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Alexander Dunlop (scholar)
Alexander Dunlop (1684–1747) was a British scholar of Ancient Greek language, Greek. Family Alexander Dunlop was the eldest son of William Dunlop (principal), William Dunlop, principal of Glasgow University, born in Carolina in 1684. His brother, William Dunlop (professor of church history), William Dunlop, was also a scholar. His daughter Elizabeth Dunlop married Rev Patrick Boyle of Shewalton (who inherited Shewalton from his uncle Patrick Boyle, Lord Shewalton) who was son of John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow. Their children included David Boyle, Lord Boyle. Career Dunlop was appointed Professor of Greek, Glasgow, Professor of Greek in the University of Glasgow about 1706. He published in 1736 a Greek grammar, which for many years was in general use in Scottish schools. In consequence of failing sight, he resigned his chair in 1742 on the terms that his salary and house should be secured to him during life. His successor, Dr. James Moor, was appointed on 9 July 1742. Dunlop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dunlop (principal)
William Dunlop (c.1654 – 1700) was a Covenanter, adventurer, and Principal of the University of Glasgow from 1690 to 1700. An advocate for the use of enslaved labour in America, according to Howe (1859, 653), William Dunlop was the first Presbyterian minister in South Carolina. Biography William Dunlop was the eldest son of Rev Alexander Dunlop (c.1620-c.1667), a Church of Scotland minister at Paisley, Scotland, and his wife, Elizabeth Mure (c.1620-c.1667), daughter of William Mure of Glanderston. At some time before 1684 William Dunlop became a licentiate minister of the Church of Scotland. Tutor and Whig William grew up during the time of persecution of the Covenanters. His mother and father were imprisoned "for their constancy in the cause of the Covenant." As a young man William gained a position as tutor to the family of William Cochrane, Baron of Paisley and Ochiltree who was a Covenanter. In 1679, during the Westland Rising, William served as a courier for the Whigs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greek Language
Greek ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ελληνικά, Elliniká, ; grc, Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, southern Italy (Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning at least 3,400 years of written records. Its writing system is the Greek alphabet, which has been used for approximately 2,800 years; previously, Greek was recorded in writing systems such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary. The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin, Cyrillic, Armenian, Coptic, Gothic, and many other writing systems. The Greek language holds a very important place in the history of the Western world. Beginning with the epics of Homer, ancient Greek literature includes many works of lasting impo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glasgow University
, image = UofG Coat of Arms.png , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms Flag , latin_name = Universitas Glasguensis , motto = la, Via, Veritas, Vita , mottoeng = The Way, The Truth, The Life , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £225.2 million , budget = £809.4 million , rector = Rita Rae, Lady Rae , chancellor = Dame Katherine Grainger , principal = Sir Anton Muscatelli , academic_staff = 4,680 (2020) , administrative_staff = 4,003 , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = Glasgow , country = Scotland, UK , colours = , website = , logo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Dunlop (professor Of Church History)
William Dunlop, the younger (1692–1720) was a British professor of church history, at the University of Edinburgh. Life He was born at Glasgow in 1692, the youngest son of William Dunlop, the elder, and Sarah Carstares. His brother, Alexander Dunlop, was also a scholar. The early death of his father threw on his mother the chief charge of his education. After his philosophical course at Edinburgh he studied both law and divinity under the superintendence of Principal Carstares, who was married to his mother's sister. He was licensed in 1714 by the presbytery of Edinburgh, and soon after he was appointed by George I professor of divinity and church history in the university there. For the few years of his life thereafter, he continued to discharge the duties of his chair, and likewise to preach as occasion presented itself in the Edinburgh churches. In the latter capacity he was singularly successful. He had great pulpit gifts, much fluency, and a lively fancy; his emotio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Boyle, Lord Shewalton
Patrick Boyle, Lord Shewalton (1690–1761) was a Scottish judge who served as a Senator of the College of Justice. Life He was born in 1690 the second son of David Boyle, 1st Earl of Glasgow and his wife Margaret Lindsay Crawford sister of John Crawford, Viscount Garnock. David Boyle was also known as Lord Boyleof Kelburn and was Treasurer Depute to Queen Anne and a member of the Privy Council. Patrick's elder brother was John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow. His father was one of the commissioners organising the Treaty of Union 1707 and was High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from 1706 to 1710. In 1715 his uncle William Boyle bought the Shewalton House and estate on the Ayrshire coast, and on his death Patrick inherited the estate. In 1746 he replaced James Elphinstone, Lord Balmerino as a Senator of the College of Justice choosing the name Lord Shewalton He died in 1761 and was replaced by James Erskine, Lord Alva. Family He was unmarried. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Boyle, 3rd Earl Of Glasgow
John Boyle, 3rd Earl of Glasgow (4 November 1714 – 7 March 1775) was a Scottish nobleman. Origins Boyle was the third but eldest surviving son and heir of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow, by Helenor Morrison, third daughter of William Morrison of Prestongrange, county Haddington. The Boyle family's estates were centred on Kelburn in North Ayrshire. Career Lord Glasgow was a captain in the 33rd Regiment of Foot, and took part in the Battle of Fontenoy on 30 April 1745 and the Battle of Lauffeld on 2 July 1747, being wounded on both occasions. Between 1755 and 1757, he was Lord Rector of the University of Glasgow and between 1764 and 1772, he was Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.''The Complete Peerage'', Volume V (ed. Gibbs and Doubleday, London, 1926), at page 662 He died on 7 March 1775 at Kelburn. Family By his marriage (7 July 1755) to Elizabeth Ross, daughter of George Ross, 13th Lord Ross, Lord Ross's ancestral estates of Halkhead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Boyle, Lord Boyle
