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Fellowships of the Royal Society of Edinburgh awarded

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article	description	country of citizenship	occupation	date of birth	place of birth	image	educated at	member of	field of work	notable work	position held	employer	award received	doctoral advisor
David Sigsworth	an Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stephen McLaughlin	researcher, Heriot-Watt University		engineer academic	1965			University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow					Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering

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article	description	country of citizenship	occupation	date of birth	place of birth	image	educated at	member of	field of work	notable work	position held	employer	award received	doctoral advisor
Adele Marston	Scottish cell biologist	United Kingdom	cell biologist university teacher				Linacre College St Hilda's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adele Patrick	British artist	United Kingdom	artist				Glasgow School of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adrienne Clare Scullion	Pro Vice-Chancellor for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Queen's University Belfast							The Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Agata Smoktunowicz	Polish mathematician	Poland	mathematician university teacher	1973-10-12	Warsaw		University of Warsaw Yale University Polish Academy of Sciences	Royal Society of Edinburgh The Royal Society of Edinburgh American Mathematical Society				University of Edinburgh	Whitehead Prize EMS Prize Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Mathematical Society	Edmund Puczyłowski
Aileen Fyfe	historian at University of St Andrews		historian	20th century			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	history of science and technology			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ailsa Morag Campbell	Ailsa Morag Campbell Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh							Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Albena Dinkova-Kostova	Bulgarian biochemist	Bulgaria	biochemist university teacher				Sofia University Washington State University	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alex Lascarides	Professor of Semantics at the University of Edinburgh		researcher	1950			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexandra Martha Zoya Slawin	Professor of Chemical Crystallography, University of St Andrews.		researcher chemist	1961				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alice Brown	Scottish academic	United Kingdom	civil servant	1946-09-30	United Kingdom		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Alison Culpan	Scottish pharmaceutical executive	United Kingdom	business executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh	pharmaceutical industry			Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry GSK	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alison Elliot	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	United Kingdom	psychologist	1948-11-27	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of Sussex Bathgate Academy	The Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Lancaster University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Alison Jane Patricia Goligher	Alison Jane Patricia Goligher Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh							Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alison Lumsden	Scottish literary scholar	United Kingdom	literary scholar editor university teacher				University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	Walter Scott		president	University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alison N. Hulme	Scottish chemist		researcher chemist	20th century			University of Cambridge					University of Edinburgh Girton College Colorado State University	Bader Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alison Phipps	British refugee researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alison Watt	Scottish painter	United Kingdom	painter	1965-12-11	Greenock		Glasgow School of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire BP Portrait Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alison Yarrington	Dean of School of Arts, English & Drama, Loughborough University		art historian	1951			University of Reading University of Cambridge Darwin College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Alyson Tobin	Scottish plant physiologist	United Kingdom	plant physiologist university teacher academic administrator					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Edinburgh Napier University University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Amina Shah	Scottish librarian		librarian					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrea Nolan	British veterinary surgeon and academic		surgeon veterinarian				Trinity College Dublin University of Bristol University of Cambridge Technical University of Munich Manor House School, Raheny	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow Edinburgh Napier University	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Angela Scott	Scottish cell therapy scientist	United Kingdom	cell biologist university teacher		Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh	cell therapy			TC Biopharm Imperial Cancer Research Fund	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ann Chester Chandley	Cytogeneticist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh							Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anna Dominiczak	Polish medical researcher	United Kingdom	cardiologist	1954-08-26	Gdańsk		Medical University of Gdańsk	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London	physician			University of Michigan University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Anna Glasier	professor; expert in reproductive medicine	United Kingdom	gynecologist physician researcher				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Anne E. Magurran	British biologist	United Kingdom	biologist	1955	United Kingdom		Ulster University	Royal Society of Edinburgh	ecology			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire ASAB Medal Beverton Medal
Anne Ferguson	Scottish physician and researcher		teacher physician internist gastroenterologist	1941-07-26	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine internal medicine gastroenterology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Goulstonian Lectures
Anne Glover	Scottish biologist (born 1956)	United Kingdom	biologist	1956-04-19	Arbroath		University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh High School of Dundee King's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Society				University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge Rowett Research Institute Macaulay Institute University of New South Wales Bain & Company	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Anne Glover	CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners	United States of America	executive	1954-02-06			Clare College Yale University Yale School of Management				chief executive officer chief operating officer		Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anne Harper Anderson	British sociologist	United Kingdom	sociologist university teacher academic administrator	1954-02-19				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Anne Neville	Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in emerging technologies and Professor of Tribology and Surface engineering at the University of Leeds		university teacher	1970-03			University of Glasgow Maxwelltown High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society	mechanical engineering tribology			University of Leeds Royal Academy of Engineering Faculty of Engineering Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering and Physical Sciences Heriot-Watt University	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Leverhulme Medal
Anne Richards	British engineer and business executive (born 1964); Chief Executive, M&G Investments		business executive	1964	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Anne Strachan Robertson	Scottish archaeologist, numismatist, curator and professor	United Kingdom	archaeologist of the Roman provinces numismatist professor writer curator	1910-05-03	Glasgow		University of Glasgow University of London Hillhead High School		Roman archaeology ancient numismatics			University of Glasgow	Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society Huntington Medal Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Anne, Princess Royal	daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	event rider aristocrat philanthropist	1950-08-15	Clarence House		Benenden School	International Olympic Committee Royal Society			Counsellor of State Grand Master Princess Royal member of the International Olympic Committee		Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland Royal Family Order of Elizabeth II Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John Order of the Precious Crown, 1st Class anniversary medal at the occasion of the 2500th anniversary of the founding of the Iranian Empire BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award Grand Cross of the Order of the Oak Crown Order of the Yugoslav Flag Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal Canadian Forces Decoration King's Service Order Order of the Garter Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Albert Medal Order of the Thistle Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan Order of Logohu Order of the Smile Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal National Order of Madagascar Order of Isabella the Catholic‎ Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Fellow of the Royal Society Livingstone Medal Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal
Anneila Sargent	American astronomer	United States of America	astronomer researcher	1942	Kirkcaldy		University of Edinburgh University of California, Berkeley Kirkcaldy High School	American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences	star formation			California Institute of Technology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Annette Ferguson	astronomer	United Kingdom	astronomer astrophysicist university teacher	20th century	Dumbarton		University of Toronto Johns Hopkins University	International Astronomical Union	astronomy			University of Edinburgh	Annie Jump Cannon Award in Astronomy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Rosemary Wyse
Antonella Sorace	Italian-born Scottish linguist		linguist				University of Southern California	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
April McMahon	British linguist	United Kingdom	linguist university teacher	1964-04-30	Edinburgh			Academia Europaea Learned Society of Wales	linguistics phonology English			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the British Academy
Barbara Elizabeth Crawford	British historian	United Kingdom	historian					Society of Antiquaries of Scotland					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Barbara J. Grosz	American computer scientist	United States of America	computer scientist artificial intelligence researcher	1948-07-21	Philadelphia		University of California, Berkeley Cornell University	American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Philosophical Society Association for Computing Machinery	artificial intelligence			Harvard University Santa Fe Institute	IJCAI Award for Research Excellence ACM-AAAI Allen Newell Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh AAAI Fellow ACM Fellow Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences	Martin H. Graham
Barbara Kelly	British public servant		writer	1940-02-27	Dumfries and Galloway						Deputy Lieutenant		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Barbara Rae	Scottish painter and printmaker, b. 1943	United Kingdom	painter graphic artist	1943-12-10	Falkirk		Edinburgh College of Art	Royal Academy of Arts Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Barbara Webb	Roboticist		psychologist researcher				University of Sydney	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Nottingham Edinburgh Napier University University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone	BBC Governor, Peer and Chancellor of Cranfield University (born 1948)	United Kingdom	politician	1948-04-08	Perth						member of the House of Lords Governor of the BBC	BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bonnie J. Dunbar	American engineer and astronaut	United States of America	astronaut engineer	1949-03-03	Sunnyside		University of Washington University of Houston Sunnyside High School	National Academy of Engineering				National Aeronautics and Space Administration	United States Astronaut Hall of Fame Society of Women Engineers Achievement Award Women in Technology Hall of Fame NASA Distinguished Service Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bonnie Webber	computational linguist		linguist computational linguist computer scientist university teacher	1946-08-30			Harvard University		computational linguistics			University of Pennsylvania University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh School of Informatics	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh AAAI Fellow	William Aaron Woods
Brenda Moon	British library leader active in Scotland	United States of America	librarian organizational founder	1931-04-11	Newcastle-under-Lyme			Research Libraries UK					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bridget McConnell	Scottish cultural administrator	United Kingdom	business executive	1958-05-28	Glasgow		University of Stirling University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Cait MacPhee	Professor of Biological Physics	United Kingdom	physicist				University of Melbourne					University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Gabor Medal
Carol Ann Duffy	Scottish poet and playwright (born 1955)	United Kingdom	poet writer professor author playwright university teacher	1955-12-23	Glasgow		University of Liverpool King Edward VI High School Amsterdam International Community School	Royal Society of Literature	poetry drama	The World's Wife	Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom	Manchester Metropolitan University	PEN Pinter Prize Cholmondeley Award Eric Gregory Award poet laureate E. M. Forster Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature prix Branko-Radičević Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Somerset Maugham Award T. S. Eliot Prize
Carol Elizabeth Tannahill	Director of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health and Chief Social Policy Adviser in Scottish Government												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Carol Margaret Duffus	Carol Margaret Duffus Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Carol Trager-Cowan	Scottish physicist	United Kingdom	physicist				University of Glasgow University of St Andrews Royal Holloway, University of London					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society	Doug Heddle
Carole Hillenbrand	British Islamic scholar (born 1943)	United Kingdom	historian university teacher	1943-05-03			University of Edinburgh Somerville College Girton College	Medieval Academy of America	history of Islam	The Crusades: Islamic Perspectives		University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire King Faisal International Prize in Islamic Studies Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Caroline Gardner	Auditor General for Scotland	United Kingdom	politician								Auditor General for Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Caroline Heycock	Scottish syntactician and professor		linguist syntactician	1960-11-22			University of Pennsylvania	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Caroline Wilkinson	British anthropologist	United Kingdom	anthropologist researcher	1965-10-27			University of Manchester					Liverpool John Moores University University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Carolyn Jameson	British customer reviews executive		business executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Trustpilot	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Carrie MacEwen	British surgeon	United Kingdom	surgeon ophthalmologist					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Catherine Heymans	British astrophysicist	United Kingdom	physicist astronomer astrophysicist	20th century	Hitchin		University of Edinburgh University of Oxford Hitchin Girls' School	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina	astrophysics		Astronomer Royal for Scotland	University of British Columbia University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award	Alan Heavens Lance Miller
Catherine Steel	Professor of Classics at the University of Glasgow		professor university teacher classical philologist	1973-05-31			Corpus Christi College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	classical philology rhetoric			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Catherine Stihler	Scottish politician, member of the European Parliament 1999-2019	United Kingdom	researcher politician	1973-07-30	Bellshill		The Open University University of St Andrews Coltness High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief executive officer		Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cathie Sudlow	British neurologist	United Kingdom	neurologist									University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Cathy Gallagher	British university sports administrator	United Kingdom	athletic director					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charlotte Auerbach	Geneticist, author (1899–1994)	United Kingdom Germany	biologist geneticist university teacher zoologist writer	1899-05-14	Krefeld		University of Edinburgh	National Academy of Sciences	genetics			University of Edinburgh	Darwin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Honorary doctor of Leiden University Mendel Medal	Hermann Joseph Muller Francis Crew
