Madras College, St Andrews
By a deed dated 14 July 1831, Andrew Bell left in trust funds and estates for educational purposes. This amounted to around £120,000, of which £50,000 was to be directed to the founding of Madras College. The secondary…
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Bell Chair of Education
The Bell Chair of Education was established in 1876 by the trustees of Andrew Bell, including the Earl of Leven. and this endowment amounted to £4,000, which is equivalent to at least £400,000 in 2021. The trustees…
Andrew Bell (1753-1832): Virginia, Madras and St Andrews, by Sarah Leith
A donor to the University of St Andrews, alumnus Andrew Bell’s life began in the ‘Auld Grey Toon’, and he travelled around the world, from North America to India, being shipwrecked along the way. His employment as a…
Taylour Thomson Bursaries
The Taylour Thomson Bursaries were established by William Taylour Thomson (1813-1883). In his will of 1882, he expressed the desire to aid students ‘of both sexes in equal numbers’ and ‘in the case of females to assist…
William Taylour Thomson (1813-1883)
William Taylour Thomson, CB, KCMG (1813-1883) had a fascinating, if not potentially controversial career, as a life-long diplomat. Born and educated in Edinburgh, Thomson’s career as a civil servant would be spent in…
University Hall for Women Students (1896)
The 1896 opening of the University Hall for Women followed on the tremendous success of the Lady Literate in Arts (LLA) Scheme. In 1891, the LLA Fund possessed over £2000 collected from examination payments. Agreeing…
Bute Chair of Anatomy
In his will, John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (1847-1900) left £20,000 to endow the Bute Chair of Anatomy (now the Bute Chair of Medicine). This was the most generous of several gifts from Bute during…
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…
Andrew Bell (1753-1832)
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…