SettingsAcademics of the University of Aberdeen
Adrian Hastings
Adrian Hastings was a church historian, controversial Catholic priest and author of "Wiriyamu massacre" mistification.
Adrian Hastings was a church historian, controversial Catholic priest and author of "Wiriyamu massacre" mistification.
Alan Garton
George Alan Garton FRS was a British biochemist, and Head of the Lipid Biochemistry Department, at the University of Aberdeen.
George Alan Garton FRS was a British biochemist, and Head of the Lipid Biochemistry Department, at the University of Aberdeen.
Alexander Arbuthnot (poet)
Alexander Arbuthnot (1538–1583) was a Scottish ecclesiastic poet, "an eminent divine, and zealous promotor of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland".
Alexander Arbuthnot (1538–1583) was a Scottish ecclesiastic poet, "an eminent divine, and zealous promotor of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland".
Alexander Bain
Alexander Bain (11 June 1818 – 18 September 1903) was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism who was a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psy...
Alexander Bain (11 June 1818 – 18 September 1903) was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism who was a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psy...
Alexander Gerard
Alexander Gerard (February 22, 1728 – February 22, 1795), philosophical writer, son of Rev.
Alexander Gerard (February 22, 1728 – February 22, 1795), philosophical writer, son of Rev.
Alexander Gray (poet)
Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE (6 January 1882 – 17 February 1968) was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet.
Professor Sir Alexander Gray CBE, FRSE (6 January 1882 – 17 February 1968) was a Scottish civil servant, economist, academic, translator writer and poet.
Alexander Ogston
Sir Alexander Ogston KCVO MB CM MD was a Scottish surgeon, famous for his discovery of Staphylococcus aureus.
Sir Alexander Ogston KCVO MB CM MD was a Scottish surgeon, famous for his discovery of Staphylococcus aureus.
Alexander Souter
Alexander Souter (14 August 1873 – 17 January 1949) was a Scottish biblical scholar.
Alexander Souter (14 August 1873 – 17 January 1949) was a Scottish biblical scholar.
Alexander Watt
Alexander Stuart Watt (21 June 1892 – 2 March 1985) was a Scottish botanist and plant ecologist.
Alexander Stuart Watt (21 June 1892 – 2 March 1985) was a Scottish botanist and plant ecologist.
Alister Hardy
Sir Alister Clavering Hardy, FRS was an English marine biologist, expert on zooplankton and marine ecosystems.
Sir Alister Clavering Hardy, FRS was an English marine biologist, expert on zooplankton and marine ecosystems.
Andrew Melville
Andrew Melville (1 August 1545 – 1622) was a Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer.
Andrew Melville (1 August 1545 – 1622) was a Scottish scholar, theologian and religious reformer.
Andrew Norman Meldrum
Andrew Norman Meldrum (1876, Alloa – 1934, Edinburgh) was a Scottish scientist known for his work in organic chemistry and for his studies of the history of chemistry.
Andrew Norman Meldrum (1876, Alloa – 1934, Edinburgh) was a Scottish scientist known for his work in organic chemistry and for his studies of the history of chemistry.
Anne Glover (biologist)
Anne Glover CBE FRSE FAAM is a Scottish biologist.
Anne Glover CBE FRSE FAAM is a Scottish biologist.
Antony Flew
Antony Garrard Newton Flew (11 February 1923 – 8 April 2010) was a British philosopher.
Antony Garrard Newton Flew (11 February 1923 – 8 April 2010) was a British philosopher.
Archibald Paton Thornton
Archibald Paton Thornton (1921 – 19 February 2004) was an academic and historian.
Archibald Paton Thornton (1921 – 19 February 2004) was an academic and historian.
Arthur Robertson Cushny
Physician Arthur Robertson Cushny (March 6, 1866 in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland - February 25, 1926 in Edinburgh, Scotland), attended a local rural school until he enrolled at the University of A...
Physician Arthur Robertson Cushny (March 6, 1866 in Fochabers, Moray, Scotland - February 25, 1926 in Edinburgh, Scotland), attended a local rural school until he enrolled at the University of A...
Benedict Jones
Benedict Jones is a research psychologist and lecturer at the University of Aberdeen who studies the biological and social factors underlying face perception and preferences.
Benedict Jones is a research psychologist and lecturer at the University of Aberdeen who studies the biological and social factors underlying face perception and preferences.