Cheryll Tickle	British biologist	United Kingdom	biologist university teacher	1945-01-18			University of Cambridge University of Glasgow Girton College	European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society	developmental biology biology			University College London University of Bath University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society Waddington Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Christina Anne Boswell	professor of politics		political scientist	1972			London School of Economics and Political Science		international relations public policy				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Christina Cruickshank Miller	Scottish chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	1899-08-29	Coatbridge		Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christine Borland	British artist (1965)	United Kingdom	artist visual artist multimedia artist	1965	Darvel		Ulster University Glasgow School of Art						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christine Hallett	British social scientist and academic administrator	United Kingdom	social scientist	1949-05-04								University of Oxford University of Keele University of Leicester University of Western Australia	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christine Tullis Hunter Davies	Professor of Physics, University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	physicist	1959	Clacton-on-Sea		University of Cambridge Colchester County High School for Girls Churchill College		particle physics			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Rosalind Franklin Award Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Claire Halpin	researcher		researcher										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Clare Blackburn	British female biologist		biologist				University of Edinburgh Imperial College London					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Clare Bond	British Earth systems scientist	United Kingdom	earth scientist university teacher				University of Leeds University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Connie Eaves	Canadian stem cell researcher	Canada	medical researcher geneticist hematologist university teacher	1944-05-22	Ottawa		University of Manchester Queen's University	Royal Society of Canada Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society	medical genetics hematology molecular genetics tumor stem cell			University of British Columbia Ontario Cancer Institute University of Toronto	Robert L. Noble Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Officer of the Order of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
D. Jane Bower	D. Jane Bower Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daisy Narayanan	British urban designer	United Kingdom	urban designer architect local government officer					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Sustrans City of Edinburgh Council	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Deborah Charlesworth	British evolutionary biologist	United Kingdom	biologist	1943-03-13			Newnham College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society	evolutionary biology			University of Chicago University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Deborah Janet Howard	Emeritus Professor of Architectural History at the University of Cambridge		historian art historian	1946-02-26								University College London University of Cambridge Courtauld Institute of Art University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy
Deirdre Heddon	Scottish theatrologist		historian art historian	1969				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Delphine Parrott	Endocrinologist and immunologist (1928-2016)	United Kingdom	immunologist endocrinologist university teacher	1928-05-02	Dulwich		Bedford College King's College London GKT School of Medical Education	Royal Society of Edinburgh	endocrinology			National Institute for Medical Research Cancer Research UK University of Glasgow Medical Research Council	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Denise Coia	Consultant psychiatrist and Chair of Healthcare Improvement Scotland	United Kingdom	psychiatrist activist	1952-06-04	Glasgow								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Devi Sridhar	global public health researcher	United Kingdom United States of America	researcher	1984	Miami		University of Miami Ransom Everglades School Wolfson College	Black Female Professors Forum	public health global health			University of Edinburgh Wolfson College	Rhodes Scholarship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	David Gellner
Diana Murray	secretary of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland	United Kingdom	archaeologist	1952-09-14			King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls University of Cambridge						Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Dianne Edwards	Welsh palaeobotanist (1942- )	United Kingdom	botanist paleontologist university teacher	1942	Swansea		Girton College	Academia Europaea Linnean Society of London Royal Society Learned Society of Wales			President of the Linnean Society of London	Cardiff University	Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Lapworth Medal Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Doreen Cantrell	British immunologist	United Kingdom	immunologist				Aberystwyth University University of Nottingham	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society				University of Dundee	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Novartis Medal and Prize Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society
Doris Reynolds	British geologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1899-07-01	Manchester		Bedford College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	geology			University College London Durham University University of Edinburgh	Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Dorothy H. Crawford	British assistant principal for public understanding of medicine		microbiologist physician writer	1950								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Dorothy Miell	Professor of Social Psychology	United Kingdom	psychologist				Lancaster University Department of Sociology Bradford Girls' Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh British Psychological Society				University of Edinburgh The Open University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Dusa McDuff	English American mathematician	United Kingdom United States of America	mathematician university teacher	1945-10-18	London		University of Edinburgh Girton College University of Cambridge	National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academia Europaea Royal Society American Mathematical Society Association for Women in Mathematics	geometry mathematics topology			Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Warwick Barnard College University of Cambridge Stony Brook University	Fellow of the Royal Society Honorary doctoral degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics Steele Prize for Mathematical Exposition Senior Berwick Prize Fellow of the American Mathematical Society	George A. Reid
Dörthe Tetzlaff	Professor in Hydrology and Landscape Ecology, University of Aberdeen.		ecohydrologist									University of Aberdeen Humboldt University of Berlin Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
E. Elizabeth Patton	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, professor of chemical genetics		researcher									University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edith Philip Smith	British botanist (1897-1976)	United Kingdom	botanist	1897-03-09	Stirling		Somerville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eileen Dunning	Eileen Dunning Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eileen Mackay	Scottish civil servant and non-executive director												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eleanor Campbell	Scottish chemist	United Kingdom	physicist chemist	1960-04-13	Rothesay Isle of Bute		University of Edinburgh Rothesay Academy	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea Royal Society				University of Gothenburg University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Göran Gustafsson Prize for physics Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Eleanor Riley	Scottish academic		academic immunologist				Cornell University		malaria			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elisa Morgera	Italian professor in Scotland who is UN Special Rapporteur	Italy	legal scholar	1977-03-04				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elisabeth Ann Innes	researcher		researcher				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow					Moredun Research Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elish Angiolini	Scottish lawyer		lawyer college head	1960-06-24	Glasgow		University of Strathclyde Strathclyde Law School				Lord Advocate Solicitor General for Scotland Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom college head		Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elizabeth Blackadder	Scottish artist	United Kingdom	painter printmaker watercolorist artist	1931-09-24	Falkirk		Falkirk High School Edinburgh College of Art	Royal Academy of Arts Royal Scottish Academy Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour					Officer of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen honorary doctor of the University of Strathclyde honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of the University of Stirling Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
Elizabeth Loftus	American cognitive psychologist	United States of America	psychologist statistician university teacher forensic psychologist	1944-10-16	Los Angeles		Stanford University University of California, Los Angeles	National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Experimental Psychologists Psi Chi	psychology false memory			University of Washington University of California, Irvine	John Maddox Prize Grawemeyer Award William James Fellow Award Isaac Asimov Science Award Howard Crosby Warren Medal AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility William T. Rossiter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Experimental Psychologists Fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Honorary doctor of Leiden University Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology Honorary Fellow of the British Psychological Society	Patrick Suppes
Elizabeth Mary Russell	Emeritus Professor of Social Medicine, University of Aberdeen.												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elizabeth Moignard	archaeologist	United Kingdom	archaeologist									University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elizabeth Percival	British research chemist		chemist	1906-01-03	Coventry		University of Edinburgh University of Birmingham					University of Birmingham University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elizabeth Tanner	Professor of Biomedical Materials (Biomedical Engineering) at University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	academic engineer	1957-03-20	Farnham		Lady Margaret Hall		biomedical engineering			University of Glasgow Lund University Queen Mary University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Ellen Birgit Lane	scientific researcher and academic in the field of human biology						University College London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Elsie Conway	British botanist and phycologist (1902-1992)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	phycologist botanist	1902-03-15	Aldford		University of Liverpool The Queen's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Durham University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elspeth Christie Reid	Professor of Scottish Private Law, University of Edinburgh.												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elspeth Smith	British academic and biochemist		biochemist	1923			University of Cambridge					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Emma Hart	English computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist artificial intelligence researcher	1967	Middlesbrough		University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Edinburgh Napier University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Enid MacRobbie	British biologist and biophysicist	United Kingdom	biologist university teacher researcher biophysicist	1931	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	National Academy of Sciences Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Society of Plant Biologists				University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Jack Dainty
Ethel Currie	Scottish geologist	United Kingdom	paleontologist geologist	1899-12-04	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Eve Johnstone	British neuroscientist	United Kingdom	psychiatrist neuroscientist university teacher	1944-09	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh	psychiatry biological psychiatry schizophrenia			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Evelyn Margaret Gill	Evelyn Margaret Gill Other names Maggie Gill Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Evelyn Vida Baxter	Scottish ornithologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ornithologist	1879-03-29	Gilston			Scottish Ornithologists' Club	bird migration				Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Member of the Order of the British Empire
Faye Hammill	Faye Hammill teaches nineteenth- and twentieth-century English and North American literature, has research interests in interwar writing (particularly by women authors	United Kingdom	teacher philologist scholar of English	1974-05-02					English Canadian studies print culture			University of Strathclyde Cardiff University University of Liverpool University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Felicity Huntingford	British ecologist	United Kingdom	ecologist	1948-06-17				Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ASAB Medal Tinbergen Lecture Beverton Medal
Felicity Riddy	British academic	United Kingdom	literary historian medievalist	1940-06-07			University of Oxford University of Auckland	Medieval Academy of America	medieval literature			University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Fernanda Ferreira	American cognitive psychologist and psycholinguistics researcher	Canada United States of America Portugal	researcher cognitive psychologist	1960			University of Manitoba University of Massachusetts Amherst		psycholinguistics			University of California, Davis	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology
Fiona Gilbert	Scottish radiologist and academic		radiologist researcher									Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fiona J. McNeill	researcher		researcher				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fiona Mackay	feminist political scientist	United Kingdom	faculty member				University of Manchester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fiona Macpherson	Professor of Philosophy	United Kingdom	philosopher	1971-10-19				Academia Europaea				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fiona Stafford	Professor in English, University of Oxford.						University of Oxford University of Leicester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Frances Cairncross	British journalist and economist (1944-)	United Kingdom	journalist	1944-08-30	Otley		Brown University St Anne's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh President's Medal prix Giles Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Frances Fowle	British curator	United Kingdom	curator auctioneer arts journalist university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				National Galleries Scotland University of Edinburgh Tate Britain	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frances Mair	researcher		researcher				University of Liverpool	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gabriele C. Hegerl	German climatologist (born 1962)	Germany	climatologist	1962-01-09	Munich		Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society	climatology			Duke University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Hans Sigrist Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Albert Sachs
Gillian Berkeley	Scottish academic administrator	United Kingdom	academic administrator	1962				Royal Society of Edinburgh				Inverness College Moray College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Gillian Mead	British stroke medicine researcher	United Kingdom	medical researcher university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gillian Reid	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			president	University of Southampton University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Martin Schröder
Gillian Wright	Scottish astronomer (b.1958)	United Kingdom	astronomer	1958-03			University of Glasgow Imperial College London					Royal Observatory UK Astronomy Technology Centre	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire Caroline Herschel Medal
Harriet Harris	Scottish Episcopal priest	United Kingdom	Anglican priest university teacher editor					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Hazel Jane Read Hall	Scottish information scientist	United Kingdom Scotland	information scientist university teacher	1963-03-24	Edinburgh		University of Birmingham Teesside High School					Edinburgh Napier University Queen Margaret University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Heather Cubie	British bacteriologist	United Kingdom	researcher	1946-12-08									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Member of the Order of the British Empire
Heather M. Ferguson	Canadian malariologist and medical entomologist		biologist university teacher malariologist				University of Edinburgh University of Toronto University of British Columbia		medical entomology malaria			University of Glasgow Pollita Institute University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ZSL Scientific Medal
Heather McGregor	British executive, journalist and academic		writer academic journalist academic administrator accountant investment banker		United Kingdom		University of Hong Kong					Heriot-Watt University Heriot-Watt University Dubai	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Helen Bond	British biblical scholar		theologian	1968			Durham University University of Tübingen University of St Andrews					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Helen Hastie	British AI scientist	United Kingdom	artificial intelligence researcher roboticist university teacher				University of Edinburgh Georgetown University	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh Lockheed Martin AT&T	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Helen Sang	Group Leader, R(D)SVS, Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh.			1955			University of Cambridge					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology	Harold Leslie Keer Whitehouse