David Boyle, Lord Boyle FRSE (26 July 1772 – 4 February 1853) was a British judge. Life Boyle was born at Shewalton near Irvine on 26 July 1772, the son of Elizabeth Dunlop, daughter of Professor Alexander Dunlop. and the Honorable Reverend Patrick Boyle of Shewalton (died 1874), son of John Boyle, 2nd Earl of Glasgow. His father had inherited the Shewalton estate through his law lord uncle, Patrick Boyle, Lord Shewalton, who had never married. He studied law at the University of St Andrews (1787) and then at the University of Glasgow (1789). He became an advocate in 1793 and rose to be Solicitor General. He was based at 41 George Street in Edinburgh. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayrshire from 1807 to 1811 and served as Solicitor General for Scotland during that period. In 1811 he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, with the judicial title Lord Boyle. He was Lord Justice Clerk from 1811 to 1841. He became a Privy Counsellor in 1820 and Lord Justice G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Of Greek, Glasgow
The Professorship of Greek is a chair at the University of Glasgow. Following a bequest by Douglas MacDowell, the chair was renamed the MacDowell Professor of Greek in his honour. History Under the Nova Erectio of King James VI of Scotland the teaching of Greek at the University of Glasgow in Scotland was the responsibility of the Regents (university teachers). From 1581 one of the Regents was sometimes given the title Professor of Greek. The Professorship was more formally established in 1704. Following the retirement of Douglas MacDowell in 2001, the University opted to let the Chair of Greek lapse. However, upon his MacDowell's death the University received a bequest from his estate of over £2 million. The money was used to re-establish the chair, with the first incumbent of the Macdowell Chair in Greek appointed in 2012. List of Professors of Greek The following have held the post: Professor of Greek * Alexander Dunlop MA LLD (1704–1746) * James Moore MA LLD (1746–17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Glasgow
, image = UofG Coat of Arms.png , image_size = 150px , caption = Coat of arms Flag , latin_name = Universitas Glasguensis , motto = la, Via, Veritas, Vita , mottoeng = The Way, The Truth, The Life , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £225.2 million , budget = £809.4 million , rector = Rita Rae, Lady Rae , chancellor = Dame Katherine Grainger , principal = Sir Anton Muscatelli , academic_staff = 4,680 (2020) , administrative_staff = 4,003 , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , city = Glasgow , country = Scotland, UK , colours = , website = , logo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maitland Club
The Maitland Club was a Scottish historical and literary club and text publication society, modelled on the Roxburghe Club and the Bannatyne Club. It took its name from Sir Richard Maitland (later Lord Lethington), the Scottish poet. The club was founded in Glasgow in 1828, to edit and publish early Scottish texts. Since the distribution of the publications was usually limited to members, the typical print run was between seventy and a hundred copies. The club was wound up in 1859, after publishing its own history as its 80th volume. The later Hunterian Club modelled themselves on the Maitland Club. Presidents * The Earl of Glasgow (around 1835) Notable members * Sir Michael Shaw-Stewart, 7th Baronet * Robert Pitcairn * Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex * John Campbell, 7th Duke of Argyll * Walter Montagu Douglas Scott, 5th Duke of Buccleuch * John Crichton-Stuart, 2nd Marquess of Bute * Henry Cockburn, Lord Cockburn * Sir David Hunter-Blair, 3rd Baronet * Sir Thomas Mak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1684 Births
Events January–March * January 5 – King Charles II of England gives the title Duke of St Albans to Charles Beauclerk, his illegitimate son by Nell Gwyn. * January 15 (January 5 O.S.) - To demonstrate that the River Thames, frozen solid during the Great Frost that started in December, is safe to walk upon, "a Coach and six horses drove over the Thames for a wager" and within three days "whole streets of Booths are built on the Thames and thousands of people are continually walking thereon." Sir Richard Newdigate, 2nd Baronet, records the events in his diary. * January 26 – Marcantonio Giustinian is elected Doge of Venice. * January – Edmond Halley, Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke have a conversation in which Hooke later claimed not only to have derived the inverse-square law, but also all the laws of planetary motion attributed to Sir Isaac Newton. Hooke's claim is that in a letter to Newton on 6 January 1680, he first stated the inverse-square law. * Februa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1747 Deaths
Events January–March * January 31 – The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Lock Hospital. * February 11 – King George's War: A combined French and Indian force, commanded by Captain Nicolas Antoine II Coulon de Villiers, attacks and defeats British troops at Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia. * March 7 – Juan de Arechederra the Spanish Governor-General of the Philippines, combines his forces with those of Sultan Azim ud-Din I of Sulu to suppress the rebellion of the Moros in the Visayas. * March 19 – Simon Fraser, the 79-year old Scottish Lord Loyat, is convicted of high treason for being one of the leaders of the Jacobite rising of 1745 against King George II of Great Britain and attempting to place the pretender Charles Edward Stuart on the throne. After a seven day trial of impeachment in the House of Lords and the verdict of guilt, Fraser is sentenced on the same day to be hanged, drawn and quartered; King George alters Fraser' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
