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Professor Of Humanity, Glasgow
The Professor of Humanity is a Professorship at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. Under the Nova Erectio of James VI the teaching of Latin was in the responsibility of the Regents. The title of Professor of Humanity was, on occasion, attached to one of the Regents' number from 1618. A separate Chair was created in 1682. After lapse it was revived in 1706. Humanity Professors * James Young MA (1682) * Andrew Ross MA (1706) * George Ross MA (1735) * George Muirhead MA (1754) * William Richardson MA (1773) * Josiah Walker MA (1815) * William Ramsay MA (1831-1863) * George Gilbert Ramsay MA LLD DLitt (1863-1906) * John Swinnerton Phillimore MA LLD LittD (1906-1927) * William Rennie CBE MA LLD LittD (1927-1934) * Christian James Fordyce MA LLD (1934-1971) * Peter Gerald Walsh MA PhD DLitt FRSE (1971-1991) * Roger Philip Hywell Green BA BLitt (1995-2008) See also *Humanity ''(Sources: Who, What and Where: The History and Constitution of the University of Glasgow. Compi ... [...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] |
William Ramsay (classical Scholar)
William Ramsay (6 February 1806, Edinburgh – 12 February 1865, Sanremo) was a classical scholar. He was born 6 February 1806, and was the third son of Sir William Ramsay, the seventh baronet of Bamff. "Ramsay, William (1806-1865)" entry in ''Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900'', Volume 47. He received his first education in the Royal High School, Edinburgh. He studied Latin, Greek, and mathematics at Glasgow University from 1823 to 1825. He then studied at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he graduated BA in 1831. He returned to Glasgow University, where he was elected Professor of Humanity, Glasgow. He married Catherine Davidson, by whom he had a daughter, Catherine Lilias Harriet. He published many works between 1833 and 1859. In May 1863 Ramsay resigned his professorship through failing health, and spent the following winter in Rome, collating the most important manuscripts of Plautus. He died at Sanremo on 12 February 1865. His principal publications are: *''H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Gerald Walsh
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian James Fordyce
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χριστός), a translation of the Biblical Hebrew term ''mashiach'' (מָשִׁיחַ) (usually rendered as ''messiah'' in English). While there are diverse interpretations of Christianity which sometimes conflict, they are united in believing that Jesus has a unique significance. The term ''Christian'' used as an adjective is descriptive of anything associated with Christianity or Christian churches, or in a proverbial sense "all that is noble, and good, and Christ-like." It does not have a meaning of 'of Christ' or 'related or pertaining to Christ'. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, up from about 600 million in 1910. Today, about 37% of all Christians live in the A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rennie (academic) , British colonial official in Hong Kong and St. Vincent
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William Rennie may refer to: * William Rennie (Victoria Cross) (1822–1887), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross * William Rennie (horticulturist) (1835–1910), scientific farmer and seed merchant in Ontario * Willie Rennie (William Cowan Rennie, born 1967), Scottish politician * William J. Rennie (1891–1964), American football and basketball coach * William Hepburn Rennie William Hepburn Rennie CMG (1829 – 1874) was a British official who served in Hong Kong and St. Vincent. Rennie was the son of the sculptor George Rennie who was a Liberal Member of Parliament and a Governor of the Falkland Islands. William's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Swinnerton Phillimore
John Swinnerton Phillimore (26 February 1873 – 16 November 1926) was a British classical scholar, translator, and poet. Born at Boconnoc in Cornwall, Phillimore was, like his father, Augustus Phillimore before him, and four brothers, educated at Westminster School (1886-91), where he was a Queen's Scholar, before going on to read Literae Humaniores at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was also President of the Oxford Union. After taking his degree, he remained at Christ Church as a Student (Fellow and Tutor) until 1899, when he was made Professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow; in 1906 he became Professor of Humanity there, a position he held until his death. Though he was invited to give the Sather Lectures at the University of California, Berkeley, he was unable to do so because of the First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Gilbert Ramsay
