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William Robinson Pirie
William Robinson Pirie (1804–1885) was a Scottish minister who served as Principal of Aberdeen University. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1864, the highest position in the Church of Scotland. He actively campaigned for the cessation of the link between landowners and the church, generally termed “patronage” which officially ceased in UK in 1874. Life He was born in the manse at Slains, north of Aberdeen on 26 July 1804, the son of Rev George Pirie (1761–1826), the local minister, and his wife, May Forbes Robinson (died 1835). He studied law at Aberdeen University from 1817 to 1821, but did not graduate. From 1821 he studied divinity and graduated M.A. He was licensed to preach in 1825. His first ministry was in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. In 1830 he was presented by General Gordon Cumming Skene (as patron) to the parish of Dyce, where he remained until 1845. In 1843 he became professor of divinity at Aberdeen University (whilst stil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen University
, mottoeng = The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom , established = , type = Public research universityAncient university , endowment = £58.4 million (2021) , budget = £235.9 million (2020–21) , principal = George Boyne , rector = Martina Chukwuma-Ezike , chancellor = The Queen , students = () , undergrad = () , postgrad = () , academic_staff = 1,086 (2018) , administrative_staff = 1,489 (2018) , doctoral = , location = Aberdeen, Scotland, UK , campus = College town , free_label = , free = , colours = (university colours) , mascot = Angus the Bull , affiliations = , website = , logo = University of Aberd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lewis William Forbes
Lewis William Forbes (1794–1854) was a Scottish minister who served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1852, the highest position in the Church of Scotland Life He was born in Banff, Aberdeenshire on 16 August 1794. He was minister of Boharm, a small parish south of Fochabers in rural Banffshire, for 37 years. He died at the Church on 8 January 1854. He is buried in Boharm Churchyard. Family He was married twice. His first wife was Penelope Cowie. His son, Archibald Forbes (1838–1900), was a famous war correspondent. His daughter Margaret Chalmers Forbes (1821–1903) married the Very Rev William Robinson Pirie (1804–1885), Moderator in 1864. They had eight children. She is buried in Old Machar Churchyard in Aberdeen. His second son, George Cowie Forbes, trained as a doctor and emigrated to the United States, dying in San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Academics Of The University Of Aberdeen
An academy (Attic Greek: Ἀκαδήμεια; Koine Greek Ἀκαδημία) is an institution of secondary or tertiary higher learning (and generally also research or honorary membership). The name traces back to Plato's school of philosophy, founded approximately 385 BC at Akademia, a sanctuary of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and skill, north of Athens, Greece. Etymology The word comes from the ''Academy'' in ancient Greece, which derives from the Athenian hero, ''Akademos''. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space, dedicated to the goddess of wisdom, Athena, had formerly been an olive grove, hence the expression "the groves of Academe". In these gardens, the philosopher Plato conversed with followers. Plato developed his sessions into a method of teaching philosophy and in 387 BC, established what is known today as the Old Academy. By extension, ''academia'' has come to mean the accumulation, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alumni Of The University Of Aberdeen
Alumni (singular: alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine)) are former students of a school, college, or university who have either attended or graduated in some fashion from the institution. The feminine plural alumnae is sometimes used for groups of women. The word is Latin and means "one who is being (or has been) nourished". The term is not synonymous with "graduate"; one can be an alumnus without graduating (Burt Reynolds, alumnus but not graduate of Florida State, is an example). The term is sometimes used to refer to a former employee or member of an organization, contributor, or inmate. Etymology The Latin noun ''alumnus'' means "foster son" or "pupil". It is derived from PIE ''*h₂el-'' (grow, nourish), and it is a variant of the Latin verb ''alere'' "to nourish".Merriam-Webster: alumnus .. Separate, but from the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moderators Of The General Assembly Of The Church Of Scotland
