Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
University of Edinburgh
Connections
Connections | Author name Sort descending | Excerpt |
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Occupation | William Edmonstoune Aytoun | He started his professional life in law but devoted most of his time to writing poetry and stories. Much of his writing deals with Scottish subjects, and among his best-remembered poems are parodies of his... |
Education | Sir J. M. Barrie | James Barrie studied at Edinburgh University
, where he earned his MA (in Scotland the first degree taken) in 1882. |
Leisure and Society | Isabella Bird | At Edinburgh IB
became involved with a community of young intellectuals whom she met through John Stuart Blackie
, Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh
, and his wife Eliza
(sometimes called Ella)... |
Occupation | John Brown | He received his medical degree from Edinburgh University
in 1833 and later established a successful medical practice in that city. He was also a noted essayist, writing on the medical profession, poetry, and art... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Brunton | Her widower, devastated at her death, later became professor of oriental languages at Edinburgh University
, and lived until 1854. |
Family and Intimate relationships | Jane Welsh Carlyle | Thomas Carlyle
was installed as Rector of Edinburgh University
. Surtees, Virginia. Jane Welsh Carlyle. Michael Russell. 266 |
Education | Thomas Carlyle | He attended Annan Academy
and, starting in 1809, the University of Edinburgh
. He intended to enter the clergy but later changed his mind. The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: From Earliest Times to 1985. Oxford University Press. Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. Oxford University Press. Corey, Melinda, and George Ochoa, editors. The Encyclopedia of the Victorian World. Henry Holt and Company. |
Occupation | Thomas Carlyle | In 1814, TC
left the University of Edinburgh
and started teaching, taking up a position at Annan Academy
. He returned to Edinburgh in 1819 to pursue his literary aspirations. While there, he also worked... |
Occupation | Thomas Carlyle | In 1866, TC
was appointed the Rector of Edinburgh University
. |
Education | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | He then entered Edinburgh University
as a medical student—just after the university had successfully fought off the women seeking admission to the medical faculty. His most significant mentor was Joseph Bell
(who was attached not... |
Education | Karen Gershon | At fifteen she found herself not at a real school but at a temporary training centre, Whittingehame Farm School at East Lothian inScotland. After to some extent recovering from her recent experiences she won... |
Education | Oliver Goldsmith | After various local schools he attended Trinity College, Dublin
, as a sizar: a poor student who financed his course by acting as a servant to other students. He was often in trouble with the... |
Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Agnes Hamilton | MAH
's father, Robert Adamson
, educated at Edinburgh University
, became Professor of Logic and Metaphysics successively at Owens College
(later merged in Manchester University), and the Universities of Aberdeen
and then Glasgow
... |
Education | Kathleen Jamie | But having drifted to Edinburgh, she attended Edinburgh University
, where she studied for and received her MA in philosophy (in Scotland a first degree). Taylor, Debbie. “Interview with Kathleen Jamie”. Mslexia, Vol. 9 , pp. 39-40. 40 |
Residence | Henrietta Camilla Jenkin | HCJ
lived in the suburb of Merchiston, Edinburgh, where her son Fleeming held a professorship at Edinburgh University
and where she became a much respected figure in local society. Stevenson, Robert Louis, and Fleeming Jenkin. “Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin”. Papers, Literary, Scientific, &c., edited by Sir Sidney Colvin et al., Longmans, Green, p. 1: xi - clxx. cxiv-cxvi |
Timeline
14 April 1582: The College of Edinburgh (later the University...
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14 April 1582
The College of Edinburgh
(later the University of Edinburgh) received its charter from James VI of Scotland
(later James I of England).
1726: The University of Edinburgh established a...
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1726
The University of Edinburgh
established a medical faculty and the first chair of obstetrics in Great Britain.
1748-51: Adam Smith delivered lectures on rhetoric...
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1748-51
Adam Smith
delivered lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres at Edinburgh University
: the first significant university programme devoted to the analysis of English literary discourse.
27 April 1762: The chair of Rhetoric to which Hugh Blair...
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27 April 1762
The chair of Rhetoric to which Hugh Blair
(1718-1800) had been appointed at Edinburgh in 1760 was converted to a Regius Professorship of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres.
1820: Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind...
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1820
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind by Thomas Brown
, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University
, appeared in four volumes in the year of his death.
1836: The Botanical Society of Edinburgh was f...
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1836
The Botanical Society of Edinburgh was founded.
21 August 1865: The Manchester Guardian reported the scandalous...
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21 August 1865
The Manchester Guardian reported the scandalous discovery that medical army inspector James Barry, who had recently been found dead, had also been found to be a woman.
October 1865: Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's...
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October 1865
Elizabeth Garrett
obtained an apothecary's licence through the Society of Apothecaries
: this began her medical career, after her rejection by the Universities of London
, Edinburgh
, St Andrews
, Oxford
, and Cambridge
.
1868: James Africanus Beale Horton published at...
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1868
James Africanus Beale Horton
published at LondonWest African Countries and Peoples, British and Native, and A Vindication of the African Race, analysing the conditions required to establish self-government for his people.
: The five pioneering female medical students...
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Spring1870
The five pioneering female medical students at Edinburgh University were awarded significant honours.
March 1870: Edinburgh University student Mary Edith Pechey...
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March 1870
Edinburgh University
student Mary Edith Pechey
received the highest grades in her class for the Chemistry examination, but was denied the right to receive the Hope Scholarship.
October 1870: The General Council of Edinburgh University...
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October 1870
The General Council of Edinburgh University renewed their decision to keep female students out of the medical classes.
30 June 1871: After teaching female medical students for...
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30 June 1871
After teaching female medical students for thirteen months, the extra-mural lecturers at Edinburgh University revoked their resolution and announced that they would no longer teach separate classes.
October 1871: Under pressure from the public, the Senate...
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October 1871
Under pressure from the public, the Senate of Edinburgh University allowed the female medical students to sit the preliminary arts examinations, having previously banned them.
November 1871: The Senate of Edinburgh University decided...
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November 1871
The Senate of Edinburgh University decided to rescind all regulations allowing women entrance into the medical faculty.
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