University of Cambridge King's College Uppingham School | University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Francis Porter McLintock | 20th-century Scottish geologist | geologist | 1887-02-02 | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | museum director | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Fraser Hume | historic figure in geology | geologist | 1867-10-01 | University of London | Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Frederick Harvey |
Person (1873–1948) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1873 | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Fullarton | Soldier, statesman, agriculturalist and author | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician diplomat | 1754-01-12 | Ayrshire | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Gammie Ogg | British horticultural scientist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | horticulturist | 1891-11-02 | Aberdeenshire | University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Garden Blaikie | British minister (1820–1899) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | theologian biographer writer university teacher | 1820-02-05 | Aberdeen |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | theology Scottish literature biography | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Gentle | Scottish mathematician and physicist | 1877-01-19 | Dundee | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William George Aitchison Robertson | lecturer in medical jurisprudence and public health, died 1946 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | academic author general practitioner lawyer | 1865 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William George Hill | British geneticist | United Kingdom | geneticist statistician | 1940-08-07 | University of California, Davis University of London St Albans School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mendel Medal | Alan Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William George Nicholson Geddes | Scottish civil engineer (1913-1993) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer association football player | 1913-07-29 | Oldhamstocks | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Gidley Emmett | British industrial chemist, educationalist and academic author | writer chemist | 1887-08-21 | Beeston |  | University of Cambridge | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh HM Factory, Gretna Shell USA University of Birmingham | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Grant Craib | British botanist (1882–1933) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1882-03-10 | Banff | University of Aberdeen Fordyce Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Botany | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Greenfield | Scottish minister, literary critic, author and mathematician | teacher | 1755 | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Gregory | Scottish physician and chemist | Scotland | linguist translator university teacher chemist botanist | 1803-12-25 | Edinburgh | .jpg) | University of Giessen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Grylls Adams | British physicist (1836-1915) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist engineer astronomer philosopher | 1836-02-18 | Laneast |  | St John's College | Royal Society | King's College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hallowes Miller | Welsh mineralogist & crystallographer | Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist university teacher crystallographer | 1801-04-06 | Llandovery |  | St John's College | Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin | geology | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Hamilton | Scottish surgeon and man-midwife (1758-1790) | Kingdom of Great Britain | surgeon botanist | 1758-07-31 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hamilton | Irish, naturalist and political activist | Kingdom of Ireland | naturalist priest | 1755 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hanneford-Smith | British engineer and publisher | writer | 1878 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Harold Joseph Childs | British physicist and academic author (1905-1983) | physicist university teacher | 1905-01-19 1905 | Bromley-by-Bow London | University of London Langdon School, Newham | Royal Society of Edinburgh | physics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hayes | Irish geneticist, physician and microbiologist (1913-1994) | United States of America | military physician geneticist | 1913-01-18 | School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin | Royal Society Australian Academy of Science Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Lecture Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Mendel Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Henry Allchin | American physician and lecturer | physician | 1846-10-16 | Paris |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Harveian Oration | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Henry Barlow | British civil engineer (1812-1902) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1812-05-10 | Woolwich |  | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Henry Lowe | Scottish physician and amateur botanist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician | University of Edinburgh | president | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Henry Playfair | Scottish architect (1790-1857) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire | architect | 1790-07-15 | London |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Scottish National Gallery University of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Henry White | British warship designer; (1845-1913) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | civil engineer engineer | 1845-02-02 | Plymouth |  | Trinity College | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | Director of Naval Construction | Fellow of the Royal Society John Fritz Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hope Fowler | (1876-1933) | 1876-03-14 |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hugh Clifford Frend | British ecclesiastical historian and archaeologist (1916–2005) | United Kingdom | historian Anglican priest archaeologist | 1916-01-11 | Haslemere | Keble College Haileybury and Imperial Service College | British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Historical Society | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Doctor of Divinity Gold Cross of Merit with Swords | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hunter | Scottish surgeon (1861-1937) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Scotland | surgeon | 1861-06-01 | Ballantrae |  | University of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Hutchison McMillan | Scottish mining engineer | United Kingdom | writer | 1886 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Inglis Clark | Scottish pharmaceutical chemist, mountaineer and photographer (1855-1932) | inventor chemist photographer mountaineer | 1855-06-04 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Irvine | Scottish chemist | Kingdom of Great Britain | chemist | 1743 | Glasgow | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Ivison