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Alexander Bain
Alexander Bain was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism who was a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, logic, moral ...
Alexander Bain was a Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism who was a prominent and innovative figure in the fields of psychology, linguistics, logic, moral ...
Allan Macartney
Dr Allan Macartney (17 February 1941, Accra, Gold Coast, now Ghana – 25 August 1998, Aberdeen) was a Scottish National Party (SNP) MEP for the North East Scotland constituency between the 1994 E...
Dr Allan Macartney (17 February 1941, Accra, Gold Coast, now Ghana – 25 August 1998, Aberdeen) was a Scottish National Party (SNP) MEP for the North East Scotland constituency between the 1994 E...
Andrew Cant
Andrew Cant (1590–1663) was a Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters.
Andrew Cant (1590–1663) was a Presbyterian minister and leader of the Scottish Covenanters.
Archibald Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton
Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton KT, PC, styled Lord Montgomerie from 1814 to 1819, was a British Conservative politician.
Archibald William Montgomerie, 13th Earl of Eglinton KT, PC, styled Lord Montgomerie from 1814 to 1819, was a British Conservative politician.
Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister.
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, KG, PC was a British Liberal statesman and Prime Minister.
Arthur Johnston (poet)
Arthur Johnston (c.1579–1641) was a Scottish poet and physician.
Arthur Johnston (c.1579–1641) was a Scottish poet and physician.
Arthur Keith
Sir Arthur Keith was a Scottish anatomist and anthropologist, who became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Hunterian Professor and conservator of the Hunterian Museum of t...
Sir Arthur Keith was a Scottish anatomist and anthropologist, who became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Hunterian Professor and conservator of the Hunterian Museum of t...
Arthur Rose
Arthur Rose was a seventeenth century Scottish priest, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Episcopal Primate of Scotland.
Arthur Rose was a seventeenth century Scottish priest, Archbishop of St Andrews, and Episcopal Primate of Scotland.
Austen Henry Layard
Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB, PC was a British traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud.
Sir Austen Henry Layard GCB, PC was a British traveller, archaeologist, cuneiformist, art historian, draughtsman, collector, author, politician and diplomat, best known as the excavator of Nimrud.
Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly
Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly PC, DL, JP (5 March 1847 – 20 February 1937), styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liber...
Charles Gordon, 11th Marquess of Huntly PC, DL, JP (5 March 1847 – 20 February 1937), styled Lord Strathavon until 1853 and Earl of Aboyne between 1853 and 1863, was a Scottish Liber...
Charles Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee
Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee PC (19 November 1838 – 9 January 1906) was a British businessman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 ...
Charles Thomson Ritchie, 1st Baron Ritchie of Dundee PC (19 November 1838 – 9 January 1906) was a British businessman and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1874 ...
Clarissa Dickson Wright
Clarissa Dickson Wright is an English celebrity chef, television personality, businesswoman and formerly a barrister, who is best known as one half, along with Jennifer Paterson, of the Two Fa...
Clarissa Dickson Wright is an English celebrity chef, television personality, businesswoman and formerly a barrister, who is best known as one half, along with Jennifer Paterson, of the Two Fa...
Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.
Sir Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, GCMG, GCVO, PC, DL was a Scottish-born Canadian fur trader, financier, railroad baron and politician.
Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, KCB, DSO (28 October 1881 – 20 August 1957), known as "Teddy" Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer.
Admiral Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, KCB, DSO (28 October 1881 – 20 August 1957), known as "Teddy" Evans, was a British naval officer and Antarctic explorer.
Edward Maitland, Lord Barcaple
Edward Francis Maitland, Lord Barcaple (1803–1870) was a Scottish advocate and judge.
Edward Francis Maitland, Lord Barcaple (1803–1870) was a Scottish advocate and judge.
Eric Linklater
Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a British writer, known for authoring more than 20 novels.
Eric Robert Russell Linklater (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a British writer, known for authoring more than 20 novels.
F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead GCSI, PC, KC (12 July 1872 – 30 September 1930), best known to history as F. E. Smith (and also Galloper Smith), was a British Conservative st...
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead GCSI, PC, KC (12 July 1872 – 30 September 1930), best known to history as F. E. Smith (and also Galloper Smith), was a British Conservative st...
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of...
Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere KG, PC (1 January 1800 – 18 February 1857), known as Lord Francis Leveson-Gower until 1833, was a British politician, writer, traveller and patron of...
George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen
George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (10 August 1831 – 7 February 1907) was a British statesman and businessman best remembered for being "forgotten" by Lord Randolph Churchill.
George Goschen, 1st Viscount Goschen (10 August 1831 – 7 February 1907) was a British statesman and businessman best remembered for being "forgotten" by Lord Randolph Churchill.
George Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle
George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle KG, PC (18 April 1802 – 5 December 1864), styled Viscount Morpeth from 1825 to 1848, was a British politician, statesman and orator.
George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle KG, PC (18 April 1802 – 5 December 1864), styled Viscount Morpeth from 1825 to 1848, was a British politician, statesman and orator.
H. H. Asquith
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
Hamish Watt
Hamish Watt (born 27 December 1925) is a Scottish politician, farmer and writer.
Hamish Watt (born 27 December 1925) is a Scottish politician, farmer and writer.
Ian Hamilton (lawyer)
Ian Robertson Hamilton, QC (born 13 September 1925) is a lawyer and Scottish Nationalist.
Ian Robertson Hamilton, QC (born 13 September 1925) is a lawyer and Scottish Nationalist.
Jimmy Edwards
Jimmy Edwards DFC was an English comedic script writer and comedy actor on both radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as the headmaster 'Professor' James Edwar...
Jimmy Edwards DFC was an English comedic script writer and comedy actor on both radio and television, best known as Pa Glum in Take It From Here and as the headmaster 'Professor' James Edwar...
Jo Grimond
Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond CH, CBE, TD, PC was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.
Joseph Grimond, Baron Grimond CH, CBE, TD, PC was a British politician, leader of the Liberal Party from 1956 to 1967 and again briefly on an interim basis in 1976.
John Abercrombie (physician)
John Abercrombie (12 October 1780 in Aberdeen – 14 November 1844 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and philosopher.
John Abercrombie (12 October 1780 in Aberdeen – 14 November 1844 in Edinburgh) was a Scottish physician and philosopher.
John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott
John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott was a Scottish peer and soldier.
John Arbuthnott, 8th Viscount of Arbuthnott was a Scottish peer and soldier.
John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan
John MacDonald Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan OBE (1 September 1901 – 10 May 1969; Scottish Gaelic: Iain mac Iain Mac-a'-Bhrataich) was a Scottish farmer, rugby union internationalist an...
John MacDonald Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan OBE (1 September 1901 – 10 May 1969; Scottish Gaelic: Iain mac Iain Mac-a'-Bhrataich) was a Scottish farmer, rugby union internationalist an...
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT, PC, FRS (26 October 1796 – 8 November 1862), styled Lord Glenorchy until 1831 and as Earl of Ormelie from 1831 to 1834, was a Scottish ...
John Campbell, 2nd Marquess of Breadalbane KT, PC, FRS (26 October 1796 – 8 November 1862), styled Lord Glenorchy until 1831 and as Earl of Ormelie from 1831 to 1834, was a Scottish ...
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
Brigadier Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt KG, PC, CBE, DSO, (22 June 1910 – 8 November 1998) was a British army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British Exp...
Brigadier Henry Cecil John Hunt, Baron Hunt KG, PC, CBE, DSO, (22 June 1910 – 8 November 1998) was a British army officer who is best known as the leader of the successful 1953 British Exp...
John Inglis, Lord Glencorse
John Inglis, Lord Glencorse FRSE (21 August 1810 – 20 August 1891) was a Scottish politician and judge.
John Inglis, Lord Glencorse FRSE (21 August 1810 – 20 August 1891) was a Scottish politician and judge.
John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir
John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir CBE, CD was a Scottish Peer and the son of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
John Norman Stuart Buchan, 2nd Baron Tweedsmuir CBE, CD was a Scottish Peer and the son of John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir.
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC, known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in...
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, KG, GCMG, PC, known as Lord John Russell before 1861, was an English Whig and Liberal politician who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in...
M. E. Grant Duff
Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff GCSI, CIE, PC FRS (21 February 1829 – 12 January 1906), known as M. E. Grant Duff before 1887 and as Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff thereafte...