C. H. Gimingham
Charles Henry Gimingham OBE FRSE FIBiol, born 28 April 1923, is a British applied botanist, past President of the British Ecological Society, and a world authority on heathlands and heathers.
Charles Henry Gimingham OBE FRSE FIBiol, born 28 April 1923, is a British applied botanist, past President of the British Ecological Society, and a world authority on heathlands and heathers.
Charles Sanford Terry (historian)
Charles Sanford Terry (24 October 1864, Newport Pagnell – 5 November 1936, Aberdeen) was an English historian and musicologist who published extensively on Scottish and European history as well ...
Charles Sanford Terry (24 October 1864, Newport Pagnell – 5 November 1936, Aberdeen) was an English historian and musicologist who published extensively on Scottish and European history as well ...
Charles Wyville Thomson
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson was a Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist.
Sir Charles Wyville Thomson was a Scottish natural historian and marine zoologist.
Christopher Howes
Sir Christopher Kingston Howes KCVO, CB, FRICS, FRIBA, DLitt, MPhil, BSc (born 30 January 1942) is a leading figure in the world of land and buildings with a career in the public, private and ac...
Sir Christopher Kingston Howes KCVO, CB, FRICS, FRIBA, DLitt, MPhil, BSc (born 30 January 1942) is a leading figure in the world of land and buildings with a career in the public, private and ac...
Colin Maclaurin
Colin Maclaurin (February 1698 – 14 June 1746) was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra.
Colin Maclaurin (February 1698 – 14 June 1746) was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra.
Crispin Nash-Williams
Crispin St. John Alvah Nash-Williams (December 19, 1932—January 20, 2001) was a British and Canadian mathematician.
Crispin St. John Alvah Nash-Williams (December 19, 1932—January 20, 2001) was a British and Canadian mathematician.
David Brown (Free Church of Scotland)
David Brown was a Free Church of Scotland minister at St. James, Glasgow, and professor of theology at Free Church College of the University of Aberdeen.
David Brown was a Free Church of Scotland minister at St. James, Glasgow, and professor of theology at Free Church College of the University of Aberdeen.
David Daube
David Daube DCL, FBA (8 February 1909, Freiburg, Germany – 24 February 1999) was the twentieth century's preeminent scholar of ancient law.
David Daube DCL, FBA (8 February 1909, Freiburg, Germany – 24 February 1999) was the twentieth century's preeminent scholar of ancient law.
David Dumville
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar.
Professor David Norman Dumville (born 5 May 1949) is a British medievalist and Celtic scholar.
David Fergusson
David A. S. Fergusson (born 1956) is a Scottish theologian.
David A. S. Fergusson (born 1956) is a Scottish theologian.
Derek Burke
Derek Clissold Burke CBE DL (born 13 February 1930) is a British academic who served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia from 1987-1995.
Derek Clissold Burke CBE DL (born 13 February 1930) is a British academic who served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of East Anglia from 1987-1995.
Donald M. MacKinnon
Donald Mackenzie MacKinnon was a Scottish philosopher and theologian.
Donald Mackenzie MacKinnon was a Scottish philosopher and theologian.
Douglas Young (classicist)
Professor Douglas Young was a Scottish poet, scholar, and translator.
Professor Douglas Young was a Scottish poet, scholar, and translator.
Duncan Rice
Professor Sir (Charles) Duncan Rice was Principal of the University of Aberdeen from September 1996 till 1 April 2010.
Professor Sir (Charles) Duncan Rice was Principal of the University of Aberdeen from September 1996 till 1 April 2010.
E. M. Wright
Sir Edward Maitland Wright was an English mathematician.
Sir Edward Maitland Wright was an English mathematician.
Ewen MacLachlan
Ewen MacLachlan was a Scottish scholar and poet.
Ewen MacLachlan was a Scottish scholar and poet.
Francis Grant Ogilvie
Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie CB (8 August 1858 – 14 December 1930) was a British scientist and museum curator.
Sir Francis Grant Ogilvie CB (8 August 1858 – 14 December 1930) was a British scientist and museum curator.
Frederick Baltimore Calvert
Frederick Baltimore Calvert (1793 – 21 April 1877) was an English actor and lecturer on elocution, the son of Charles Calvert, steward of the Duke of Norfolk.
