The Walker Trust
The Walker Trust was established in 1881 by John Walker in memory of his brother George Walker. John Walker put £7,500 into a trust ‘for furthering the usefulness or relieving the needs of the University of St Andrews…
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John Walker (c1794-1884), and George Walker
John Walker (c.1794-1884) was from a farming family in Fife. He was probably a younger son of farmer Arthur Walker of Pitblado and Agnes Millar, and took up the tenancy of his father’s farm at Newbigging of Ceres. He…
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…