Helen Walden	English structural biologist		biochemist biologist				University of St Andrews University of Bath	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee University of Glasgow	Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Helena Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws	politician, lawyer, activist, author	United Kingdom	barrister presenter politician journalist	1950-05-12	Glasgow		Holyrood Secondary School				member of the House of Lords	Mansfield College BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen honorary doctor of the University of Bristol BBC 100 Women
Hermione Cockburn	British television and radio presenter	United Kingdom	radio personality television presenter	1973	Sussex		University of Edinburgh					The Open University BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hilary Critchley	British academic obstetrician and gynaecologist	United Kingdom	gynecologist obstetrician researcher				University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Hilary H. Birks	palaeoecologist, emeritus professor and botanical collector		paleoecologist botanical collector university teacher				University of Cambridge		paleoecology			University of Bergen	emeritus Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Holly P Branigan	Scottish academic		researcher									University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ima Jackson	community engaged researcher	United Kingdom	university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Glasgow Caledonian University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ineke De Moortel	Belgian mathematician and astronomer	Belgium	mathematician astronomer				University of St Andrews Katholieke Universiteit Leuven					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Philip Leverhulme Prize Chapman Medal
Inke Nathke	German cell biologist		scientist	1961	Itzehoe		University of California, San Francisco	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	WICB Junior Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Irene Leigh	British dermatologist						Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry					Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Commander of the Order of the British Empire Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Isla Myers‐Smith	Canadian and Scottish climatologist	Canada	climatologist university teacher				University of Alberta University of Alaska Fairbanks University of British Columbia	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of British Columbia	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Philip Leverhulme Prize
Ivana Markova	British psychologist	Czechoslovakia	psychologist	1938-02-10	Czechoslovakia Tábor		Charles University	British Academy				University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
J. K. Rowling	British author and philanthropist (born 1965)	United Kingdom	film producer writer novelist children's writer screenwriter author anti-transgender activist	1965-07-31	Yate Chipping Sodbury		Wyedean School University of Exeter	Royal Society of Literature	literature fantasy literature children's and youth literature	Harry Potter Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows			Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Order of the British Empire Hans Christian Andersen Literature Award Princess of Asturias Award for Concord Nestlé Children's Book Prize Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel Hugo Award for Best Novel Andre Norton Award James Joyce Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Publieksprijs voor het Nederlandse Boek Hotze de Roos Prize Children's bookshop prize Prijs van de Jonge Jury Prijs van de Nederlandse Kinderjury honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen Companion of Honour Order of the Smile Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature honorary doctor of Harvard University Geffen Award Anthony Award honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews honorary doctor of the Edinburgh Napier University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Exeter prix Tour de Babel Literaturpreis der Jury der jungen Leser Children's Book Award
Jackie Kay	Scottish poet and novelist	United Kingdom	writer novelist poet	1961-11-09	Edinburgh		University of Stirling Bishopbriggs Academy	Royal Society of Literature Black Female Professors Forum		Trumpet (novel) Darling: New & Selected Poems	chancellor The Scots Makar	Newcastle University	Member of the Order of the British Empire Cholmondeley Award Lambda Literary Award Eric Gregory Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature BBC 100 Women Commander of the Order of the British Empire Somerset Maugham Award Saltire Awards
Jackie Waring	Scottish angel investor	United Kingdom	angel investor					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jackie Wylie	theatre director and executive		artistic director	1980				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jacqui Matthews	Scottish veterinary parasitologist	United Kingdom	veterinary parasitologist university teacher				University of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Moredun Research Institute University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Jan Clarkson	dentistry researcher		researcher dentist					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jan McDonald	Jan McDonald Born -00T Other names Janet Brown Inglis McDonald Occupation theatrologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Theatrologist (*1941) ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		theatrologist	1941									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jane Dawson	British academic and historian	United Kingdom	historian									University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jane Elizabeth Norman	Professor of Maternal and Fetal Health, University of Edinburgh.		researcher									University of Edinburgh University of Bristol University of Nottingham	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jane Hillston	British computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist engineer	1963			University of Edinburgh University of York Lehigh University	Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee	computer science			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society	Robert J. Pooley Julian Charles Bradfield
Jane Millgate	Emeritus Professor of English at the University of Toronto	United Kingdom	literary historian	1937	Leeds							University of Toronto	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Rose Mary Crawshay Prize
Jane Plant	British geochemist, scientist, author, engineer (1945-2016)	United Kingdom	geologist engineer	1945-02-01	Woodville		University of Liverpool University of Leicester Ashby School		geochemistry				Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Award
Jane Reid	British ecologist and evolutionary biologist		professor ecologist academic ornithologist				University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ZSL Scientific Medal Marsh Award for Ornithology
Jane Stuart-Smith	Professor of English Language and Linguistics	United Kingdom	linguist	1965			University of Oxford					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Janet Brown	Chief Executive, Scottish Qualifications Authority, 2007–19		company director physicist	1951-07-31									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Janet Carsten	anthropologist		anthropologist university teacher						anthropology social anthropology cultural anthropology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Janet Lowe	Scottish education academic											University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Janet Marjorie Allen	Janet Marjorie Allen Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Janet Morgan, Lady Balfour of Burleigh	Canadian-born English writer and historian		writer biographer historian	1945-12	Montreal				creative and professional writing biography history		Booker Prize judge		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Janet Sprent	British botanist	United Kingdom	botanist	1934			University of London Imperial College London University of Tasmania	Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany			University of Dundee	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Janette Webb	Scottish climate sociologist	United Kingdom	sociologist university teacher				University of Nottingham University of Hull	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Janice Kirkpatrick	Scottish graphic designer	United Kingdom	graphic designer university teacher television producer	1962			Glasgow School of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
Jannette Anderson	Scottish biochemist		biologist	1927				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jayne-Anne Gadhia	British businesswoman	United Kingdom	chief executive officer	1961-10-16 1961-10	Stourbridge		Culford School Royal Holloway, University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Jean Balfour	Forester, landowner and conservationist.	United Kingdom	forester conservationist large estate owner	1927-11-04									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Order of the Falcon
Jean Beggs	British geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist	1950-04-16	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Society				University of Edinburgh Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Novartis Medal and Prize Gabor Medal
Jean Manson	Professor of Biomedical and Cognitive Sciences												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jeanne Elisabeth Bell	Jeanne Elisabeth Bell Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jennifer Brown	literary agent		literary agent	1958-05-13									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jennifer Smith	Sociolinguist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		academic sociolinguist	1967	Buckie		Durham University University of York					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jennifer Wishart	Emeritus Professor of Developmental Disabilities in Childhood, University of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jill Belch	Scottish professor of vascular medicine		physician university teacher	1954-10-22	Glasgow		University of Glasgow		vascular disease			University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Ellison–Cliffe Lecture
Jill Diana Harries	historian of late antiquity	United Kingdom	historian classical scholar university teacher				Somerville College	Royal Historical Society	late antiquity history ancient history legal history Roman law			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Jill Pell	Henry Mechan Professor of Public Health and Director of the Institute of Health & Wellbeing, University of Glasgow.		researcher									University of Glasgow University of Glasgow BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Joan Stringer	British academic and educationalist	United Kingdom	political scientist	1948-05-12			University of Keele	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Queen Margaret University Edinburgh Napier University The Robert Gordon University	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joanna Wardlaw	Scottish physician and radiologist	United Kingdom	neuroradiologist university teacher physician neurologist radiologist	1958-11-04	London		University of Edinburgh		neuroradiology neurology stroke pathophysiology			University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Neuroscience NHS Lothian Institute of Neurological Sciences	Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joanne Patricia Sharp	professor of geography at the University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	geographer university teacher	1969-11-17					geography cultural geography political geography		Geographer Royal	University of Glasgow University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Busk Medal
Joanne Scott	Professor of European Law		legal scholar	1965								European University Institute University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Jocelyn Bell Burnell	British astrophysicist (born 1943)	United Kingdom	astronomer astrophysicist physicist	1943-07-15 1911	Lurgan		The Mount School (York) University of Glasgow Murray Edwards College	National Academy of Sciences Royal Astronomical Society International Astronomical Union American Astronomical Society American Philosophical Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society	pulsar astronomy	discovery	president President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh acting president chancellor	The Open University University of Southampton University College London University of Bath	Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Herschel Medal Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Albert A. Michelson Medal BBC 100 Women Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Prize Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science Michael Faraday Prize Magellanic Premium Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Karl G. Jansky Lectureship Royal Medal Gold medal of the Spanish National Research Council Fellow of the Institute of Physics honorary doctor of the University of Valencia honorary doctor of Harvard University honorary degree of the University of Leeds honorary doctor of the University of Sussex honorary doctor of Durham University honorary doctorate from the McGill University honorary doctorate from the University of Alberta honorary doctor of the Willamette University honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Karl Schwarzschild Medal Copley Medal Esther Hoffman Beller Lectureship Sven Berggren prize President's Medal Prix Jules Janssen Swarthmore Lecture Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award Edinburgh Medal	Antony Hewish
Johanna Moore	computer scientist		computer scientist university teacher	20th century			University of California, Los Angeles North Hollywood High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh British Computer Society UK Computing Research Committee				University of Southern California University of Pittsburgh University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society	Gerald Estrin Margot Flowers
Josephine Pemberton	British evolutionary biologist	United Kingdom	zoologist university teacher	20th century			University of Oxford	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Darwin–Wallace Medal Fellow of the Royal Society
Joyce Tait	Director, Innogen Institute, University of Edinburgh.		academic	1938									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Jude Barber	Scottish architect	United Kingdom	architect					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Judith Allen	Professor of Immunobiology		biologist				University of California, Berkeley					University of Edinburgh University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology EMBO Membership Fellow of the Royal Society
Judy Wagner	British business leader, educator and executive search recruitment manager		businessperson										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Julia M. H. Smith	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1956-05-29			Newnham College Corpus Christi College	Medieval Academy of America Royal Historical Society				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Julie Fitzpatrick	Scottish scientist and academic	United Kingdom	veterinarian				University of Edinburgh University of Bristol London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine					Scottish Government	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Julie Fowlis	Scottish Gaelic singer	United Kingdom	singer musician singer-songwriter	1978-06-20	North Uist		University of the Highlands and Islands Dingwall Academy University of Strathclyde		music				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
June Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair	English pianist and conductor (1913–2009)	United Kingdom	conductor pianist music teacher music director	1913-12-29	Isle of Wight		Royal College of Music	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Bromley High School	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Music
Justine Cassell	American linguist, professor and human-computer interaction researcher	United States of America France	linguist artificial intelligence researcher	1960-03-19	New York City		University of Edinburgh Dartmouth College University of Chicago Saint Ann's School	Conseil national du numérique Association for Computing Machinery				Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute	Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ACM Fellow Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science	David McNeill
Karen J Halliday	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Karen Vousden	British medical researcher	United Kingdom	biologist	1957-07-19	Gravesend		Queen Mary University of London Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend	European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academia Europaea Royal Society National Academy of Sciences				Institute of Cancer Research Francis Crick Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences EMBO Membership Fellow of the AACR Academy Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Karina McTeague	Scottish risk professional	United Kingdom	business executive civil servant lawyer					Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief risk officer	Visa Europe Department for Business and Trade Lloyds Banking Group	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Karyn McCluskey	Scottish forensic psychologist		psychologist					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kate Gillian Storey	British developmental biologist	United Kingdom	scientist	1960-11-27			University of Oxford					University of Dundee University of Dundee College of Life Sciences	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Waddington Medal Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society	Mike Bate
Kate Hunt	sociologist		researcher sociologist				University of Glasgow					University of Stirling University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Katherine Hawley	Professor of Philosophy at the University of St Andrews	United Kingdom	professor writer philosopher	1971	United Kingdom		University of Oxford University of Cambridge					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kathleen Jamie	Scottish poet and essayist	United Kingdom	poet writer	1962-05-13	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Currie High School	Royal Society of Literature				University of St Andrews	Cholmondeley Award Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Eric Gregory Award John Burroughs Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Somerset Maugham Award