Frederick Baltimore Calvert (1793 – 21 April 1877) was an English actor and lecturer on elocution, the son of Charles Calvert, steward of the Duke of Norfolk.
Frederick Soddy
Frederick Soddy was an English radiochemist and monetary economist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear...
Frederick Soddy was an English radiochemist and monetary economist who explained, with Ernest Rutherford, that radioactivity is due to the transmutation of elements, now known to involve nuclear...
G.O. Sayles
George Osborne Sayles (April 21, 1901 – February 28, 1994), better known as G. O. Sayles, was an English historian best known for his work on the medieval English law courts and the ...
George Osborne Sayles (April 21, 1901 – February 28, 1994), better known as G. O. Sayles, was an English historian best known for his work on the medieval English law courts and the ...
George Adam Smith
George Adam Smith, Scottish theologian, was born in Calcutta, where his father, George Smith, C.I.E., was then Principal of the Doveton College, a boys' school.
George Adam Smith, Scottish theologian, was born in Calcutta, where his father, George Smith, C.I.E., was then Principal of the Doveton College, a boys' school.
George Aubourne Clarke
George Aubourne Clarke was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types which were the first widely used standard reference.
George Aubourne Clarke was a Scottish meteorologist, best known for his photographs of cloud types which were the first widely used standard reference.
George Dickie (botanist)
George Dickie (1812, Aberdeen - 1882) was a Scottish botanist, who specialised in algae.
George Dickie (1812, Aberdeen - 1882) was a Scottish botanist, who specialised in algae.
George Garden (minister)
George Garden, was a Scottish church minister and a leading figure of the early Scottish Episcopal Church.
George Garden, was a Scottish church minister and a leading figure of the early Scottish Episcopal Church.
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (6 October 1637 – 20 April 1720), Lord Chancellor of Scotland, was the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, (executed in 1644)...
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen (6 October 1637 – 20 April 1720), Lord Chancellor of Scotland, was the second son of Sir John Gordon, 1st Baronet, of Haddo, Aberdeenshire, (executed in 1644)...
George Grub
George Grub (1812–1892) was a Scottish church historian.
George Grub (1812–1892) was a Scottish church historian.
George Paget Thomson
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
Sir George Paget Thomson, FRS (3 May 1892 – 10 September 1975) was an English physicist and Nobel laureate in physics recognised for his discovery with Clinton Davisson of the wave properties of...
George Stout
George Frederick Stout (G. F. Stout) (1860, South Shields – 1944, Sydney) was a leading English philosopher and psychologist.
George Frederick Stout (G. F. Stout) (1860, South Shields – 1944, Sydney) was a leading English philosopher and psychologist.
George Turnbull (theologian)
George Turnbull (July 11, 1698 – 1748) was a Scottish philosopher, theologian, teacher, writer on education and an early but little-known figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.
George Turnbull (July 11, 1698 – 1748) was a Scottish philosopher, theologian, teacher, writer on education and an early but little-known figure in the Scottish Enlightenment.
Gilbert Gerard (theological writer)
Gilbert Gerard (1760–1815), Scottish theological writer ; son of Alexander Gerard (1728–1795); minister of Scots church, Amsterdam; professor of Greek at King's College, Aberdeen, 1791, of divin...
Gilbert Gerard (1760–1815), Scottish theological writer ; son of Alexander Gerard (1728–1795); minister of Scots church, Amsterdam; professor of Greek at King's College, Aberdeen, 1791, of divin...
Gordon Rawcliffe
Gordon Hindle Rawcliffe FRS was a British electrical engineer and academic.
Gordon Hindle Rawcliffe FRS was a British electrical engineer and academic.
Graeme Catto
Sir Graeme Robertson Dawson Catto FRSE FRCSE FRCP FRCGP FFPM FMedSci is a Scottish doctor who was President, later Chair, of the General Medical Council until April 2009.
Sir Graeme Robertson Dawson Catto FRSE FRCSE FRCP FRCGP FFPM FMedSci is a Scottish doctor who was President, later Chair, of the General Medical Council until April 2009.
Hans Kosterlitz
Hans Walter Kosterlitz (27 April 1903 – 26 October 1996) was a German-born British biologist, who graduated Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med) in Berlin.
Hans Walter Kosterlitz (27 April 1903 – 26 October 1996) was a German-born British biologist, who graduated Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med) in Berlin.