Macadam | Scottish scientist | chemist | 1856-01-27 | Edinburgh |  | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Chemical Society | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Jack | Scottish mathematician and journalist | newspaper editor mathematician journalist | 1834-05-29 | Stewarton |  | University of Glasgow Irvine Royal Academy | University of Glasgow Victoria University of Manchester | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Jameson | Scottish army surgeon and botanist (1815-1882) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | military personnel botanist surgeon | 1815 |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William John Dundas | Scottish lawyer and mathematician | mathematician | 1849-03-16 | Edinburgh Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William John Macquorn Rankine | civil engineer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | engineer physicist civil engineer university teacher inventor | 1820-07-05 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Ayr Academy Scottish Naval and Military Academy | Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh | engineering | Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| William John McCallien | Scottish mathematician and geologist | geologist artist | 1902 | University of Glasgow | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Keddie | British journalist (1809-1877) | journalist university teacher | 1809-03-22 | Peebles | Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow | sub-editor newspaper editor university teacher | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Keith Murray | Scottish peer, landowner and soldier | soldier | 1801-07-19 | Ochtertyre | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Kermack | British biochemist and epidemiologist | United Kingdom | epidemiologist biochemist writer | 1898-04-26 | Kirriemuir | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society | Kermack–McKendrick theory SIR model | University of Aberdeen Royal Air Force Dyson Perrins Laboratory Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian | British noble | Scotland | politician | 1763-10-04 | University of Edinburgh | member of the House of Lords | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William King | Scottish engineer | United Kingdom | engineer meteorologist businessperson | 1851-04-17 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William King Gillies | Scottish educator | mathematician | 1875-03-20 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Lauder Lindsay | Scottish physician and botanist (1829-1880) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist | 1829 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Leadbetter Calderwood | Scottish marine biologist | zoologist | 1865 | Merchiston Castle School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Lindsay | Scottish shipowner | 1819-11-24 | Leith | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Lister | physician | physician | 1756 1757 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Lochead | Scottish surgeon and botanist | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist surgeon | 170s | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Lothian | Church of Scotland minister and historian | Kingdom of Great Britain | Christian minister historian | 1740 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William MacGillivray | British naturalist and ornithologist (1796–1852) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist ornithologist writer | 1796-01-25 | Aberdeen |  | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | ornithology | Regius Professor of Natural History | University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| William MacGregor Henderson | British veterinarian (1913-2000) | veterinarian | 1913-07-17 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Argentine Association of Microbiology National Academy of Agronomy and Veterinary Science Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Order of May | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William MacTaggart | painter from Scotland (1903–1981) | painter | 1903-05-15 | Edinburgh College of Art | Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Macadam | Scottish industrialist | chemist | 1783-11-03 | Glasgow | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Mackay Davidson |
pathologist (1909–1991) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh | pathologist | 1909 | University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Mackie | Scottish geologist (1856–1932) | geologist | 1856 | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Murchison Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Mackintosh, Lord Kyllachy | Scottish advocate | 1842-04-09 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Mair | Scottish pharmacist and manufacturing chemist | chemist | 1868 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Marshall Smart | British astronomer (1889-1975) | astronomer mathematician university teacher | 1889-03-09 | University of Glasgow Trinity College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | mathematics astronomy navigation | University of Cambridge University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William McGregor Mitchell | Scottish veterinary surgeon | veterinarian | 1888 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William McIntosh | Scottish physician and marine zoologist (1838-1931) | United Kingdom | psychiatrist zoologist university teacher marine biologist botanist | 1838-10-10 | St Andrews |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Madras College | Royal Society Linnean Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Royal medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William McLachlan Dewar | headmaster of George Heriot's School | 1905-04-19 | Crieff | University of Edinburgh Morrison's Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William McRae | botanist (1878-1952) | botanist | 1878 | James Gillespie's High School | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Metzler | Canadian mathematician | mathematician | 1863-09-18 | Odessa |  | University of Toronto Clark University | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | Syracuse University State University of New York at Albany | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | William Edward Story Henry Taber | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Michael Herbert Greaves | British astronomer | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | astronomer | 1897-09-10 | Barbados | St John's College The Lodge School Codrington College | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Astronomical Society | Astronomer Royal for Scotland chairperson | University of Edinburgh Royal Observatory | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize Tyson Medal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Moodie | Scottish minister of religion and philologist | linguist | 1759 |  | University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Morehead | 18th-century Scottish landowner | Kingdom of Great Britain | large estate owner | 1737 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Moses Feldman | English physician and