List of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is a complete list of Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland from the Reformation to the present day. Some listed below also currently have their own article. The location of the parish or other post during the Moderator's year in office is also listed (in brackets). Since 1714 the General Assembly has normally been held annually every May. Moderators-designate are nominated in the October of the previous year; a formal vote is taken at start of the General Assembly (in May), then the new Moderator takes the chair. He/she holds office for one year; his/her final act is to formally open the following year's General Assembly and preside over the formal election of a successor. The Moderator of the current year (while serving their term as Moderator) is styled ''"The Right Reverend"'', while past Moderators are styled ''"The Very Reverend"''. 16th century *1562 ''(June)'' and 1568 ''(Dec)'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Aberdeenshire
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1885 Deaths
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1804 Births
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George Pirie (mathematician)
George Pirie (19 July 1843 – 21 August 1904) was a Scottish mathematician, mathematical scientist, and Reverend in the Church of Scotland. He was an expert in the field of dynamics and the approximation of . Early life and education Pirie was the son of Very Rev William Robinson Pirie and his wife, Margaret Chalmers Forbes, daughter of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes. He was born in the manse at Dyce near Aberdeen on 19 July 1843. He was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School. He then studied Mathematics and Physics (then called Natural Philosophy) at The University of Aberdeen under Prof David Thomson. He graduated MA in 1862. He then won a place at Queens' College, Cambridge. He was Fifth Wrangler in the Mathematical Tripos of 1866. Career Pirie was a Fellow of Queens' College from 1866 to 1888. He lectured at Cambridge from 1866 and in 1878 was offered the chair as Professor of Mathematics at Aberdeen University in replacement of Prof Frederick Fuller. Pirie was elected a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Archibald Forbes
Archibald Forbes (17 April 183830 March 1900) was a Scottish war correspondent. Early life and family He was the son of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes DD (1794–1854), minister of Boharm, Banffshire, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1852, and his second wife, Elizabeth Leslie, daughter of Archibald Young Leslie of Kininvie. He was born in Morayshire in 1838. After studying at the University of Aberdeen from 1854 to 1857, he went to Edinburgh, and after hearing a course of lectures by (Sir) William Howard Russell, the famous correspondent, he enlisted in the Royal Dragoons. While still a trooper he began writing for the ''Morning Star'', and succeeded in getting several papers on military subjects accepted by the ''Cornhill Magazine''. Early career On being invalided from the army in 1867, he started and ran with very little external aid a weekly journal called the ''London Scotsman'' (1867–1871). His chance as a war correspondent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boharm
Boharm is a rural parish in the Speyside area of north Scotland, midway between Aberlour and Fochabers, and north of Dufftown. It lies on minor roads to either side of the A95. The main settlements in the parish are Maggieknockater and Mulben. Despite its tiny size it is linked to two men who have been Moderator of the General Assembly, the highest position in the Church of Scotland. A distinctly rural parish it consists mainly of farm estates and has no village centre as such. The parish has an area of . History The settlement was originally called Bocharin, meaning a bow-shape around a cairn or rocky hill, the hill in question being Ben Aigan, east of the River Spey and Rothes. In his article on the parish for the Statistical Account of Scotland, 1791–9, Rev Lewis Forbes describes it thus: The length, between the parish of Mortlich, at the west, and the parish of Bellie, at the east, is from 7 to 9 English miles; the breadth, from the parish of Botriphnie, at the sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Machar's Cathedral
St Machar's Cathedral usually called Old Machar (Scottish Gaelic: Cathair-eaglais Naomh Machar), (or, more formally, the Cathedral Church of St Machar) is a Church of Scotland church in Aberdeen, Scotland. It is located to the north of the city centre, in the former burgh of Old Aberdeen. Technically, St Machar's is no longer a cathedral but rather a high kirk, as it has not been the seat of a bishop of the Catholic Church in Scotland or the Scottish Episcopal Church since 1690. History St Machar is said to have been a companion of St Columba on his journey to Iona. A fourteenth-century legend tells how God (or St Columba) told Machar to establish a church where a river bends into the shape of a bishop's crosier before flowing into the sea. The River Don bends in this way just below where the cathedral now stands. According to legend, St Machar founded a site of worship in Old Aberdeen in about 580. Machar's church was superseded by a Norman cathedral in 1131, short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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