Hector Munro Macdonald
Hector Munro Macdonald (January 19, 1865 - May 16, 1935) was a Scottish mathematician, born in Edinburgh in 1865.
Hector Munro Macdonald (January 19, 1865 - May 16, 1935) was a Scottish mathematician, born in Edinburgh in 1865.
Hugh Pennington
Hugh Pennington FRCPath, FRCP FMedSci, FRSE is emeritus professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Hugh Pennington FRCPath, FRCP FMedSci, FRSE is emeritus professor of bacteriology at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
I. Howard Marshall
Ian Howard Marshall (born 1934) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Ian Howard Marshall (born 1934) is Professor Emeritus of New Testament Exegesis at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Iain Torrance
Iain Richard Torrance is President of Princeton Theological Seminary and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Iain Richard Torrance is President of Princeton Theological Seminary and a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Ian Bradley
Ian Campbell Bradley (born 28 May 1950) is a British academic, author, theologian, Church of Scotland minister, journalist and broadcaster.
Ian Campbell Bradley (born 28 May 1950) is a British academic, author, theologian, Church of Scotland minister, journalist and broadcaster.
J. B. Black
John Bennett Black (1883 – 1964) was a Scottish historian whose primary topic of study was of Elizabethan England.
John Bennett Black (1883 – 1964) was a Scottish historian whose primary topic of study was of Elizabethan England.
J. B. Torrance
James Torrance was Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen.
James Torrance was Professor of Systematic Theology, University of Aberdeen.
J. Norman Davidson
James Norman Davidson CBE FRS FRSE (5 March 1911 – 11 September 1972) was a Scottish biochemist, pioneer molecular biologist and textbook author.
James Norman Davidson CBE FRS FRSE (5 March 1911 – 11 September 1972) was a Scottish biochemist, pioneer molecular biologist and textbook author.
James Beattie (writer)
Professor James Beattie (25 October, 1735, Laurencekirk—18 August, 1803, Aberdeen) was a Scottish scholar and writer.
Professor James Beattie (25 October, 1735, Laurencekirk—18 August, 1803, Aberdeen) was a Scottish scholar and writer.
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell of Glenlair (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician.
James Clerk Maxwell of Glenlair (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician.
James Learmonth
Sir James Rögnvald Learmonth (1895 – 1967) was a Scottish surgeon who made pioneering advances in nerve surgery.
Sir James Rögnvald Learmonth (1895 – 1967) was a Scottish surgeon who made pioneering advances in nerve surgery.
James Nicol
James Nicol (August 12, 1810 - April 8, 1879), Scottish geologist, was born at Traquair, near Innerleithen, in Peeblesshire.
James Nicol (August 12, 1810 - April 8, 1879), Scottish geologist, was born at Traquair, near Innerleithen, in Peeblesshire.
John Bainbridge Webster
Professor John B. Webster, MA, PhD, DD, FRSE is a notable contemporary British theologian of the Anglican communion writing in the area of systematic, historical and moral theology.
Professor John B. Webster, MA, PhD, DD, FRSE is a notable contemporary British theologian of the Anglican communion writing in the area of systematic, historical and moral theology.
John Bennett Black
John Bennett Black (1883 – 1964) was a Scottish historian whose primary topic of study was of Elizabethan England.
John Bennett Black (1883 – 1964) was a Scottish historian whose primary topic of study was of Elizabethan England.
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr CH, DSO, MC, FRS (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politicia...
John Boyd Orr, 1st Baron Boyd-Orr CH, DSO, MC, FRS (23 September 1880 – 25 June 1971), known as Sir John Boyd Orr from 1935 to 1949, was a Scottish teacher, doctor, biologist and politicia...
John Callender (psychiatrist)
John Callender is a Scottish psychiatrist and philosopher born in 1954.
John Callender is a Scottish psychiatrist and philosopher born in 1954.
John Carroll (astronomer)
John A. Carroll (1899 – 1974) was a British astronomer and physicist.
John A. Carroll (1899 – 1974) was a British astronomer and physicist.
John D. Hargreaves
John D. Hargreaves was the Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen.
John D. Hargreaves was the Burnett-Fletcher Professor of History at the University of Aberdeen.
John David Brewer
John David Brewer is an English sociologist, the President of the British Sociological Association (since 2009), and Sixth-Century Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.