writer | writer | 1880-11-11 | London School of Jewish Studies | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Muir | Church of Scotland minister | minister | 1787 |  | University of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William N. Stokoe | British organic chemist | chemist | 1892 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Newbigging | (1773-1852) | surgeon | 1773-04-25 | Lanark |  | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Nicol | Scottish geologist and physicist (1770-1851) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physicist geologist | 1770-04-18 | Humbie | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Orr Leitch | Scottish civil engineer involved with building the Peking-Mukden railway | civil engineer | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Osborne Greenwood | British surgeon and a minister of religion | surgeon | 1873 | University of London Ermysted's Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Paterson Paterson | Church of Scotland minister and theologian (1860-1939) | United Kingdom | teacher | 1860 |  | University of Edinburgh | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Peck | Scottish astronomer and scientific instrument maker | astronomer | 1862-01-03 | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Peddie | Scottish physicist and applied mathematician (1861-1946) | physicist university teacher | 1861-05-31 | Papa Westray |  | University of Edinburgh Kirkwall Grammar School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society | University of Edinburgh University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Penney, Baron Penney | English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991) | United Kingdom | politician physicist mathematician | 1909-06-24 | Gibraltar |  | Royal College of Science University of Cambridge University of Groningen Imperial College London University of Wisconsin–Madison Gilberd School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences | nuclear physics | Particle in a one-dimensional lattice | member of the House of Lords chairperson rector | Imperial College London Manhattan Project Atomic Weapons Establishment United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority | Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Wilhelm Exner Medal Rumford Medal Glazebrook Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Order of Merit James Alfred Ewing Medal | John Lennard-Jones | ||||||||||||||||
| William Pirrie | Scottish surgeon (1807-1882) | surgeon | 1807 |  | University of Aberdeen | University of Aberdeen | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Preston Lauder | Scottish physician | physician | 1788 | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Pulteney Alison | Scottish physician; (1790-1859) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | physician physiologist | 1790-11-12 | Burghmuirhead |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh | Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Quarrier Kennedy | professor of geology at Leeds University and founder of the Research Institute of African Geology (1903-1979) | geologist volcanologist | 1903-11-30 | Bridge of Weir | University of Glasgow University of Zurich | Royal Society Geological Society of London | University of Leeds | Bigsby Medal Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Ramsay Smith | Scottish physician and anthropologist (1859-1937) | United Kingdom Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon anthropologist pathologist anatomist zoologist | 1859-11-27 | King Edward |  | University of Edinburgh University of Adelaide | Royal Society of Edinburgh | anthropology of religion anatomy pathology zoology | Woman and her possibilities | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Reid | Scottish businessman and mining engineer (1906-1985) | mining engineer | 1906-06-20 | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Ritchie | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1801 | teacher | 1758 | University of Glasgow | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Ritchie Russell | British neurologist and RAMC general | United Kingdom | neurologist military physician | 1903-02-07 | Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Robert Smith | British physician | forensic scientist | 1850 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Roberts Flett | Scottish geologist and author | geologist | 1900 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Robertson | British historian, minister of religion, and principal of the University of Edinburgh (1721-1793) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom | historian writer | 1721-09-19 | Borthwick |  | University of Edinburgh | Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The Select Society The Poker Club | history | Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
| William Robertson | Scottish antiquary and record keeper (1740–1803) | antiquarian historian | 1740 | University of Aberdeen Fordyce Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Robertson | Scottish advocate; (1753-1835) | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | advocate | 1753-12-15 | ,_Lord_Robertson_MET_DP169641.jpg) | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Robertson | 19th-century Scottish physician (1818-1882) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | statistician | 1818-01-08 | New Town | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Robertson Smith | Scottish orientalist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | anthropologist linguist librarian historian of religion archaeologist theologian university teacher writer physicist biblical scholar | 1846-11-08 | Aberdeenshire |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Cambridge | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Roxburgh | British surgeon and botanist (1751–1815) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | botanist pteridologist surgeon illustrator entomologist | 1751-06-29 1759-06-29 | Ayrshire |  | University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen | Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London | John Hope | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Rutherford | British physiologist (1839-1899) | physiologist | 1839-04-20 | .jpg) | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | King's College London University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Rutherford Sanders | Scottish physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician pathologist | 1828 |  | University of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Saunders | Scottish physician | Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician | 1743 | Banff |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Goulstonian Lectures Harveian Oration | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Seller | Scottish physician and botanist | physician | 1797-11-09 | University of Edinburgh | Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Sharpey | Scottish physiologist | United Kingdom | physiologist anatomist university teacher | 1802-04-01 1802-05-02 1802 | Arbroath |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities | anatomy physiology | University College London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baly Medal | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Skinner of Corra | town clerk of Edinburgh | lawyer | 1823 | Edinburgh Academy | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Smellie | Scottish master printer, naturalist, antiquary, editor and encyclopedist (1740-1795) | Kingdom of Great Britain | editor writer botanist naturalist | 1740 | Edinburgh |  | University of Edinburgh Royal High School | Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Smellie | Scottish geologist (1890-1973) | geologist | 1890 | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Smith Greenfield | British anatomist | anatomist | 1846 |  | University of London | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Smith Syme |
