University of Glasgow Memorial Gates

• Bute: John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, a benefactor of the university after whom the Bute Hall is named
• Hunter:
  Hunterian Museum
• Macewan:
  Regius Professor of Surgery
  from 1892 to 1924)
• Cullen:
  Regius Professor of Practice of Medicine
  from 1751 to 1755)
• Gillespie:
  Covenanter (Principal
  from 1653 to 1660)
• Dewar: Donald Dewar, First Minister of Scotland*
• Caird: John Caird, theologian (Principal from 1873 to 1898)
• Millar:
  Regius Professor of Law
  from 1761 to 1800)
• Stair: James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, jurist, Lord President of the Court of Session
• Morton: James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, Regent of Scotland, political benefactor
• Kelvin:
  William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, physicist (Chancellor
  from 1904 to 1908)
• Watt: James Watt, inventor of the steam engine
• Maxwell: Sir John Maxwell of Nether Pollok, Lord Justice Clerk (Rector from 1691 to 1718)
• Boyd: Zachary Boyd, benefactor
• James II, King of Scotland when the university was founded
• Lister:
  Professor of Surgery
  from 1860 to 1869)
• Professor of Moral Philosophy from 1752 to 1764 and Rector
  from 1787 to 1789)
• Baillie:
  Covenanter (Principal
  from 1660 to 1662)
• Melville: Andrew Melville, Protestant reformer (Principal from 1574 to 1580)
• Turnbull:
  Bishop of Glasgow
  , founder of the university
• Bradley:
  Regius Professor of English Language and Literature
  from 1889 to 1900)
• Campbell: Thomas Campbell, poet (Rector from 1826 to 1829)
• Montrose: James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose, benefactor (Chancellor from 1714 until 1742)
• Hamilton: James Hamilton, 1st Lord Hamilton, benefactor, Sheriff of Lanarkshire
• Lushington:
  Professor of Greek from 1838 to 1875, Rector
  from 1884 to 1887)
• Reid:
  Professor of Moral Philosophy
  from 1764 to 1781)
• Burnet:
  Professor of Divinity
  from 1669 to 1674)
• Smith: John Smith, politician, leader of the Labour Party*
• Elder: Isabella Elder, benefactor of women's education, provided North Park House as the home for Queen Margaret College
• Foulis: Robert Foulis, Printer to the university, founder of former Academy of Fine Arts

*During the university's 550th anniversary celebrations in 2001, the names of Donald Dewar and John Smith were installed on the Memorial Gates to mark their contribution to Scottish politics in the late 20th century.^[3]

References

External links

• University of Glasgow :: Story :: The Memorial Gates
• A large image of the Memorial Gates

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