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David Paulin
Sir David Paulin FFA FRSE (1847–1930) was a Scottish banker and actuary and the first person within the insurance industry to be knighted. Together with James Sorley he founded the Scottish Life Assurance Company in 1881. He managed the company from 1881 to 1918 under the chairmanship of Sir Arthur Mitchell. Life He was born in Irvine on 27 October 1847. He was the son of George Paulin, Rector of Irvine Academy, and his wife, Annie Macdougall. He attended Irvine Academy. He was one of Scotland's most successful businessmen of his day. He served as President of the Actuarial Society, President of the Insurance Society of Edinburgh and Chairman of the Associated Scottish Life Offices. He was President of the Scottish Society of Economists, a Trustee of the Scottish Widows Fund, a Director of the Arizona Copper Company, Vice-President of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman of the Edinburgh Canadian Mortgage Company. He was a devoted Christian within the United F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FRSE
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scotland's national academy of science and letters, judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Elections Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. Disciplines The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. A: Life Sciences * A1: Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences * A2: Clinical Sciences * A3: Organismal and Environmental Biology * A4: Cell and Molecular Biology B: Physical, Engineering and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |