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William Graham Boss
William Graham Boss (1847–1927) was a stained glass designer most noted for his work at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery: a series of stained glass portraits on the main staircase. This was specifically to mark the adaption of the building to accommodate the National Museum of Antiquities from 1891. Life He was born in Dunfermline in Fife the son of James Boss (1802-1888) a clerk of works and his wife, Elizabeth Wilkie McLaren (1816-1909). He was a freemason. From 1875 the family were all living at 11 Lewis Terrace in Edinburgh. He first appears as a stained glass designer in 1883. In 1911 he was living at 11 Lewis Terrace in the Dalry Colonies and operated his studio from 16 Union Street at the top of Leith Walk. He died on 5 September 1927 and is buried with his parents in Warriston Cemetery. The grave lies in a southern section north of the southern path. Literature * “An Inquiry regarding the Boss Family and the name Boss (1902)” - This publication is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grave Of William Graham Boss In Warriston Cemetery
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Robert Rowand Anderson
Sir Robert Rowand Anderson, (5 April 1834 – 1 June 1921) was a Scottish Victorian architect. Anderson trained in the office of George Gilbert Scott in London before setting up his own practice in Edinburgh in 1860. During the 1860s his main work was small churches in the 'First Pointed' (or Early English) style that is characteristic of Scott's former assistants. By 1880 his practice was designing some of the most prestigious public and private buildings in Scotland. His works include the Scottish National Portrait Gallery; the Dome of Old College, Medical Faculty and McEwan Hall, the University of Edinburgh; the Central Hotel at Glasgow Central Station, the Catholic Apostolic Church in Edinburgh and Mount Stuart House on the Isle of Bute for the 3rd Marquess of Bute. Early life Anderson was born at Liberton, outside Edinburgh, the third child of James Anderson (1797-1869), a solicitor, and Margaret Rowand (1797-1868). Educated at George Watson's College, he bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1927 Deaths
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1847 Births
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Gilbert Goudie
Gilbert Goudie FSAScot (1843–1918) was a Scottish banker, author, antiquary and amateur archaeologist. He was Treasurer of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. Life He was born in Clumlie on the Shetland Isles on 23 April 1843 the son of Gilbert Goudie of Braefield (1796-1891) and his wife Jean Black (1802-1878) He moved to Edinburgh in 1853, living in a flat at 32 Dundas Street with his uncle. Gilbert went into banking joining the National Bank. In 1873 he was living at 47 Ann Street, a charming Georgian house in the Stockbridge area. In 1875 he found a Pictish stone on St Ninian's Isle. In 1869 and 1888 he excavated the Levenwick and Clumlie brochs. In 1910 he was living at 31 Great King Street, a very fine three storey and basement Georgian townhouse in Edinburgh's Second New Town. He died at Great King Street in Edinburgh on 8 January 1918. Family In September 1881 he married a widow, Anna Ross (née Anderson) born 1849 in Largo, Fife Largo (Scottish Gael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Duns (minister)
John Duns FRSE (1820–1909) was Professor of Natural Science at New College, Edinburgh. He was a prolific author on both scientific and religious topics. Life John Duns was born on 11 July 1820 in Duns, Berwickshire a descendant of John Duns. He was the son of William Duns and his wife Sarah Allen. He was educated in Duns then studied Medicine at Edinburgh University. He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (DD). At some point around 1840, he changed to study Divinity and in the Disruption of 1843 he sided strongly with the Free Church of Scotland, and was ordained by that body in 1844 to preach at Torphichen west of Edinburgh. In 1859, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being James Young Simpson. He served as Vice president of the Society from 1899 to 1904. From 1864 to 1903 he was Professor of Natural Science at the Free Church of Scotland's New College in central Edinburgh. In 1875, he was elected a member of the Society of A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Carfrae
Robert Carfrae FSAScot (1820–1900) was Curator of the Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. He accumulated a large art and coin collection. By profession he was a furniture maker, having been involved in the firms Bonnar & Carfrae and Moxon & Co. A noted numismologist he left a huge collection of Greek coins. He gives his name to the Carfrae Collection: a number of ancient Greek and Roman coins now held by the British Museum. Life He was born on 1 April 1820 the son of Robert Carfrae a jeweller and silversmith living at 17 Union Place at the head of Leith Walk in Edinburgh. The family were originally from East Lothian. In 1860 he was in partnership with Thomas Bonnar's company, together decorating many fine Edinburgh houses: Bonnar seems to be responsible for plasterwork; Carfrae for decorative ironwork, staircases, fireplaces etc. Larger commissions included the interiors of the Royal Scottish Academy and National Gallery of Scotland. From at least 1866 he was Curator of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Mitchell (physician)