Sir Mountstuart Elphinstone Grant Duff GCSI, CIE, PC FRS (21 February 1829 – 12 January 1906), known as M. E. Grant Duff before 1887 and as Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff thereafte...
Michael Barratt (television presenter)
Michael Barratt is an English television presenter and announcer.
Michael Barratt is an English television presenter and announcer.
Peter Scott (conservationist)
Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC and Bar, MID, FRS, FZS, was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman.
Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC and Bar, MID, FRS, FZS, was a British ornithologist, conservationist, painter, naval officer and sportsman.
Rector of the University of Aberdeen
The Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen is the students' representative and chairman in the University Court of the University of Aberdeen.
The Lord Rector of the University of Aberdeen is the students' representative and chairman in the University Court of the University of Aberdeen.
Rhoderick McGrigor
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor GCB (12 April 1893 – 3 December 1959) was a Royal Navy officer and the British First Sea Lord from 1951 to 1955.
Admiral of the Fleet Sir Rhoderick Robert McGrigor GCB (12 April 1893 – 3 December 1959) was a Royal Navy officer and the British First Sea Lord from 1951 to 1955.
Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC, known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom.
Edgar Algernon Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood CH, PC, QC, known as Lord Robert Cecil from 1868 to 1923, was a lawyer, politician and diplomat in the United Kingdom.
Robert Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan
Robert Stevenson Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan GBE, PC, KC was a Scottish businessman, advocate and Unionist politician.
Robert Stevenson Horne, 1st Viscount Horne of Slamannan GBE, PC, KC was a Scottish businessman, advocate and Unionist politician.
Robert J. Perryment
Robert J. Perryment was a former Rector of the University of Aberdeen.
Robert J. Perryment was a former Rector of the University of Aberdeen.
Robin Harper
Robin Harper FRSSA (born 4 August 1940) is a Scottish politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region.
Robin Harper FRSSA (born 4 August 1940) is a Scottish politician, and was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Lothians region.
Sandy Gall
Henderson Alexander "Sandy" Gall, CMG, CBE, is a Scottish journalist, author, and former ITN news presenter.
Henderson Alexander "Sandy" Gall, CMG, CBE, is a Scottish journalist, author, and former ITN news presenter.
Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet
Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet FRSE was a Scottish advocate and historian.
Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet FRSE was a Scottish advocate and historian.
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, GCVO, CH, CB (15 February 1853 – 7 December 1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, now most famous for his friendship ...
Sir Frederick Treves, 1st Baronet, GCVO, CH, CB (15 February 1853 – 7 December 1923) was a prominent British surgeon of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, now most famous for his friendship ...
Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet
Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet (1771-1858) was a Scottish physician and considered to be the man largely responsible for the creation of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet (1771-1858) was a Scottish physician and considered to be the man largely responsible for the creation of the Royal Army Medical Corps.
Stafford Cripps
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps was a British Labour politician of the first half of the 20th century.
Sir Richard Stafford Cripps was a British Labour politician of the first half of the 20th century.
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS was an English biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
Walter Elliot (Scottish politician)
Walter Elliot Elliot MC was a prominent Scottish Unionist Party politician in the interwar years.
Walter Elliot Elliot MC was a prominent Scottish Unionist Party politician in the interwar years.
Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray
Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO, PC, known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt, between 1894 and 1910 and as The Lord Cowdray between 1910 and 1917, was a British enginee...
Weetman Dickinson Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray GCVO, PC, known as Sir Weetman Pearson, Bt, between 1894 and 1910 and as The Lord Cowdray between 1910 and 1917, was a British enginee...
William Edward Forster
William Edward Forster PC, FRS was an English industrialist, philanthropist and Liberal Party statesman.
William Edward Forster PC, FRS was an English industrialist, philanthropist and Liberal Party statesman.
William Grant (British politician)
Sir William Grant (13 October 1752 – 23 May 1832) was a British lawyer, Member of Parliament from 1790–1812 and Master of the Rolls from 1801–1817.
Sir William Grant (13 October 1752 – 23 May 1832) was a British lawyer, Member of Parliament from 1790–1812 and Master of the Rolls from 1801–1817.
William Henry Sykes
Colonel William Henry Sykes, FRS was an Indian Army officer, politician, Indologist and ornithologist.
Colonel William Henry Sykes, FRS was an Indian Army officer, politician, Indologist and ornithologist.
Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, was a British Conservative politician and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.