Kathryn M. Rudy	researcher		historian art historian university teacher	1969-02-25			Cornell University Columbia University St. Michael's College	British Academy	manuscript medieval studies			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kathryn Whaler	Scottish geophysicist		geophysicist	1956-06-11	Salisbury		University of Cambridge		geophysics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Price Medal Fellow of the American Geophysical Union Officer of the Order of the British Empire Wollaston Medal	David Gubbins
Kay Redfield Jamison	American bipolar disorder researcher	United States of America	essayist clinical psychologist writer	1946-06-22			University of California, Los Angeles	American Academy of Arts and Sciences	bipolar disorder		professor	Johns Hopkins University Harvard University University of St Andrews	MacArthur Fellows Program Rhoda and Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health Siena Medal Sarnat Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Pardes Humanitarian Prize in Mental Health
Kirstie Blair	Scottish academic		academic	1975								University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kirsty Hughes	Scottish social scientist			1957									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kirsty Wark	British journalist and television presenter	United Kingdom	journalist businessperson	1955-02-03	Dumfries		University of Edinburgh Wellington School, Ayr					BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lalage Jean Bown	English educator		teacher	1927-04-01	Croydon		Somerville College					University of Ghana University of Edinburgh University of Ibadan University of Lagos	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Laura Francesca Piacentini	Professor of Criminology, University of Strathclyde		sociologist									University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Laura Machesky	Professor of Cancer Biology		researcher				Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Alma College					University of Glasgow Beatson Institute for Cancer Research University of Birmingham Laboratory of Molecular Biology University of Cambridge MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh WICB Junior Award
Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian	British judge	United Kingdom	judge lawyer	1957-06-16	Edinburgh		University of Aberdeen St Margaret's School, Edinburgh University of Aberdeen School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Leigh-Ann Russell	oil and gas engineer		engineer	1975				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul	Scottish ornithologist and author (1878-1953)		ornithologist	1878-02-02	Fife			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lesley Mary Samuel Knox	Chairman, Investment Management, and non-executive Director, since 2016, Legal and General plc		company director	1953-09-19									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Lesley McAra	Scottish legal scholar		university teacher sociologist	20th century					criminology penology sociology of law juvenile delinquency juvenile court				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lesley McMillan	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, researcher in gender-based violence and criminal justice			1976-02-02									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lesley Scott Dent Glasser	Lesley Scott Dent Glasser Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lesley Yellowlees	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	1953	London		University of Edinburgh St Margaret's School, Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			president of the Royal Society of Chemistry	University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Institute of Physics BBC 100 Women Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Linda A Lawton	researcher		researcher									The Robert Gordon University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Linda Partridge	British biogerontologist	United Kingdom	geneticist university teacher biogerontologist	1950-03-18	England		St Anne's College Wolfson College	Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina	Drosophila melanogaster			University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences Darwin–Wallace Medal Joan Mott Prize Lecture Longevity Prize Frink Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences ASAB Medal Tinbergen Lecture honorary doctor of the University of Bath Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford Mendel Medal
Linda Urquhart	Scottish solicitor	United Kingdom	solicitor	1959-09-21				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Linda Woodhead	professor	United Kingdom	sociologist	1964-02-15	Taunton		Emmanuel College Richard Huish College, Taunton Bishop Fox's School	International Society for Science and Religion Royal Society of Edinburgh British Academy	sociology of religion			University of Lancaster	Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Lis Neubeck	researcher		researcher	20th century			University of Sydney	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Edinburgh Napier University University of Sydney	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Liz Bacon	Professor of computer science		computer scientist	1963-09-27			University of Greenwich	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Abertay Dundee	Fellow of the British Computer Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Liz Connolly	Scottish academic administrator	United Kingdom	academic administrator civil servant		Glasgow		University of Strathclyde Harvard University	Royal Society of Edinburgh			principal	West College Scotland Scottish Enterprise	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Liz Lochhead	Scottish poet and essayist (born 1947)	United Kingdom	poet writer	1947-12-26	Motherwell		Glasgow School of Art Dalziel High School				The Scots Makar		Cholmondeley Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Loeske Kruuk	British evolutionary ecologist	United Kingdom	evolutionary ecologist professor				University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	European Molecular Biology Organization				University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh Australian National University	Philip Leverhulme Prize ZSL Scientific Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mary Lyon Medal Australian Laureate Fellowship
Lora Heisler	researcher		researcher				Tufts University Boston University					University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge Harvard Medical School University of California, San Francisco	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award
Lorna Dawson	British soil scientist	United Kingdom	soil scientist	1957-11-13								James Hutton Institute	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lorna Macpherson	researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-7227-2991)		researcher									University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Louise Heathwaite	British hydrochemist	United Kingdom	agronomist hydrochemist				University of East Anglia		soil science			University of Lancaster University of Sheffield University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Louise Macdonald	first female National Director of the Institute of Directors	United Kingdom	director journalist					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Institute of Directors Young Scot	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Louise Richardson	Irish political scientist	Ireland	professor	1958	Tramore		Trinity College Dublin Harvard University University of California, Los Angeles	American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	international relations		Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford	Harvard University University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations doctorat honoris causa de l'université Grenoble-Alpes
Louise Welsh	British writer	United Kingdom	writer author	1965-02-01	London		University of Glasgow Craigmount High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					CWA New Blood Dagger Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Saltire Awards
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne	British chef	United Kingdom	chef	1971-04-29			University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lyndsay Fletcher	astrophysicist	United Kingdom	astrophysicist astronomer	1968			University of Glasgow	International Astronomical Union	astrophysics			Utrecht University University of Glasgow University of Oslo	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Suffrage Science award
Lynn Abrams	Scottish historian		historian	1960								University of Glasgow	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lynn Drummond	Lynn Drummond Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lynn Helen Ann Jamieson	researcher		researcher sociologist university teacher	1952			University of Edinburgh		sociology family relation			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Maggie Cusack	Dean of Natural Sciences		academic		Glasgow							University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Maggie Kinloch	Maggie Kinloch Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Malinda Carpenter	developmental psychologist and academic		developmental psychologist academic									University of St Andrews Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mandy Ryan	Professor of Health Economics, University of Aberdeen.		researcher										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Margaret Anne Crowther	Margaret Anne Crowther Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Margaret Barnes	British marine biologist (1919-2009)		marine biologist	1919-08-26			University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Margaret Donaldson	British psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist	1926			University of Edinburgh		developmental psychology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Margaret Ford, Baroness Ford	British peer and Chair of Scottish Television Holdings PLC and Barchester Healthcare (born 1957)	United Kingdom	politician	1957-12-16	Saltcoats		St Michaels Academy				member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Margaret Frame	Professor of Molecular Cell Biology		biologist researcher	20th century			University of Glasgow					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Margaret McCartney	Scottish general practitioner, writer and broadcaster	United Kingdom	general practitioner writer broadcaster		Scotland		University of Aberdeen School of Medicine Membership of the Royal College of General Practitioners University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Margaret Patricia Henton	Margaret Patricia Henton Other names Margaret Patricia Stuart Henton Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Margaret Ruth MacLean	pulmonary pharmacologist	United Kingdom	pharmacologist										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Maria Dornelas	biodiversity researcher		researcher				James Cook University University of Lisbon					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ZSL Scientific Medal Marsh Ecology Award
Maria Fusco	artist	United Kingdom	art critic writer	1972	Belfast			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marialuisa Aliotta	Italian nuclear astrophysicist	Italy	astrophysicist university teacher physicist				University of Catania University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marian Scott	statistician	United Kingdom	statistician	20th century	Scotland		University of Glasgow	Royal Statistical Society	environmental statistics			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Marie Johnston	Emeritus Professor in Psychology, University of Aberdeen.		researcher psychologist				University of Hull						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marion Kay Campbell	Marion Kay Campbell Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marion Ross	Scottish physicist	United Kingdom	physicist	1903-04-09	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	fluid dynamics			University of Manchester University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mariot Leslie	Member of HM Diplomatic Service	United Kingdom	diplomat	1954-06-25	Edinburgh		George Watson's College Leeds Girls' High School St Hilda's College				ambassador of the United Kingdom to Norway Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to NATO	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mary Bownes	English molecular and developmental biologist	United Kingdom	molecular biologist	1948	Devon		University of Sussex University of Freiburg University of California		molecular biology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Mary Drummond Corsar	Scottish philanthropist	United Kingdom		1927-07-08	Midlothian								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mary Gibby	British botanist and editor (1949 - 2024)	United Kingdom	botanist editor	1949	Doncaster			British Pteridological Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mary McAleese	8th President of Ireland	Ireland	politician journalist writer university teacher barrister	1951-06-27	Belfast		Queen's University Belfast				President of Ireland chancellor	Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Golden Key of Madrid honorary doctor of the Harbin Institute of Technology honorary doctor of the University of Chile honorary doctor of Fordham University honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Mary Noble	seed pathologist (1911-2002)		biologist	1911-02-23	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mary Renfrew	professor of midwifery	United Kingdom	nurse midwife researcher professor	1955			University of Edinburgh					University of Oxford University of Leeds University of Dundee University of York	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mary Robinson	former President of Ireland and former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	Ireland	politician jurist university teacher barrister	1944-05-21	Ballina		Trinity College Dublin Harvard Law School Columbia University Mount Anville Secondary School	Royal Irish Academy American Philosophical Society			President of Ireland senator of Ireland United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights	Columbia University University of Pretoria	Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 1st class Presidential Medal of Freedom Erasmus Prize Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize Indira Gandhi Peace Prize Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences Four Freedoms Award – Freedom Medal North–South Prize honorary doctor of the University of Rennes 2 James Parks Morton Interfaith Award Ambassador of Conscience Award Otto Hahn Peace Medal Global Economy Prize Fulbright Prize honorary doctor of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva Grand Cross of the Military Order of Christ Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Albert Medal Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa Honorary doctorate from university of Florence honorary doctor from the NOVA University Lisbon New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 honorary doctor of the University of Miami Sonning Prize Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk Princess of Asturias Awards Livingstone Medal Sydney Peace Prize Grotius Lectures doctorat honoris causa de l'université Montpellier-I
Mary Tara Marshall	Mary Tara Marshall Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Melanie Reid	British journalist	United Kingdom	journalist	1957-03 1957-04				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mercedes Maroto-Valer	Spanish engineer	Spain	chemical engineer university teacher scientist chemist	1971-11-30	Vitoria-Gasteiz		University of Strathclyde University of the Basque Country		chemical engineering applied chemistry carbon dioxide			Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mhairi Stewart	Scottish public engagement professional	United Kingdom	academic administrator					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michele Burman	Professor of Criminology		criminologist										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Mirela Delibegovic	British virologist		virologist university teacher		Tuzla		University of Dundee Biochemistry University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen Harvard Medical School University of Dundee College of Life Sciences	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Moira Mary Jardine	British astrophysicist		astrophysicist				University of St Andrews	International Astronomical Union				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Moira Whyte	Scottish physician	United Kingdom	physician immunologist	1959-09-25			University of London	Academia Europaea	pulmonology			University of Sheffield University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Mona Siddiqui	British Islamic scholar	Pakistan	university teacher	1963-05-03	Karachi		University of Leeds University of Manchester Greenhead College Salendine Nook High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Groningen University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Morag Crichton Timbury	Scottish biologist, bacteriologist and virologist	United Kingdom	biologist physician virologist science writer academic bacteriologist university teacher	1930-09-29	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London	bacteriology virology clinical virology			Ruchill Hospital University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Muffy Calder	Computer Scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist	1958-05-21	Shawinigan		University of St Andrews University of Stirling	Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee	formal methods			University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the British Computer Society Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Karen Spärck Jones Lecture Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	Roy Dyckhoff
Muriel Gray	Scottish journalist, producer and actress	United Kingdom	journalist novelist actor	1958-08-30	East Kilbride		Glasgow School of Art				Rector of the University of Edinburgh		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Nancy Reid	Canadian statistician, University of Toronto	Canada	mathematician statistician university teacher	1952-09-17	Canada		University of Waterloo Stanford University	Royal Society of Canada National Academy of Sciences Royal Society Institute of Mathematical Statistics	econometrics			University of Toronto University of British Columbia	Officer of the Order of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Krieger–Nelson Prize Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the American Statistical Association Guy Medal in Silver Fellow of the Royal Society	Rupert G. Miller, Jr.
