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William Kirk Dickson
William Kirk Dickson (1860 – 14 July 1949) was a Scottish advocate, librarian and writer. He was Keeper of the Advocates' Library from 1906 to 1925, and Librarian of the National Library of Scotland from 1925 to 1931. Life He was born in Edinburgh, the son of William Dickson of Mauricewood (near Glencorse) and his wife, Anne Kirk. He studied law at University of Edinburgh and qualified as an advocate in 1887. In 1890 he was living and working at 38 York Place. In the late 19th century he lived at 3 Darnaway Street on the Moray Estate in western Edinburgh. In 1912 University of St Andrews granted him an honorary doctorate, LL.D. He died in Edinburgh on 14 July 1949 and is buried with his parents in the Grange Cemetery in the south of the city. The grave lies against the south wall. His wife Kathleen Murdoch, daughter of Major General Sir Robert Murdoch-Smith lies with him. His son Rear Admiral Robert Kirk Dickson (1898–1952) is buried at St Mark's Church, Highcliffe, Dors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 And 3 Darnaway Street, Edinburgh
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
