William Robinson Pirie
William Robinson Pirie | |
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Principal of the University of Aberdeen | |
In office 1876–1885 | |
Preceded by | Reverend Peter Colin Campbell |
Succeeded by | Sir William Duguid Geddes |
Personal details | |
Born | Slains, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 26 July 1804
Died | 3 November 1885 Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | (aged 81)
Spouse |
Margaret Chalmers Forbes
(m. 1842) |
Children | 8 including George |
Alma mater | University of Aberdeen |
Profession | Minister and Principal |
William Robinson Pirie (1804–1885) was a Scottish minister who served as Principal of
Life
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He was born in the manse at
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.[2]
In 1843 he became professor of divinity at
He died in Aberdeen on 3 November 1885 and is buried with his wife and children in St Machar's Cathedral Churchyard in Aberdeen. The grave lies in the narrow section on the north side of the church.
Family
In March 1842 he married Margaret Chalmers Forbes (1821-1900), daughter of Very Rev Lewis William Forbes minister of Boharm and later the Moderator in 1852. They had eight children. His brother-in-law through this marriage was the war correspondent Archibald Forbes.
Their son
Publications
- The Independent Jurisdiction of the Church Vindicated (1838)
- Account of the Parish of Dyce (1843)
- An Inquiry into the Constitution, Powers and Processes of the Human Mind (1856)
- The Position, Principles and Duties of the Church of Scotland (1864)
- High Churchism (1872)
- The God of Reason and Revelation (1892-posthumous)
References
- ^ a b Lee, Sidney, ed. (1896). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 45. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "William Robinson Pirie - oi". oxfordindex.oup.com. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ Aberdeen Post Office Directory 1844–45
- ^ Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae; vol. 7; by Hew Scott