Edinburgh Collegiate School was located at 27/28

Charlotte Square 300px, Robert Adam's palace-fronted north side Charlotte Square is a garden square in Edinburgh, Scotland, part of the New Town, designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The square is located at the west end of George Street and was intend ...

Edinburgh Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...

. The school was established in 1868.

Notable former pupils

* Thomas Hastie Bryce (1862–1946), anatomist, medical author and archaeologist *

W. K. Burton William Kinnimond Burton (11 May 1856 – 5 August 1899) was a Scottish people, Scottish engineer, photographer and photography writer, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, who lived most of his career in Meiji period Japan. Biography Early life Bur ...

(1856–1899), engineer, photographer and photography writer, who lived most of his career in Meiji period Japan *

Henry Cowan Sir William Henry Cowan (22 May 1862 – 11 January 1932) was a politician in the United Kingdom. The son of William Cowan and Elizabeth Giles, he was educated at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh Collegiate School and the University of Edi ...

(1862–1932), Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) 1906–22, Unionist MP 1923–29 *

William James Cullen, Lord Cullen The Hon William James Cullen (9 September 1859 – 19 June 1941) was a Scottish judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Early life Cullen was the son of Thomas Cullen, an inspector of stamps and taxes in Edinburgh. The f ...

(1859–1941), lawyer and judge, Sheriff of Fife and Kinross, Senator of the College of Justice * Sir Frederick Gebbie (1871–1939), British civil engineer in India * Archibald Alexander Gordon (1867–1949), British soldier who served as attaché to the Military Household of King Albert I of Belgium during World War I * Field Marshal

Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Field Marshal Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, (; 19 June 1861 – 29 January 1928) was a senior officer of the British Army. During the First World War, he commanded the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) on the Western Front from late 1915 unt ...

(1861–1928), British senior officer during the First World War * Henry Halcro Johnston (1856–1939), Scottish botanist, physician, rugby union international * Alfred Edward Moffat (1863–1950), Scottish musician, composer and collector of music * Sir James Thorburn (1864–1929), British colonial Governor of the Gold Coast 1910–12

References

{{authority control Educational institutions established in 1868 1868 establishments in Scotland Defunct independent schools in Edinburgh