Natascha Gentz	Dean, International (China) and Professor of Chinese, University of Edinburgh.		sinologist translator university teacher	1966					sinology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Neva Haites	Australian geneticist	Australia	physician geneticist	1947	Brisbane			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London	genetics			University of Aberdeen	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Niamh Nic Daéid	Forensic science researcher		forensic scientist chemist university teacher	1967			Dublin Institute of Technology Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland		forensic chemistry fire investigation			University of Strathclyde University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Nicola Benedetti	Italian-Scottish classical violinist	United Kingdom	violinist	1987-07-20	West Kilbride		Yehudi Menuhin School Wellington School, Ayr						Member of the Order of the British Empire BBC 100 Women Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh The Queen's Medal for Music Commander of the Order of the British Empire BBC Young Musician Classic Brit Awards
Nicola McEwen	political scientist		political scientist	1970-02-11			Western University					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Nina Laurie	British geographer		geographer				University College London McGill University	Academy of Social Sciences				Newcastle University University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Busk Medal
Nora Miller	Scottish zoologist		zoologist	1898-09-07	Dunipace		University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Noreen Murray	British molecular biologist	United Kingdom	molecular biologist geneticist	1935-02-26	Lancashire		University of Birmingham King's College London Lancaster Girls' Grammar School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	molecular genetics			University of Edinburgh Stanford University University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gabor Medal
Norman Dott	Scottish neurosurgeon		teacher	1897-08-26			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Norna Anne Robertson	Lead Scientist, LIGO Project, California Institute of Technology.								gravitational wave			California Institute of Technology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Nuala Ann Booth	Nuala Ann Booth Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Olga Kozlova	director of innovation and industry engagement & fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		business executive									University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Olivia F. Robinson	scholar of ancient Roman law	United Kingdom	classical scholar legal scholar	1938-11				Austrian Academy of Sciences				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Pamela Gillies	Epidemiologist, educator, academic	United Kingdom	epidemiologist	1953			University of Aberdeen University of Nottingham					Harvard University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Pamela Robertson	Senior Curator, Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow		curator										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Patricia Clare Mazoura Morrow Macdonald	Patricia Clare Mazoura Morrow Macdonald Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patricia Connolly	British bioengineer		bioengineer	1958-08-11								University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Patricia Jacobs	British geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist university teacher	1934-10-08			University of St Andrews	National Academy of Sciences Royal Society				University of Southampton University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society March of Dimes Prize in Developmental Biology ASHG Lifetime Achievement Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Pauline Schaap	Personal Professor of Developmental Signalling, University of Dundee.		researcher				Leiden University Leiden University Medical Center					University of Dundee Leiden University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Pauline Weetman	Professor Emerita of Accounting, University of Edinburgh		economist business manager										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Petra Wend	Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Queen Margaret University.		academic										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Polly Arnold	Professor of Chemistry	United Kingdom	chemist	1972-07-24	London		University of Oxford University of Sussex Notting Hill and Ealing High School Westminster School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society	chemistry			University of Edinburgh	Rosalind Franklin Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Officer of the Order of the British Empire Geoffrey Wilkinson Award Fellow of the Royal Society
Poonam Malik	academic entrepreneurial research management leader		researcher board member				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow					Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh University of Strathclyde University of Edinburgh University of Cumbria University of Edinburgh School of Biological Sciences University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Rabinder Buttar	British business woman		immunologist biochemist	1963-07			University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Rachel A. Norman	researcher		researcher				University of Liverpool	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Roger G. Bowers
Raffaella Ocone	Professor of Chemical Engineering		academic	1960-01-14	Morcone		Princeton University University of Naples Federico II					Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Rebecca Cheung	Professor of Nanoelectronics, University of Edinburgh.		researcher										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Rebecca Lunn	geoscientist	United Kingdom	earth scientist geologist				Newcastle University					University of Strathclyde Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Aberconway Medal Member of the Order of the British Empire
Rhian Touyz	South African medical researcher	United Kingdom	researcher cardiologist	1959-01-27	Johannesburg		University of the Witwatersrand				director	University of Glasgow McGill University Ottawa Hospital Research Institute	Joan Mott Prize Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Rhona Flin	researcher		researcher	1955-04-26								University of Aberdeen The Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University Aberdeen Business School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robyn Louise Marsack	Robyn Louise Marsack Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Romila Thapar	Indian historian (born 1931)	India British Raj Dominion of India	historian university teacher writer professor	1931-11-30	Lucknow		Panjab University School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London	American Academy of Arts and Sciences British Academy American Philosophical Society				Jawaharlal Nehru University	Fukuoka Asian Culture Prize Kluge Prize Jawarharlal Nehru Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate from Brown University honorary doctor of the University of Chicago doctorat honoris causa de l'Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Rona McLeod MacKie	Professorial Research Fellow, University of Glasgow	United Kingdom	dermatologist	1940-05-22									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Rory O'Connor	British health psychologist	United Kingdom	mental health researcher university teacher				Queen's University Belfast	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Rosemary A. Bailey	British statistician and algebraist	United Kingdom	mathematician statistician researcher	1947			St Hugh's College University of Oxford	Institute of Mathematical Statistics	algebra combinatorics			Queen Mary University of London University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Graham Higman
Rosemary Hutton	British geophysicist (1925-2004)	Nigeria	geophysicist	1925-10-22	Dundee		University of St Andrews University of London Harris Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Ibadan University of Ghana University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Geophysical Union
Ruth F. Jarrett	researcher		researcher									University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ruth King	statistician working in ecology, epidemiology, and medicine	United Kingdom	statistician		Pontypridd		University of Bristol	Learned Society of Wales Institute of Mathematical Statistics				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Barnett Award Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics	Steve Brooks
Sally Ann Brown	Sally Ann Brown Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sally Beamish	British composer and violist	United Kingdom	composer musician	1956-08-26	London		Royal Northern College of Music The Camden School for Girls						Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sally Macintyre	Scottish sociologist	United Kingdom	sociologist	1949	Edinburgh		Durham University University of Aberdeen Morrison's Academy Royal Holloway, University of London					University of Glasgow	Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Sally Mapstone	principal and Vice-Chancellor of St Andrews University since 2016	United Kingdom	literary historian	1957			Wadham College St Cross College					University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sally Wyke	researcher		researcher				Newcastle University University College London					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sara Lindsey Carter	Associate Deputy Principal, University of Strathclyde.		academic				University of Stirling						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sarah Birch	American political scientist and academic	United Kingdom	political scientist	1963-12-05	Boston		Dartmouth College University of Essex University of Oxford					University of Essex King's College London University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Sarah Broadie	British historian of philosophy (1941–2021)	United Kingdom	university teacher philosopher	1941-11-03			Somerville College	American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Officer of the Order of the British Empire Guggenheim Fellowship
Sarah Cleaveland	British veterinary surgeon and epidemiologist	United Kingdom	veterinary epidemiologist veterinarian epidemiologist university teacher	20th century			University of Cambridge London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine	Royal Society	veterinary medicine Veterinární epidemiologie			University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Leeuwenhoek Lecture Trevor Blackburn Award Fellow of the Royal Society Frink Medal	Christopher Dye
Sarah Curtis	British geographer	United Kingdom	geographer	1954-10-31			St Hilda's College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Social Sciences	health geography			Queen Mary University of London Durham University University of Kent	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Fellow of the British Academy
Sarah Jane Cunningham-Burley	researcher		researcher sociologist university teacher	1957					sociology sociology of the family medical sociology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sarah Jardine	Scottish laser engineer	United Kingdom	engineer business executive				University of Strathclyde Heriot-Watt University Ayr Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Thales Optronics	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sarah Walmsley	Scottish pulmonologist	United Kingdom	pulmonologist university teacher				University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sarah Wanless	English ornithologist and research ecologist	United Kingdom	ornithologist		Scarborough		University of Aberdeen					UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Godman-Salvin Medal Marsh Award for Conservation Biology
Sascha Hooker	British marine biologist	United Kingdom	marine biologist				Dalhousie University University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Saveria Campo	Italian viral oncologist	United Kingdom	teacher oncologist	1947			University of Edinburgh University of Palermo					University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Seona Reid	Director - The Glasgow School of Art		civil servant	1950-01-21									Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sharon Ashbrook	British professor of physical chemistry	United Kingdom	chemist teacher	20th century			Hertford College					University of St Andrews	Corday-Morgan Prize Marlow Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Edward Harrison Memorial Prize Bourke-Liversidge Award
Sharon Cowan	British legal and gender studies scholar	United Kingdom	legal scholar gender studies scholar university teacher				University of Strathclyde University of Cambridge Brunel University London	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of Warwick	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sheila Bird	British statistician	United Kingdom	statistician	1952-05-18	Inverness		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh	biostatistics			University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sheila McLean	British legal scholar	United Kingdom	legal scholar jurist university teacher	1951-06-20			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh	law law and medicine ethics medical ethics			University of Glasgow School of Law University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Sheila Rowan	Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Glasgow in Scotland, and director of its Institute for Gravitational Research since 2009	United Kingdom	physicist	1969	Dumfries		University of Glasgow Maxwelltown High School	Royal Society	gravity gravitational wave			Stanford University University of Glasgow Stanford University Applied Physics Department	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Institute of Physics Philip Leverhulme Prize Fred Hoyle Medal and Prize Suffrage Science award	James Hough
Sheila Scott Macintyre	Scottish mathematician (1910–1960)	Scotland	mathematician university teacher	1910-04-23 1910-04-03	Edinburgh		Trinity Academy The Mary Erskine School University of Edinburgh Girton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics			University of Cincinnati University of Aberdeen St Leonard's School, St Andrews James Allen's Girls' School Stowe School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Edward Maitland Wright
Sheina Marshall	Scottish marine biologist (1896-1977)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	marine biologist zoologist oceanographer botanist	1896-04-20	Rothesay		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	marine biology				Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Shireen-Anne Davies	Shireen-Anne Davies Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Shonaig Macpherson	Chair of the National Trust for Scotland, The Princes Trust, The Robertson Trust, The Royal Lyceum Theatre and The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo.		lawyer chairperson					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Sinead Farrington	British physicist		physicist university teacher				University of Glasgow St Margaret's School for Girls	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Warwick University of Oxford University of Liverpool University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Siobhán Jordan	Irish technologist	Ireland	technologist civil servant				Dublin City University Trinity College Dublin	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Teagasc	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sotiria Grek	Sotiria Grek Occupation sociologist Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh sociologist ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Young Academy of Scotland and Royal Society of Edinburgh		sociologist					Young Academy of Scotland Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stella Chan	clinical psychologist		psychologist					Young Academy of Scotland Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of Reading	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sue Black	forensic anthropologist; anatomist	United Kingdom	anthropologist television presenter	1961-05-07	Inverness		University of Aberdeen Inverness Royal Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London			member of the House of Lords	University of Dundee University of Glasgow University of London	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Sue Rigby	British palaeontologist		paleontologist university teacher vice chancellor				University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Susan B. Davidson	American computer scientist	United States of America	computer scientist researcher				Cornell University Princeton University	Association for Computing Machinery	computer science			University of Pennsylvania	ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science	Héctor García-Molina
Susan D. Healy	Biologist specialist in bird behaviours		researcher						biology			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Susan Greenfield	British scientist	United Kingdom	politician biologist writer businessperson neurologist scientist	1950-10-01	Hammersmith		St Hilda's College Godolphin and Latymer School	Royal College of Physicians, London	neuroscience		member of the House of Lords	Gresham College Heriot-Watt University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Michael Faraday Prize Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London honorary degree of the University of Leeds
Susan J. Smith	British geographer	United Kingdom	geographer university teacher	1956			St Anne's College Nuffield College	British Academy Academy of Social Sciences	social geography housing financial market		principal	University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh Girton College Durham University	Victoria Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Murchison Award
Susan Jane Hart	British marketing academic	United Kingdom	marketing theorist university teacher academic administrator	1960-07-18							dean	Durham University Business School University of Stirling Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Susan McVie	Susan McVie Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Susan Rice	banker	United States of America United Kingdom	banker	1946-03-07	Rhode Island		Wellesley College University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Yale University Colgate University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Susan Rosser	Professor of Synthetic Biology		biologist university teacher				University of Dundee	Learned Society of Wales Royal Society of Edinburgh	synthetic biology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Susan Welburn	Professor of Medical and Veterinary Molecular Epidemiology		researcher									University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Susanne Moira Brown	Susanne Moira Brown Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person ♀; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tara Brendle	American mathematician	United States of America	mathematician				Columbia University	Young Academy of Scotland American Mathematical Society				University of Glasgow Cornell University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Mathematical Society	Joan Birman