George Gilbert Ramsay (1839–1921) was the Professor of Humanity at the University of Glasgow and the first president of the Scottish Mountaineering Club Established in 1889, the Scottish Mountaineering Club is the leading club for climbing and mountaineering in Scotland. History The Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) was formed in 1889 as Scotland’s national club and the initial membership of .... References External links * * 1839 births 1921 deaths 19th-century Scottish people 20th-century Scottish people Academics of the University of Glasgow Alumni of Girton College, Cambridge British mountain climbers Scottish classical scholars {{climbing-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josiah Walker
Josiah Walker (1761–1831) was a Scottish author, from 1815 Professor of Humanity at Glasgow University. He is known as a biographer of Robert Burns. Life Walker was the son of Thomas Walker, minister at Dundonald, and his third wife Annie Shaw. He was educated at Edinburgh High School and Edinburgh University. At university he formed a group with James Finlayson and George Husband Baird, for extra-curricular linguistic researches. He took notes on Dugald Stewart's course of 1778–9. After graduating, Walker spent seven years in Edinburgh as a tutor. He joined the Speculative Society in 1783. In 1787, he took the position as tutor to the Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of John Murray, 4th Duke of Atholl, and accompanied him to Eton College. From 1796, Walker was a customs officer in Perth. When the ''Perth Courier'', a Tory newspaper, was set up in 1808, Walker became its editor. He was also involved in the compilation of the '' Encyclopaedia Perthensis''. In 1809 h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova Erectio
A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramatic appearance of a nova vary, depending on the circumstances of the two progenitor stars. All observed novae involve white dwarfs in close binary systems. The main sub-classes of novae are classical novae, recurrent novae (RNe), and dwarf novae. They are all considered to be cataclysmic variable stars. Classical nova eruptions are the most common type. They are likely created in a close binary star system consisting of a white dwarf and either a main sequence, subgiant, or red giant star. When the orbital period falls in the range of several days to one day, the white dwarf is close enough to its companion star to start drawing accreted matter onto the surface of the white dwarf, which creates a dense but shallow atmosphere. This atmosp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Richardson (academic)
William Richardson FRSE (1 October 1743 – 3 November 1814) was a Scottish classicist and literary scholar. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life Born in Aberfoyle, Perthshire, he was the son of Rev. James Richardson, the Church of Scotland parish minister of the same parish in which William was first educated. William attended the University of Glasgow in 1757 where he focused on his talent for learning languages. He graduated MA from the University in 1763 and was employed by Charles Cathcart, 9th Lord Cathcart, as tutor to his two sons. William travelled to Russia with the Cathcart family, after Lord Cathcart was appointed ambassador to Russia in 1768. It was during these travels that Richardson described Russia through a series of letters. He later had them published, in 1784, under the title ''Anecdotes of the Russian Empire; in a series of letters, written, a few years ago, from St. Petersburg''. These letters would later go down as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Muirhead (linguist)
George Muirhead (1715–1773) was a Scottish linguist. Life Muirhead was born at Dunipace. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh (M.A. 1742), he was ordained as a Minister of the Kirk in 1746. He was professor of oriental languages at the University of Glasgow (1753-4), until his appointment as Chair of Humanity in 1754. Muirhead was elected Clerk of Senate in 1769. Muirhead died on 31 August 1773. He was "an enthusiastic and accomplished classical scholar", and with James Moor James H. Moor is the Daniel P. Stone Professor of Intellectual and Moral Philosophy at Dartmouth College. He earned his Ph.D. in 1972 from Indiana University. Moor's 1985 paper entitled "What is Computer Ethics?" established him as one of the pi ..., professor of Greek, superintended the noble edition of Homer in 4 vols., printed by Robert and Andrew Foulis of Glasgow (the ''Iliad'' in 1756, the ''Odyssey,'' with the ''Hymns'' and ''Fragments,'' in 1758). Legacy The Muirhead Prizes are awarded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