John David Brewer is an English sociologist, the President of the British Sociological Association (since 2009), and Sixth-Century Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen.
John Fraser (Celticist)
John Fraser (1882 – 18 May 1945) was Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford.
John Fraser (1882 – 18 May 1945) was Jesus Professor of Celtic at the University of Oxford.
John Laird (philosopher)
John Laird (17 May 1887 – 5 August 1946) was a philosopher, in the school of New British Realism, who later turned to metaphysical idealism.
John Laird (17 May 1887 – 5 August 1946) was a philosopher, in the school of New British Realism, who later turned to metaphysical idealism.
John Mallard
John Mallard OBE FRSE was Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Aberdeen from 1965 until his retirement in 1992.
John Mallard OBE FRSE was Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Aberdeen from 1965 until his retirement in 1992.
John Sewel, Baron Sewel
John Buttifant Sewel, Baron Sewel CBE, BA, MScEcon, PhD, LL.D is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords, former Senior Vice Principal of the University of Aberdeen and former parliamentary ...
John Buttifant Sewel, Baron Sewel CBE, BA, MScEcon, PhD, LL.D is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords, former Senior Vice Principal of the University of Aberdeen and former parliamentary ...
John Speakman
Professor John Speakman is a British biologist working at the University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
Professor John Speakman is a British biologist working at the University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences.
John Struthers (anatomist)
Sir John Struthers, LRCSE, MD, LLD, FRCSE, FRSE was Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen.
Sir John Struthers, LRCSE, MD, LLD, FRCSE, FRSE was Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen.
Karin Friedrich
Karin Friedrich (b.1963, in Munich) is a German historian, currently a senior lecturer in history at the University of Aberdeen King's College.
Karin Friedrich (b.1963, in Munich) is a German historian, currently a senior lecturer in history at the University of Aberdeen King's College.
Katia Sycara
Katia Sycara is a Research Professor in the Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Katia Sycara is a Research Professor in the Robotics Institute, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University.
Kenneth Norrie (law)
Kenneth McKenzie Norrie LLB, PhD, FRSE is Professor of Law at the Strathclyde Law School, where he was formerly head of department.
Kenneth McKenzie Norrie LLB, PhD, FRSE is Professor of Law at the Strathclyde Law School, where he was formerly head of department.
Lewis Macdonald
Lewis Macdonald (born 1 January 1957) is a Scottish Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland, from 2011.
Lewis Macdonald (born 1 January 1957) is a Scottish Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland, from 2011.
Lindley M. Fraser
Lindley Macnaghten Fraser was a Scottish academic, author, broadcaster and economist.
Lindley Macnaghten Fraser was a Scottish academic, author, broadcaster and economist.
Margaret K. Knight
Margaret Kennedy Knight (née Horsey), (23 November 1903 – 10 May 1983), was a psychologist and humanist.
Margaret Kennedy Knight (née Horsey), (23 November 1903 – 10 May 1983), was a psychologist and humanist.
Mark Shucksmith
David Mark Shucksmith OBE (born 1953) is Professor of Town Planning at Newcastle University, advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation "Action in Rural Areas" programme, a board member of the Co...
David Mark Shucksmith OBE (born 1953) is Professor of Town Planning at Newcastle University, advisor to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation "Action in Rural Areas" programme, a board member of the Co...
Matthew McDiarmid
Matthew McDiarmid, full name Matthew Purdie McDiarmid (25 June 1914–12 February 1996) was a Scottish literary scholar, essayist, campaigning academic and poet.
Matthew McDiarmid, full name Matthew Purdie McDiarmid (25 June 1914–12 February 1996) was a Scottish literary scholar, essayist, campaigning academic and poet.
Michael Keating (political scientist)
Michael Keating (born 2 February 1950) is a political scientist specialising in nationalism, European politics, regional politics and devolution.
Michael Keating (born 2 February 1950) is a political scientist specialising in nationalism, European politics, regional politics and devolution.
Michael Woodruff
Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff was an English surgeon and scientist principally remembered for his research into organ transplantation.
Sir Michael Francis Addison Woodruff was an English surgeon and scientist principally remembered for his research into organ transplantation.
Neil Walker (lawyer)
Neil Craig Walker, FRSE, is a Scottish lawyer and Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh.