Tessa Holyoake	Scottish haematologist and oncologist		academic oncologist	1963-03-17	Aberdeen		University of Glasgow Albyn School					University of Glasgow Blood Cancer UK NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Beatson Institute for Cancer Research	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Theresa Shearer	Scottish disability rights activist	United Kingdom	disability rights activist					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tracy Palmer	Professor of Molecular Microbiology	United Kingdom	microbiologist	1967-05-08	Sheffield		University of Birmingham Stocksbridge High School	Royal Society				University of Dundee University of East Anglia	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Ursula Martin	British computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist engineer university teacher mathematician	1953-08-03	London		University of Cambridge University of Warwick Girton College	UK Computing Research Committee	informatics mathematics computer science			University of Manchester University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Queen Mary University of London Royal Holloway, University of London University of St Andrews University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering	Stewart E. Stonehewer
Uzma Khan	Scottish academic administrator	United Kingdom	economist academic administrator					Royal Society of Edinburgh	University of Glasgow				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Verity Brown	Provost of St Leonard's College, University of St Andrews.		researcher				The Open University University of Cambridge University College London					University of St Andrews University of East London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Veronica van Heyningen	English geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist	1946-11-12 1946-11	Hungary Békéscsaba		Lady Margaret Hall Girton College Northwestern University	European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society				Medical Research Council University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences EMBO Membership	Walter Bodmer
Vicki Bruce	Psychologist, Professor of Psychology and current Head of the School of Psychology at Newcastle University	United Kingdom	psychologist professor	1953-01-04 1953	Essex		Newnham College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh British Psychological Society				University of Nottingham University of Stirling University of Edinburgh Newcastle University	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire	Alan Baddeley
Vicki Lynne Hanson	American computer scientist	United States of America	computer scientist	1951	Indianapolis		University of Oregon University of Colorado	Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery	human–computer interaction			Rochester Institute of Technology University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Anita Borg Institute Women of Vision Awards ACM Fellow Fellow of the British Computer Society	Michael Posner
Vicki Stone	toxicologist		researcher				Edinburgh Napier University University of Birmingham University of Leeds					Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Napier University University of Birmingham	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Victoria Crowe	British artist	United Kingdom	painter	1945-05-08			Royal College of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wendy Alexander	Scottish politician (born 1963)	United Kingdom	politician	1963-06-27	Glasgow		University of Glasgow University of Warwick Park Mains High School Lester B. Pearson College				Leader of the Scottish Labour Party Minister for Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Minister for Social Inclusion, Local Government and Housing Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament Member of the 2nd Scottish Parliament Member of the 3rd Scottish Parliament Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Minister for Housing and Welfare Leader of the Opposition (Scotland)	University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wendy Bickmore	British genome biologist	United Kingdom	researcher	1961-07-28	Shoreham-by-Sea		University of Oxford	Academia Europaea Royal Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Charles Darwin Award Lecture Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
Xiaoyu Luo	Chinese and British applied mathematician who studies biomechanics, fluid dynamics, and the interactions of fluid flows with soft biological tissues		researcher	1960			Xi'an Jiaotong University					University of Glasgow University of Sheffield University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Zinnie Harris	British playwright, screenwriter and director	United Kingdom	playwright director writer screenwriter	1972-12-23	Oxford		University of Hull	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Zoe Shipton	British geologist	United Kingdom	geologist	20th century			University of Edinburgh					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire

male

article	description	country of citizenship	occupation	date of birth	place of birth	image	educated at	member of	field of work	notable work	position held	employer	award received	doctoral advisor
A. A. Scot Skirving	Scottish physician		surgeon	1868-06-29	East Lothian		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
A. E. Robertson	Mountain climber (1870-1958)		mountaineer Christian minister	1870-07-03			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
A. F. Garvie	British hellenist (1934-2024)	United Kingdom	hellenist university teacher	1934-01-29	Edinburgh		George Watson's College University of Edinburgh Gonville and Caius College					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
A. G. Mearns	(1903-1968)		forensic scientist	1903			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
A. T. Phillipson	A. T. Phillipson Born -19T00:00: Died -10T00:00: Alma mater St Catharine's College, Cambridge Occupation(s) scientist, veterinarian Employer University of Cambridge Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh scientist and veterinarian (1910–1977) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		scientist veterinarian	1910-08-19			St Catharine's College, Cambridge					University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Abercrombie Lawson	Canadian botanist (1870-1927)	Canada	botanist	1870-09-13	Hamilton		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Abraham Goldberg	British doctor (1923–2007)		teacher	1923	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Adam Anderson	Scottish physicist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	meteorologist physicist	1783-06-27			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson	Scottish judge		judge	1797-03-05	Edinburgh			Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Black	Scottish publisher and politician (1784-1874)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician publisher	1784-02-20	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 16th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Provost of Edinburgh		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Ferguson	Scottish philosopher and historian; (1723-1816)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher librarian historian military personnel essayist economist writer cleric sociologist university teacher chaplain	1723-06-20	Logierait		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club The Select Society	sociology ethics political philosophy			University of Edinburgh Advocates Library	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Gifford, Lord Gifford	Scottish judge (1820–1887)	United Kingdom	judge	1820-02-29			University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Mitchell Hunter	Scottish minister, mathematician, astronomer and author of church history	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	church historian	1871			University of Edinburgh					University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Rolland	Scottish judge and philanthropist; (1734-1819)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	judge	1734			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam S. T. Thomson	Scottish engineer and university administrator (1908-2000)	United Kingdom	scientist	1908	Barrhead							University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Smith	Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)	Kingdom of Great Britain	economist non-fiction writer philosopher writer university teacher French moralist publisher	1723-06	Kirkcaldy		University of Glasgow Balliol College Kirkcaldy High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh The Select Society The Poker Club	economics ethics political philosophy economic theory economic liberalism philosophy Age of Enlightenment	The Theory of Moral Sentiments The Wealth of Nations		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Francis Hutcheson
Adam Tomkins	British legal scholar (born 1969)	United Kingdom	politician	1969-06-28	Berkshire		London School of Economics and Political Science University of East Anglia Gillingham School				Member of the 5th Scottish Parliament	King's College London University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adam Watson	Scottish biologist (1930-2019)	United Kingdom	ecologist biologist mountaineer	1930-04-14	Turriff		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Adolf Paul Schulze	German merchant and amateur optical scientist		microscopist optician amateur scientist	1840	Crimmitschau								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Adrian Peter Bird	Geneticist and Professor at the University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	geneticist biologist university teacher	1947-07-03	Wolverhampton		University of Sussex University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea	genetics epigenetics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Canada Gairdner International Award Grand Prix Charles-Leopold Mayer BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award Buchanan Medal Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Fellow of the AACR Academy Shaw Prize Knight Bachelor The Brain Prize Gabor Medal Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine Clarivate Citation Laureates	Max Birnstiel
Adrien-Marie Legendre	French mathematician (1752–1833)	France	mathematician university teacher writer	1752-09-18	Paris		University of Paris Collège des Quatre-Nations	French Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Royal Society	number theory	Legendre polynomial	president	École polytechnique École Militaire École Normale Supérieure Bureau des Longitudes	Knight of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 72 names on the Eiffel Tower
Aglionby Carson	headmaster, 1780–1850	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	head teacher	1780			University of Edinburgh Wallace Hall Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ainsley Iggo	New Zealand neurophysiologist (1924-2012)	New Zealand	physiologist university teacher	1924-08-02	Napier		University of Otago University of New Zealand Lincoln University University of Canterbury	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Alan Bundy	British artificial intelligence researcher	United Kingdom	computer scientist university teacher artificial intelligence researcher	1947-05-18	Isleworth		University of Leicester	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence UK Computing Research Committee Association for Computing Machinery				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire IJCAI Award for Research Excellence Herbrand Award Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering AAAI Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology ACM Fellow EurAI Fellow	Reuben Goodstein
Alan Emery	medical geneticist (born 1928)	United Kingdom	politician geneticist	1928			University of Chester						Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American College of Medical Genetics
Alan Ernest Owen	English physicist		physicist	1928-10-07								University of Sheffield University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Fairlamb	British biochemist		biochemist researcher	1947-04-30			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine The Rockefeller University University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Alan Gordon Simpson	(born 1950)	United Kingdom		1950-02-15				Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk		Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan James Duncan	Scottish atomic physicist		physicist nuclear physicist	1938-11-04			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Kennedy	British psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist	20th century			University of Birmingham King Edward VI College Stourbridge					University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Langlands	University Principal	United Kingdom	writer	1952-05-29	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			vice chancellor	University of Warwick University of Leeds	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Alan MacDougall	civil engineer		civil engineer	1842-05-22			Edinburgh Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Millar	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher university teacher	1947-12-14			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	epistemology philosophy of mind			University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Mozley	English zoologist		zoologist	1904-06-20			University of Manitoba					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Ogilvie	geographer	United Kingdom	writer	1887			Durham University preparatory school University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Alan Ramsey Muir	British professor of veterinary anatomy, born 1924	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist	1925			University of Edinburgh King William's College					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan Robertson	British population geneticist (1920–1989)		geneticist	1920-02-21	Preston		University of Cambridge	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mendel Medal
Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry	Scottish judge (1944-2011)	United Kingdom	politician judge	1944-09-18	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Balliol College New College Kelvinside Academy University of Glasgow School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh			Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Lords of Appeal in Ordinary Lord President of the Court of Session member of the House of Lords Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Alan Stevenson	Scottish lighthouse designer (1807–1865)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer civil engineer	1807-04-28	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan T. Peacock	British economist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	economist university teacher writer	1922-06-26	Ryton		University of St Andrews Grove Academy	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				London School of Economics and Political Science University of Buckingham University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor
Alan Vardy	British engineer	United Kingdom	civil engineer university teacher	1945-11-06								University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan W. C. Menzies	Alan W. C. Menzies Born -11T00:00: Died -08T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh, Stewart's Melville College Occupation chemist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chemist (1877–1966) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		chemist	1877-07-11			University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alan William Greenwood	Scottish zoologist and geneticist	Australia		1897-06-29	Melbourne		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alasdair Breckenridge	Scottish pharmacologist	United Kingdom	pharmacologist	1937-05	Angus		University of London University of St Andrews Bell Baxter High School						Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Paul Martini Prize Goulstonian Lectures
Alastair Hannay	Norwegian philosopher (1932–2024)	United Kingdom	philosopher translator university teacher	1932-06-02				Royal Society of Edinburgh	philosophy history of philosophy ethics existentialism			University of Oslo	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Albert Alexander Gray	British physician and otologist		physician	1868-10-08			University of Glasgow Bootham School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Albert Ernest Laurie	Scottish clergyman (1866–1937)			1866-06-25			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross
Albert George Long	British educator and paleobotanist (1915-1999)		paleontologist	1915-01-28			University of Manchester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Albert Rodger	British engineer	United Kingdom	civil engineer university teacher	1951-05-12								University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Alessio Ciulli	researcher		researcher	1977-07-22	Florence		University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Abercromby	Scottish advocate, judge and essayist (1745-1795)	Kingdom of Great Britain	judge lawyer Sheriff Depute	1745-10-15	Clackmannanshire		University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates			Lords of Appeal in Ordinary		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Adie	Scottish optician and meteorologist	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	meteorologist businessperson	1775	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Aitken	New Zealand mathematician (1895-1967)	New Zealand	mathematician statistician university teacher writer politician	1895-04-01	Dunedin		University of Edinburgh University of Otago Otago Boys' High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Literature Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics	mathematics statistics mathematical statistics numerical analysis linear algebra	Aitken's delta-squared process Aitken interpolation		University of Edinburgh Otago Boys' High School Australian and New Zealand Army Corps	Fellow of the Royal Society Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Makdougall Brisbane Prize Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics	E. T. Whittaker
