Pyper Bursary
The Pyper Bursary was set up by the will of Professor William Pyper (1797-1861) in 1859. He instructed his trustees, including James David Forbes, Principal of the United College, and the professors of the United…
Tag: 1850-1900
William Pyper (1797-1861)
William Pyper (1797-1861) set up the Pyper Bursary at the University of St Andrews in 1859. He was the son of John Pyper of Rathen, Aberdeenshire, and Christian Henderson, and he was educated at Aberdeen’s Marischal…
Patrick Kidd Scholarship
The Patrick Kidd Scholarship was created by the will of Ann Kidd or Bell (d.1877) in memory of her father, Patrick Kidd, who farmed at Balgray in Angus. In her will, Ann Bell had instructed that the scholarship be for…
Ann Kidd or Bell (d. 1877)
Ann Kidd or Bell (d.1877) was the daughter of Patrick Kidd, a farmer at Balgray near Dundee, and the wife of James Bell, who also farmed at Balgray. In her will, she instructed her trustees to pay the University of St…
Thomas Thow Scholarship
The Thomas Thow Scholarship at the University of St Andrews was founded with £2,000 in 1897 by the Trustees of the late Miss Christiana Thow of Craigmore, West Ferry, near Dundee, according to the desire of Christiana…
Christiana Thow (1836-1897)
Christiana Thow (1836-1897) of Craigmore, West Ferry, near Dundee, and Margaret Thow (d. 1885) were sisters who desired to found a scholarship at the University of St Andrews in memory of their father, Thomas Thow…
Gifford Lectureship in Natural Theology
The Gifford Lectureship in Natural Theology was set up by the will of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford in 1887. £15,000 was bequeathed to the University of St Andrews for a series of philosophical and theological lectures…
Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford (1820-1887)
The will of Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford (1820-1887) provided for the Gifford Lectureship in Natural Theology, which was set up in 1887. Gifford was born at Park Street, Edinburgh, to the merchant James Gifford and his…
Spence Bursary
The reverend John Spence (1880-1866) established the Spence Bursary at the University of St Andrews. He gave £1,000 respectively to Dundee Royal Infirmary respectively and £12,670 to the University of St Andrews and…
John Spence (1800-1866)
Born on 27 April 1800, John Spence (1800-1866) was educated at the University of Edinburgh. He was the minister of Kinnaird in Perthshire and the author of the description of the parish of Kinnarid in The New…