Neil Craig Walker, FRSE, is a Scottish lawyer and Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh.
Neva Haites
Professor Neva Haites OBE is a prominent scientist and physician who investigates molecular genetics and diseases in humans and specialises in cancer genetics; she has more than 90 publications ...
Professor Neva Haites OBE is a prominent scientist and physician who investigates molecular genetics and diseases in humans and specialises in cancer genetics; she has more than 90 publications ...
Paul Wilkinson (academic)
Paul Wilkinson CBE (9 May 1937 – 11 August 2011) was Emeritus Professor of International Relations and former Director of the University of St Andrews Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Polit...
Paul Wilkinson CBE (9 May 1937 – 11 August 2011) was Emeritus Professor of International Relations and former Director of the University of St Andrews Centre for the Study of Terrorism and Polit...
Peter Clift
Peter Clift is a British marine geologist and geophysicist specializing in the geology of Asia and the western Pacific.
Peter Clift is a British marine geologist and geophysicist specializing in the geology of Asia and the western Pacific.
Peter Noble (academic)
Sir Peter Scott Noble was a British academic who served as Principal of King's College London from 1952 to 1968.
Sir Peter Scott Noble was a British academic who served as Principal of King's College London from 1952 to 1968.
Reginald Victor Jones
Reginald Victor Jones, CH CB CBE FRS, was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in World War II.
Reginald Victor Jones, CH CB CBE FRS, was a British physicist and scientific military intelligence expert who played an important role in the defence of Britain in World War II.
Richard Funkhouser
Richard Edgar Funkhouser (September 10, 1917 – May 15, 2008) was an American diplomat and geologist, specializing in oil.
Richard Edgar Funkhouser (September 10, 1917 – May 15, 2008) was an American diplomat and geologist, specializing in oil.
Richard Rose (political scientist)
Richard Rose is an American political scientist who is currently Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy and Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Richard Rose is an American political scientist who is currently Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy and Professor of Politics at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland.
Robert Adamson (philosopher)
Robert Adamson (January 19, 1852 – February 8, 1902) was a Scottish philosopher and Professor of Logic at Glasgow.
Robert Adamson (January 19, 1852 – February 8, 1902) was a Scottish philosopher and Professor of Logic at Glasgow.
Robert Alexander Stewart Barbour
Robert Alexander Stewart Barbour KCVO MC was a Church of Scotland minister and an author.
Robert Alexander Stewart Barbour KCVO MC was a Church of Scotland minister and an author.
Robert Hamilton (economist)
Robert Hamilton (11 June, 1743, Edinburgh – 14 July 1829) was a Scottish mathematician and political economist.
Robert Hamilton (11 June, 1743, Edinburgh – 14 July 1829) was a Scottish mathematician and political economist.
Robert Morrison MacIver
Robert Morrison MacIver was a U.S. sociologist.
Robert Morrison MacIver was a U.S. sociologist.
Roger Williams (organist)
Dr Roger Bevan Williams, MBE (born 30 August 1943) is a British (Welsh) organist and musicologist.
Dr Roger Bevan Williams, MBE (born 30 August 1943) is a British (Welsh) organist and musicologist.
Roland Robertson
Roland Robertson is a sociologist and theorist of globalization, who lectures at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Roland Robertson is a sociologist and theorist of globalization, who lectures at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, United Kingdom.
Roy Bridges (historian)
Roy Bridges is a noted historian of exploration and travel with a focus on Africa, its imperial and missionary history.
Roy Bridges is a noted historian of exploration and travel with a focus on Africa, its imperial and missionary history.
Simon J. Gathercole
Simon Gathercole is a prominent New Testament scholar, Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Director of Studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.
Simon Gathercole is a prominent New Testament scholar, Senior Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Director of Studies at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University.
Stanley Eveling
Stanley Eveling, or Harry Stanley Eveling (born 1925, Newcastle upon Tyne, died Dec 24, 2008 Edinburgh) was an English playwright and academic, based in Scotland.
Stanley Eveling, or Harry Stanley Eveling (born 1925, Newcastle upon Tyne, died Dec 24, 2008 Edinburgh) was an English playwright and academic, based in Scotland.
Steve Boardman
Stephen I. Boardman, MA, PhD, FRHistS, is a leading Scottish medieval historian.
Stephen I. Boardman, MA, PhD, FRHistS, is a leading Scottish medieval historian.