Alexander Anderson	British surgeon and botanist (1748-1811)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	horticulturist botanist surgeon	1748	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Alexander Begbie	Scottish business executive	United Kingdom	business executive				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Scottish Financial Enterprise Tesco Bank Standard Life	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Alexander Bennett McGrigor	Scottish lawyer, university administrator and bibliophile	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	lawyer bibliophile academic administrator	1827-05-01			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Biggam	British Army general (1888-1963)	United Kingdom	military physician	1888-04-14			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London				Cairo University American University of Beirut University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Alexander Boyd Stewart	Scottish organic chemist and agriculturalist		chemist	1904			Robert Gordon's College University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Alexander Broadie	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher	1942-10-18	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate at the Blaise-Pascal university
Alexander Bruce	Scottish surgeon and neurologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon neurologist literary editor	1854			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Brunton	Scottish minister and professor (1772-1854)		civil servant	1772-10-02				Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Bryson	Scottish biologist, geologist and horologist; (1816-1866)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist geologist photographer biographer businessperson	1816-10-12	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Buchan	Scottish meteorologist, oceanographer and botanist (1829-1907)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	librarian meteorologist botanist editor climatologist	1829-04-11	Kinnesswood		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Met Office					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Symons Gold Medal Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Alexander Burns Wallace	British plastic surgeon (1906–1974)		plastic surgeon surgeon	1906 1906-11-14			University of Edinburgh McGill University George Heriot's School University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Burt Taylor	Scottish civil servant (1904-1972)		Scandinavian studies scholar	1904-06-06			University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy Kirkwall Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Alexander Cairncross	British economist (1911-1998)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	economist university teacher	1911-02-11			University of Glasgow Trinity College Hamilton Academy	British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy honorary doctor of the University of Exeter honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
Alexander Charles Cumming	Alexander Charles Cumming Born -12T00:00:, -01T Died -28T00:00:, -01T Nationality Australia Alma mater Caulfield Grammar School Occupation scientist Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Officer of the Order of the British Empire scientist (1880–1940) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Officer of the Order of the British Empire; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh	Australia	scientist	1880-08-12 1880			Caulfield Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Alexander Charles Stephen	British zoologist (1893-1966)	United Kingdom	zoologist	1893-12-17			University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Christison	Scottish educator and mathematician			1753			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Cleghorn	Scottish engineer and shipbuilder	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	marine engineer	1859	Fife		University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Robert Napier and Sons Barclay Curle Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Copland Hutchison	- 3 January 1840		surgeon	1786			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Crichton Mitchell	Scottish geophysicist	United Kingdom	geophysicist historian physicist	1864-07-01	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Keith Medal
Alexander Crum Brown	Scottish organic chemist (1838–1922)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist mathematician university teacher physiologist crystallographer organic chemist	1838-03-26	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School University of London University of Marburg Heidelberg University Mill Hill School Leipzig University	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Alexander Cullen	Scottish architect and town planner		architect	1893-04-09			Glasgow School of Art Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
Alexander Cumming	British inventor	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	inventor musical instrument maker engineer mathematician watchmaker	1733	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics horology clock chronometry mechanics barometer precision mechanics discoveries and inventions				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Cunningham Robertson	British general and amateur poet (1816–1884)		military leader	1816									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander David Peacock	(1886-1976)		zoologist	1886-06-13			Durham University					Durham University University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander David Ross	(1883-1966) physicist		physicist	1883-09-07			University of Glasgow					University of Western Australia	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Dickson	Scottish morphological botanist and botanical artist (1836-1887)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanical illustrator botanist	1836-02-21	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Humboldt University of Berlin University of Würzburg	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Botany Regius Professor of Plant Science	University of Aberdeen University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh Trinity College Dublin	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Dron Stewart	Scottish physician and public health expert			1883			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Durie Russell	20th-century Scottish mathematician, schoolmaster and amateur astronomer		mathematician astronomer	1872-07-22	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Edington	scots-born bacteriologist and medical author		actor bacteriologist	1860	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Forbes Irvine	(1818-1892)		lawyer	1818-02-18			University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Law						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander G. Burgess	(1873 – 1932) Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1873 1872-12-24	Wishaw		George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Geddes	Scottish meteorologist and physicist		meteorologist	1885-02-08			University of Aberdeen Fordyce Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Gibson	Scottish conductor and opera intendant (1926-1995)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	conductor music director musician	1926-02-11	Motherwell		University of Glasgow Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Royal College of Music Dalziel High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Alexander Gillespie	Scottish surgeon		surgeon	1776-03-21			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Goodman More	British naturalist (1830 - 1895)		naturalist botanist	1830-09-05			University of Cambridge	Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Alexander Gray	British writer and academic (1882–1968)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	economist linguist translator writer poet	1882-01-06	Angus		University of Edinburgh University of Paris	Royal Society of Edinburgh	economics			University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Haddow	experimental pathologist in cancer research (1907–1976)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pathologist surgeon	1907-01-18 1907			University of Edinburgh Broxburn Academy	Royal Society Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium				Institute of Cancer Research	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Chalmers Medal Knight Bachelor
Alexander Hamilton	Scottish physician and obstetrician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician obstetrician	1739			University of St Andrews					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Heron	geologist, explorer (1884-1971)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer geologist surveyor	1884-07-31	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Alexander Houston	Sir Fellow 18 September 1865 - 29 October 1933		writer	1865-09-18			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Alexander Hugh Freeland Barbour	Scottish gynecologist and medical author		surgeon	1856	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Hunter	British doctor (1729-1809)	Scotland	botanist	1729	Scotland		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Irving, Lord Newton	Scottish judge and academic		judge	1766			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander James Adie	railway engineer, 1808-1879	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	railway engineer	1808-12-16	Edinburgh		Royal High School University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Society of Arts				Edinburgh and Glasgow Railway	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander James Russell	Scottish lawyer		lawyer	1814									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Keiller	Scottish physician		gynecologist	1811	Arbroath		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Keith of Dunnottar	Scottish landowner, lawyer and reformer		lawyer										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Kemp	British economist	United Kingdom	economist university teacher	1939-10-27								University of Aberdeen	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Kennedy	British civil and electrical engineer (1847–1928)		civil engineer engineer	1847-03-17				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Alexander Kennedy	Scottish surgeon and antiquary		surgeon	1764			University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Kinnear, 1st Baron Kinnear	British judge		judge politician	1833-11-03	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Lauder	Scottish agricultural chemist		chemist	1870			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Leslie	Scottish civil engineer		civil engineer	1844			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Levie	Scottish veterinary surgeon		writer veterinarian	1865-08-31	Shetland Islands		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander MacDuff	Scottish lawyer		lawyer	1816-12-05			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Macfarlane	British mathematician and physicist (1851–1913)	Scotland United Kingdom	mathematician physicist philosopher	1851-04-21 1851	Blairgowrie and Rattray		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia pro Interlingua				University of Texas at Austin University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Lehigh University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Peter Guthrie Tait
Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank	Advocate, judge, landowner and politician (1777-1861)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	advocate judge politician	1777-03-02	Midlothian		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland			member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Mair	Scottish public health expert	United Kingdom	physician	1912-09-09			University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Alexander Manson	British physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	military physician	1774	Kirkcudbright		University of Edinburgh Kirkcudbright Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander McCall Smith	British writer	United Kingdom	writer novelist children's writer university teacher	1948-08-24	Bulawayo		University of Edinburgh Christian Brothers College, Bulawayo University of Edinburgh School of Law	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature		The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency		University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize Best Crime Novel in Swedish Translation Dagger in the Library Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature honorary doctorate from the University of Parma honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Alexander Moffat	Physicist	Scotland	physicist priest									Madras Christian College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Monro	Scottish anatomist (1773-1859)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist	1773-11-05	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Morgan	Born: 21 August 1860 in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland; Died: 17 March 1946 in Edinburgh, Scotland		mathematician	1860-08-21	Leith		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Morison McAldowie	Scottish physician, folklorist and ornithologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician ornithologist	1852-05-16	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen					Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Royal Surrey County Hospital Royal Stoke University Hospital	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Garner Medal
Alexander Muir Mackenzie	(1764-1835)		lawyer	1764 1764-03-02									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Murray	Minister and philologist	Scotland	linguist editor writer	1775-10-22	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Murray Drennan	Scottish pathologist		pathologist	1884-01-04 1884			University of Edinburgh Lomond School					University of New Zealand University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Murray MacBeath	British mathematician (1923-2014)		mathematician university teacher	1923-06-30	Glasgow		Princeton University Queen's University Belfast Clare College Royal Belfast Academical Institution	London Mathematical Society	group theory	Macbeath surface Macbeath regions		Bletchley Park Clare College University of Keele University of Dundee University of Birmingham University of Pittsburgh University of St Andrews University of Warwick	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize	Emil Artin
Alexander Nimmo	Irish architect and engineer		architect civil engineer geologist	1783			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Nove	British historian of the economy of the Soviet Union (1915-1994)	Russian Empire United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	economist historian	1915-11-24	Saint Petersburg		London School of Economics and Political Science	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of London University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Alexander Oppenheim	British mathematician (1903–1997)	United Kingdom	mathematician	1903-02-04	Salford		Balliol College University of Chicago The Manchester Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	number theory	Oppenheim conjecture		Exeter College University of Edinburgh Raffles Institution National University of Singapore Universiti Malaya University of Benin University of Reading University of Ghana	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Tan Sri	Leonard Eugene Dickson
Alexander Oswald	Scottish landowner and lawyer		lawyer	1777									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Peddie	Scottish physician and author		surgeon				University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Philip	Scottish solicitor and campaigner	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland		1858-05-22	Portobello		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Provan Robertson	Scottish mathematician (1925-1995)	United Kingdom Australia	mathematician	1925-06-16			University of Cambridge Shawlands Academy					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Frank Smithies
Alexander R. Todd, Baron Todd	British biochemist (1907-1997)	United Kingdom	chemist politician biochemist university teacher physicist	1907-10-02	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Oriel College Goethe University Frankfurt Allan Glen's School	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Austrian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR National Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Polish Academy of Sciences	organic chemistry		member of the House of Lords President of the Royal Society	University of Manchester University of London University of Cambridge University of Hertfordshire University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester	Meldola Medal and Prize Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Lavoisier Medal Davy Medal Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bakerian Lecture Royal Medal Nobel Prize in Chemistry honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense life peer Doctor honoris causa of the University of Strasbourg Longstaff Prize Silliman Memorial Lectures Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Robert Robinson Award doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris Copley Medal Lomonosov Gold Medal honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctor at Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel honorary doctor of the Yale University honorary doctor of the University of Sheffield honorary doctor of the University of Exeter Royal Society Bakerian Medal	Robert Robinson
