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…
Tag: 1850-1900
Bute Bursary
The Bute Bursary was created in 1893, thanks to a gift from the recently-elected Rector of the University, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900). Bute mortified £1000 to fund a competitive…
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…
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900)
John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, (1847-1900) was the son of John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute (d. 1848). He became 3rd Marquess of Bute at six months of age, inheriting his family’s estates and vast industrial…
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…
Beath Bursary
The Beath Bursary was established in 1881 by the will of Margaret Beath (c.1794-1879). This fund amounted to £1,000 for two bursaries, which were to be given to meritorious students at St Mary’s College. In the 1890s,…
Margaret Beath (c.1794-1879)
Baptised in Dundee, Margaret Beath (c.1794-1879) was the daughter of John Beath of Forgan and May Lumsden. She had two brothers, Alexander and William, both of whom attended the University of St Andrews. It is likely…
David Anderson Bursaries
The David Anderson Bursaries were founded by Elizabeth Anderson (née Randale or Randall) in memory of her son, David Anderson (d.1805). The trust appears to have been established in 1809, and were intended to benefit…