William Byers Scholarship
The William Byers Scholarship was established by Betsy Byers (née Kidd, d. 1878) in memory of her husband, William Byers, who died in 1856. Her sister Ann (Kidd) Bell also established a scholarship, in memory of their…
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Betsy (Kidd) Byers (d.1878)
Betsy Byers (née Kidd, d. 1878) was the daughter of Patrick Kidd, a farmer at Balgray in Angus, and she also inherited lands from someone else at Hillhead, near Kirriemuir, and she retained control of those lands after…
Buist Bursary
The Buist Bursary was founded in 1876 by James Buist of Law Park, St Andrews, in memory of his brother, the Reverend Dr George Buist, who was a Professor of Ecclesiastical History at St Mary’s College. The fund was to…
James Buist (c.1795-1880)
Baptised in 1795, James Buist (c.1795-1880) of Law Park, St Andrews, was the son of George Buist, who farmed at Kettle in Fife, and Christian Ballingall. He was a student at the University of St Andrews from 1810 to…
Arnott Prizes in Natural Philosophy
The Arnott Prizes in Natural Philosophy were established in 1869 with a capital sum of £1,000 gifted by Neil Arnott, once a surgeon for the East India Company. The prize fund was later augmented by his widow, Marianne…
Neil Arnott (1788-1874)
The son of a manufacturer and farmer, Dr Neil Arnott (1788-1874) was born in Arbroath and educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He graduated with a Master of Arts degree from Marischal College in 1805 and, gained his MD…
Natural History (Fisheries) Prize
The Natural History Prize was established in 1896 by John Woodall, the same year the Gatty Marine Laboratory was opened at the University of St Andrews. This was an annual prize of £20 to be awarded to the best student…
John Woodall Woodall (1831-1905)
John Woodall Woodall (1831-1905), a Scarborough banker and environmentalist, established the Natural History Prize at the University of St Andrews in 1896. Having read natural sciences at Oriel College, Oxford, he saw…
Gatty Marine Laboratory
The Gatty Marine Laboratory at the University of St Andrews opened in 1896. It replaced the St Andrews Fisheries Laboratory that had been running since 1884: that laboratory had been created by professor William…
Charles Henry Gatty (1836-1903)
Charles Henry Gatty (1836-1903) was born in Marylebone, London, to George Gatty and Frances Jenkinson Sayer, and he was educated at Eton and then at Trinity College, Cambridge. Upon his father’s death in 1864, Charles…