Theo Barker
Theodore Cardwell Barker (19 July 1923 – 22 November 2001), usually known as Theo Barker, was a British social and economic historian.
Theodore Cardwell Barker (19 July 1923 – 22 November 2001), usually known as Theo Barker, was a British social and economic historian.
Thomas Blackwell (scholar)
Thomas Blackwell the younger, (1701- 6 March 1757), classical scholar and historian, was born on 4 August 1701 in the city of Aberdeen, son of Rev.
Thomas Blackwell the younger, (1701- 6 March 1757), classical scholar and historian, was born on 4 August 1701 in the city of Aberdeen, son of Rev.
Thomas Jamieson
Thomas Francis Jamieson (1829-1913) was a Scottish scientist most associated with his studies of sea level and glacial isostasy during the Quaternary.
Thomas Francis Jamieson (1829-1913) was a Scottish scientist most associated with his studies of sea level and glacial isostasy during the Quaternary.
Thomas Reid
The Reverend Thomas Reid FRSE, was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, and played an integral ro...
The Reverend Thomas Reid FRSE, was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher, and a contemporary of David Hume, was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense, and played an integral ro...
Thomas Smith (barrister)
Sir Thomas Broun Smith, QC, FBA, FRSE (3 December 1915 - 15 October 1988) was a lawyer, soldier and academic.
Sir Thomas Broun Smith, QC, FBA, FRSE (3 December 1915 - 15 October 1988) was a lawyer, soldier and academic.
Tim Ingold
Tim Ingold is a British social anthropologist, currently Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.
Tim Ingold is a British social anthropologist, currently Chair of Social Anthropology at the University of Aberdeen.
Tom Devine
Tom Devine BA PhD D.Litt Hon D.Litt Hon D.Litt Hon D.Univ Hon Fellow OBE FRSE Hon MRIA FRHistS FBA is a historian of Scotland.
Tom Devine BA PhD D.Litt Hon D.Litt Hon D.Litt Hon D.Univ Hon Fellow OBE FRSE Hon MRIA FRHistS FBA is a historian of Scotland.
W. Douglas Simpson
William Douglas Simpson CBE (2 August 1896 - 9 October 1968) was a Scottish architecture and archaeology academic and writer.
William Douglas Simpson CBE (2 August 1896 - 9 October 1968) was a Scottish architecture and archaeology academic and writer.
Walter Hamilton Moberly
Sir Walter Hamilton Moberly, GBE, KCB, Kt, DSO (20 October 1881 – 31 January 1974) was a British academic.
Sir Walter Hamilton Moberly, GBE, KCB, Kt, DSO (20 October 1881 – 31 January 1974) was a British academic.
William Laurence Brown
William Laurence Brown (January 7, 1755 – May 11, 1830), Scottish divine (theologian), was born in Utrecht, where his father was minister of the English church.
William Laurence Brown (January 7, 1755 – May 11, 1830), Scottish divine (theologian), was born in Utrecht, where his father was minister of the English church.
William MacGillivray
William MacGillivray FRSE MWS (25 January 1796 – 4 September 1852) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist.
William MacGillivray FRSE MWS (25 January 1796 – 4 September 1852) was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist.
William Minto
William Minto (10 October 1845 - 1 March 1893), Scottish man of letters, was born at Auchintoul, Aberdeenshire.
William Minto (10 October 1845 - 1 March 1893), Scottish man of letters, was born at Auchintoul, Aberdeenshire.
William Mitchell Ramsay
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (15 March 1851, Glasgow –20 April 1939) was a Scottish archaeologist and New Testament scholar.
Sir William Mitchell Ramsay (15 March 1851, Glasgow –20 April 1939) was a Scottish archaeologist and New Testament scholar.
William Ogilvie of Pittensear
William Ogilvie of Pittensear—the ‘rebel professor’—was the 18th century Scottish author of an influential historic land reform treatise.
William Ogilvie of Pittensear—the ‘rebel professor’—was the 18th century Scottish author of an influential historic land reform treatise.
William Ritchie Sorley
William Ritchie Sorley (4 November 1855, Selkirk - 28 July 1935, Cambridge) was a Scottish philosopher.
William Ritchie Sorley (4 November 1855, Selkirk - 28 July 1935, Cambridge) was a Scottish philosopher.