Sir Arthur Mitchell MD LLD (19 January 1826 – 12 October 1909) was a Scottish doctor involved in the study and care of patients with mental illness. He served on several public commissions, and wrote widely on history and anthropology. Life Mitchell was born in Elgin, Moray, the son of George Mitchell, a civil engineer, and his wife, Elizabeth Cant. He was educated at Elgin Academy. He studied at the University of Aberdeen, graduating MA in 1845 and MD in 1850. He did further postgraduate studies in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. Physician From at least 1856 Mitchell was based at Larbert Hospital, Scotland's largest hospital specialising in mental health. He lived in Edinburgh, a short train journey away, at 7 Laverockbank Villas in the Trinity district. In 1857 Mitchell was appointed Deputy Commissioner of Lunacy with the newly established General Board of Lunacy for Scotland, acting as deputy to William A.F. Browne. His appointment closely followed the publication of a r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Anderson (antiquarian)
Joseph Anderson LLD HRSA (1832–1916) was a Scottish antiquarian who served as keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland from 1869 to 1913. Life Anderson was born in Angus, the son of an agricultural labourer, grew up in St Vigeans and attended Arbroath Education Institution. He taught at the English School in Constantinople from 1856-59. In 1860, after moving back to Scotland, he became editor of the ''John O'Groat'' journal. At this time he started to excavate in Caithness, in partnership with Robert Shearer. From 1869 to 1913, 44 years, he was the keeper of the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland. He was also editor of the ''Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland'' from 1869 to his death in 1916. V. Gordon Childe wrote that by 1886 Anderson "had sketched the essential outlines of Scottish prehistory in a comprehensive and scientific survey such as then existed in no other country". As keeper of the National Museum, he oversaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness
Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness, (28 May 1868 – 6 October 1955), was a Scottish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1916 and 1922 in David Lloyd George's coalition government and as Lord Justice Clerk between 1922 and 1933. Background and education Munro was born in Alness, Ross-shire, the son of Margaret (née Sinclair), daughter of Reverend John Sinclair, and Reverend Alexender Ross Munro. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the University of Edinburgh. Legal and political career Munro was admitted to the Scottish Bar as an Advocate in 1893. He was a Counsel to the Board of Inland Revenue and became a King's Counsel in 1910. At this point he lived at 15 Heriot Row: a huge Georgian townhouse in the centre of Edinburgh. In the January 1910 general election he was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Wick Burghs, holding the seat until its abolition for the 1918 election. He was then returned to the Ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Christison
David Christison MD FRCPE LLD (1830–1912) was a Scottish physician, botanist, writer and antiquary. He served as a military doctor during the Crimean War, at which time, owing to illness, he abandoned his medical career. From the 1860s onwards Christison travelled extensively in South America and became a travel writer, publishing an account of his journeys within Paraguay, and other books on topics relating to that country. He also turned to archaeology in which, through his interest in botany, he made advances in the science of dendrochronology. He became a pioneer of systematic field study in archaeological research and was one of the first to carry out an extensive investigation of Scotland's ancient hillforts, writing and publishing extensively on the topic in later life. Birth and education Christison was born on 25 January 1830 (Robert Burns Day) in Edinburgh's New Town, at 3 Great Stuart Street on the Moray Estate. He was the second son of Sir Robert Christison ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reginald MacLeod
Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod (1 February 1847 – 20 August 1935) was the 27th Chief of Clan MacLeod. Life Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod was born on 1 February 1847. He was the son of Norman MacLeod of MacLeod (1812–1898), 25th Chief of Clan MacLeod, and his wife Louisa Barbara St. John (1818–1880), only daughter of the 14th Baron St John of Bletso. He was educated at Harrow and Cambridge. On 17 April 1877, Sir Reginald married Lady Agnes Mary Cecilia Northcote (d. 26 October 1921), the daughter of Sir Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time and later 1st Earl of Iddesleigh, and Cecilia Frances Farrer. They had two daughters. In the 1885 general election, he stood unsuccessfully for the Conservatives in Inverness-shire losing the seat to an Independent Liberal. In 1889, he became the Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, an office of the Court of the Exchequer which was originally concerned with the recovery of dues, penalties, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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