Who gave money to the University of St Andrews between 1700 and 1900? This category includes all our known donors, whether or not they have any known links to colonialism and empire.
George Dalziel Craig–Buchanan (1772-1842) was the son of Penicuik and Edinburgh architect James Craig and Mary Dalziel, and he was baptised in 1772. George Craig (as he then was) was educated at the University of…
John Carstairs (1758-1837) was born to David Carstairs, a wright, and Margaret Fair in Largo parish, Fife. He also was a cousin of Sir John Leslie. Carstairs attended United College at the University from 1771 to 1775,…
Margaret Stuart Tyndall Bruce of Falkland (c.1780-1869) created scholarships, bursaries and a prize at the University of St Andrews. We believe she was born in India to an unknown Bengali mother and an unmarried…
Agnes Blyth (née Carmichael) created the Blyth Scholarship at the University of St Andrews. Born in 1825, Agnes Blyth was the daughter of Charles Carmichael and his wife, Margaret Sommerville. Her father was a founding…
Andrew Bell (1753-1832), the founder of Madras College, was born on South Street in St Andrews and educated in the town, but he travelled the world, from North America to India, and was shipwrecked along the way. An…