Person (*1870) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | 1870 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Somerville | agriculturist | scientist | 1860 | University of Edinburgh | University of Cambridge University of Oxford | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Speirs Bruce | Scottish marine biologist and polar explorer (1867–1921) | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | explorer marine biologist oceanographer naturalist | 1867-08-01 | London |  | University of Edinburgh Watts Naval School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | Heriot-Watt University | Patron’s Medal David Livingstone Centenary Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Stevenson | Edinburgh professor (b. 1805) | teacher | 1805 | Renfrewshire | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Stewart | Scottish biologist | United Kingdom | biologist | 1935-06-06 | University of Glasgow | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea | Government Chief Scientific Adviser | University of London University of Nottingham University of Dundee | Fellow of the Royal Society President's Medal Leeuwenhoek Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Stirling | English histologist and physiologist | United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physiologist histologist | 1851-01-26 | Grangemouth | University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Manchester University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Stuart Mcrae Craig | English paediatrician (1903-1975) | United Kingdom | pediatrician | 1903-07-19 | Bingley | University of Edinburgh Bingley Grammar School George Watson's College | Royal Society of Edinburgh | pediatrics | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Tait | British Member of Parliament (died 1800) | Kingdom of Great Britain | politician | University of Edinburgh | member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Thomas Calman | Scottish zoologist (1871-1952) | United Kingdom | zoologist malacologist marine biologist carcinologist scientific illustrator | 1871-12-29 | Dundee | University of Dundee | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | President of the Linnean Society of London | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||
| William Thomas Gordon | botanist (1884-1950) | geologist botanist | 1884 | University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of London | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Thomas Ritchie | Scottish cardiologist (1873-1945) | 1873-11-03 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Thomson | Scottish physician | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | physician physiologist | 1802 | University of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Trevelyan Harry | British geologist and academic author | geologist university teacher | 1911 | University of Leeds | geology | University of Dundee University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Wallace | Scottish mathematician and astronomer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain | mathematician civil engineer engineer astronomer | 1768-09-23 | Dysart |  | University of Edinburgh | Royal Irish Academy Royal Astronomical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | geometry | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| William Whigham Fletcher | Scottish biologist | biologist botanist | 1918-08-11 1918 | University of Glasgow Airdrie Academy | Royal Society of Edinburgh | botany | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Williams | Welsh veterinary surgeon | Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | surgeon veterinarian | 1832 | Bontnewydd St Asaph | University of Edinburgh | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William Wood (Scottish surgeon) | Scottish surgeon | surgeon | 1782-09-13 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Young Sellar | British academic (1825–1890) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | classical philologist university teacher classical scholar | 1825-02-22 | Morvich |  | University of Glasgow University of Oxford Edinburgh Academy | University of Oxford Durham University University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| William de Wiveleslie Abney | British astronomer, chemist and photographer | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland | photographer chemist astronomer army officer | 1843-07-24 | Derby | _-_crop.jpg) | Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Rossall School | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Astronomical Society Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society | astronomy | president | Fellow of the Royal Society Rumford Medal Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wilson Dobie Wilson | nineteenth century antiquary, author and traveller | writer | 1803 | Royal Society of Edinburgh Maitland Club | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilson Sibbett | British physicist | United Kingdom | physicist | 1948-03-15 | Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of St Andrews | Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Charles Hard Townes Award Rumford Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win Rampen | British engineer | United Kingdom | engineer university teacher | 1956 | University of Edinburgh | Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Witold Nowacki | Polish engineer | Poland | engineer civil engineer university teacher | 1911-07-20 | Zakrzewo, powiat gnieźnieński | Warsaw University of Technology | Polish Academy of Sciences | civil engineering studies Calcul des structures flexibility mechanical property | University of Warsaw Warsaw University of Technology Gdańsk University of Technology | Order of Polonia Restituta Order of the Builders of People's Poland Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Work Flag Order, 1st class Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ya Ping Wang | Chinese-Scottish urban studies scholar | People's Republic of China | urban studies scholar university teacher | Royal Society of Edinburgh | University of Glasgow | Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Árpád Pusztai | Scientist, researcher | United Kingdom Hungary | biologist biochemist | 1930-09-08 | Budapest | Eötvös Loránd University | Royal Society of Edinburgh | biochemistry | Whistleblower Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||
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