Alexander Ritchie Scott	Scottish mathematician and statistician		mathematician statistician	1874			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Robert Horne	Scottish engineer and author		engineer	1881			University of London George Heriot's School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Robert Normand	Scottish chemist and geologist		geologist chemist	1880-03-04			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Robertson	Scottish veterinary scientist and university administrator		teacher veterinarian	1908-02-03	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Alexander Russell Simpson	Scottish physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	gynecologist obstetrician physician educator	1835	Bathgate		University of Edinburgh		obstetrics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Scott	British chemist (1853-1947)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1853-12-28			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society				British Museum	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Scott	20th century Scottish geologist		geologist	1890			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Steuart	Alexander Steuart Born -01T West Lothian Died -11T00:00: Alma mater George Watson's College Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (1884–1960) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1884	West Lothian		George Watson's College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Stuart Douglas	physician		writer physician	1921	Elgin		University of Glasgow Elgin Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Alexander Thoms	Scottish mineralogist		mineralogist	1837									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Thomson of Banchory	Scottish advocate, agriculturalist, antiquary, author, philanthropist and traveller		lawyer	1798			University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Trees, Baron Trees	British politician and Baron	United Kingdom	veterinarian lecturer university teacher	1946-06-12			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords	University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Veitch Lothian	Scottish mathematician and geologist		geologist									University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander William Roberts	South African teacher and astronomer	South Africa	astronomer	1857-12-04	Farr			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander William Williamson	English scientist (1824-1904)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist university teacher	1824-05-01	London		University of Giessen Heidelberg University	Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin	chemistry			University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Leopold Gmelin
Alexander Wilson Philip	Scottish physician and physiologist  (1770–c.1851)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physiologist physician	1770	Renfrewshire		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alexander Wood	Scottish physician	Scotland	inventor physician	1817-12-10	Cupar		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alfred Charles Coles	English physician, microbiologist and academic author		microbiologist	1866			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alfred Charles Gardner	Scottish engineer (1880–1952)		civil engineer	1880				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alfred Daniell	scientist, jurist and university teacher (1853-1937)		scientist jurist university teacher	1853	Llanelli		University of Edinburgh	Inner Temple Royal Society of Edinburgh	law physics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alfred George Nash	Jamaican civil engineer (1853–1930)		civil engineer politician	1853			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alfred William Gibb	Scottish geologist		geologist	1864	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alistair Borthwick	British hydrodynamicist	United Kingdom	fluid dynamicist university teacher	1957-02-07			University of Liverpool		hydrodynamics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alistair MacFarlane	British professor of control engineering	United Kingdom	engineer	1931-05-09			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy University of London University of Manchester	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Queen Mary University of London Heriot-Watt University University of the Highlands and Islands University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Faraday Medal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Rufus Oldenburger Medal
Allan Alexander Maconochie	Allan Alexander Maconochie Born -01T Occupation botanist Employer University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh botanist (*1806) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		botanist	1806								University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Allan Balmain	Distinguished Professor of Cancer Genetics at the University of California, San Francisco	United Kingdom	geneticist	20th century			University of Glasgow	Royal Society				University of California, San Francisco Beatson Institute for Cancer Research	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Allan D. Struthers	researcher		researcher	1952-08-14								University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Allan McLane Hamilton	American psychiatrist	United States of America	psychiatrist biographer	1848-10-06	Brooklyn		Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Allen Dalzell	Scottish chemist and pharmacologist		chemist	1821				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Allen Thomson	Scottish physician (1809–1884)	Scotland	anatomist physiologist	1809-04-02	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Alun Davies	British biologist		biologist	1955-08-02				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Learned Society of Wales				Cardiff University University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
Andrew Bell	British priest and educationalist	Kingdom of Great Britain	missionary priest physician	1753-03-27	St Andrews		University of St Andrews Madras College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Andrew Biankin	Australian clinician-scientist	Australia	physician-scientist medical researcher surgeon		Auburn		University of New South Wales					University of Glasgow Garvan Institute of Medical Research University of Glasgow Medical School	Officer of the Order of Australia Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Brown	Professor of Rhetoric at Edinburgh University	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	teacher	1763-08-22	Biggar		University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Bryan	Scottish mining engineer		engineer mining engineer businessperson	1893-03-01			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Charles O'Dell	Scottish geographer and antiquarian		historian geographer	1909-06-04			University of London		history of rail transport			University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Constable, Lord Constable	advocate (1865-1928)		judge politician	1865-03-03			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Crosbie	British lawyer and scholar	United Kingdom	writer	1736			University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Dalzel	Scottish scholar; (1742-1806)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	classical scholar	1742-10-06	Newliston		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Dickson Murray	British scientist (1812-1878)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist zoologist lawyer entomologist	1812-02-19	Edinburgh			Linnean Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Andrew Edward Scougal	Andrew Edward Scougal Born -00T00: Died -04T00:00: Resting place Dean Cemetery Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation Esperantist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Esperantist (1846–1916) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		Esperantist	1846-04			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Fergus Hewat	Scottish physician		physician	1884			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Frazer	Scottish soldier and engineer		engineer diplomat architect					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Freeland Fergus	Scottish ophthalmic surgeon		surgeon	1858			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Fyfe	British chemist and surgeon		chemist surgeon	1792			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew George Mackie	emeritus professor of applied mathematics at Edinburgh University, FRSE		professor of mathematics								professor emeritus	Victoria University of Wellington University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews University of Maryland	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew George Stenhouse	Scottish businessman, geologist and astronomer		geologist businessperson astronomer	1869									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Gray	British mathematician and physician	Scotland	mathematician physicist biographer	1847-07-02	Lochgelly		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics mathematics			University of Glasgow Bangor University	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Harrison	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist business executive	1959-10-03									Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society
Andrew Hughes Hallett	British economist	United Kingdom	economist	1947-11-01 1947	London		University of Warwick London School of Economics and Political Science Nuffield College Radley College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Bristol Erasmus University Rotterdam Newcastle University University of Strathclyde University of St Andrews Vanderbilt University George Mason University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Jamieson	Jamieson, Andrew, 1849-1912	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer	1849 1849-10	Grange		University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew John McWalter Millar	British geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist	1966-10-12	London		The Rockefeller University	Royal Society	systems biology			University of Virginia	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Nam-Hai Chua
Andrew L Hopkins	scientist		researcher chemist				University of Oxford	Learned Society of Wales	chemistry computer science pharmacology drug design			University of Dundee	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Andrew Leith Adams	Scottish physician, naturalist and geologist (1827–1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	naturalist zoologist university teacher scientific illustrator ornithologist military officer military physician paleontologist	1827-03-21	Banchory		Marischal College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Leith Hay	Scottish soldier, Liberal politician and writer on architecture	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1785-02-17	Aberdeen			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Lockhart Gillespie	Scottish physician and lecturer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist university teacher	1865-06-12									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Lumisden	Scottish Jacobite (1720-1801)	Kingdom of Great Britain	essayist	1720									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Mackay	Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1760	Aberdeen			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Maitland Ramsay	Scottish ophthalmologist	United Kingdom	ophthalmologist	1859-11-09	Glasgow		University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Morris	British health informatician	United Kingdom	medical informatician university teacher	1964-10-07								University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Andrew O'Hagan	Scottish novelist, journalist, academic (b. 1968)	United Kingdom	writer literary critic journalist editor novelist	1968 1968-05	Glasgow		University of Strathclyde	Royal Society of Literature Royal Society of Edinburgh					James Tait Black Memorial Prize Los Angeles Times Book Prize E. M. Forster Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Peebles Aitken	Scottish agricultural chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	1843-04-30	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Picken Orr	Scottish oceanographer and plankton biologist		oceanographer	1898-08-06			University of Glasgow Kilmarnock Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Rae Gilchrist	physician and cardiologist	United Kingdom	cardiologist surgeon	1899-07-07			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Andrew Ranicki	British mathematician and professor (1948–2018)	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1948-12-30	Greater London London		University of Cambridge Trinity College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	algebraic topology mathematics		university teacher	University of Edinburgh Princeton University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Berwick Prize Whitehead Prize	Frank Adams Andrew Casson
Andrew Rodger Waterston	Scottish zoologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	entomologist malacologist zoologist	1912-03-30	Ollaberry		University of Edinburgh St Paul's School	Royal Entomological Society Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh Conchological Society of Great Britain & Ireland Malacological Society of London				Royal Scottish Museum	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd	British politician; (1791-1854)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	judge politician	1791			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom Senator of the College of Justice Lord Advocate		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Skene	Solicitor General of Scotland		advocate	1784-02-28	Aberdeen			Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club			Solicitor General for Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Stewart	20th century Scottish physician and minister of the Church of Scotland			1771-10-09									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Walker	Secretary and Treasurer, Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, since 2013			1948-06-24									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andrew Whiten	British zoologist and psychologist	United Kingdom	zoologist psychologist	1948-04-20	Grimsby							University of St Andrews	CSS Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Andrew Wilson	British zoologist (1852-1912)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist educator	1852			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy			Ant Antelope			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Andrew Wood	Scottish surgeon			1810-09-01			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Andy Clark	British philosopher	United States of America	philosopher artificial intelligence researcher university teacher	1957-11-20			University of Stirling		logic metaphysics philosophy of mind transhumanism artificial intelligence			Washington University in St. Louis University of Edinburgh Indiana University Bloomington University of Sussex	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy	Neil Tennant Andrew Brennan
Andy Kerr	Scottish climatologist and European Union official	United Kingdom	climatologist university teacher civil servant					Royal Society of Edinburgh				EIT Climate-KIC University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Angus Fulton	British civil engineer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1900-01-10	Motherwell		University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Electrical Engineers
Angus Lamond	Scottish biochemist		biochemist chemist university teacher	20th century				Royal Society	chemistry biochemistry			University of Dundee University of Dundee School of Law	Colworth Medal Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
Angus Macintyre	British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1941-10-10			Stanford University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Society	model theory			Queen Mary University of London University of Edinburgh University of Canterbury	Fellow of the Royal Society Pólya Prize Gödel Lecturer Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Dana Scott
Anthony Cohen	British anthropologist	United Kingdom	anthropologist	1946			University of Geneva University of Southampton	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Manchester Queen Margaret University University of Edinburgh Memorial University of Newfoundland Victoria University of Manchester	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anthony Hayward	executive at Glencore		company director	1957-05-21									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anthony Ritchie	Scottish physiologist and academic administrator (1915-1997)		physiologist physician	1915-03-30			University of Aberdeen					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anthony Trewavas	British academic	United Kingdom	botanist university teacher	1939-06-17	London		University College London John Roan School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	plant physiology molecular biology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Anton Muscatelli	Scottish economist	Italy	economist	1962-01-01	Italy		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Principal of the University of Glasgow	Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Anton Ziolkowski	British geoscientist	United Kingdom	earth scientist	1946-07-14			London School of Economics and Political Science University of Cambridge	Academia Europaea				University of Edinburgh Petroleum Geo-Services Delft University of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering
Archibald Alison	Scottish minister and essayist (1757-1839)	United Kingdom	writer philosopher biographer	1757-11-13	Edinburgh		Balliol College University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Arthur	Scottish Enlightenment philosopher	United Kingdom	librarian philosopher	1744-09-06	Renfrewshire		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Barr	British engineer and businessman; (1855-1931)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer businessperson	1855-11-18			University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics	University of Leeds University of Glasgow Barr and Stroud	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Campbell Adams	British consulting engineer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer	1884									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Constable	Scottish printer and publisher	Scotland	publisher businessperson	1774-02-24	Carnbee		University of St Andrews University of Paris Edinburgh Academy Humboldt University of Berlin	Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Denny	shipbuilder and engineer (1860–1936)			1860-02-07	Dumbarton		Dumbarton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Durward	Scottish anatomist		anatomist	1902-04-06			University of Otago	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Leeds	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Geikie	British geologist (1835–1924)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	cartographer university teacher biographer volcanologist geologist writer historian	1835-12-28	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Göttingen Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lincean Academy Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin	geology		President of the Geological Society of London President of the Royal Society Regius Professor of Geology	University of Edinburgh British Geological Survey	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Royal Medal Hayden Memorial Geological Award Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Order of the Bath Order of Merit Knight Bachelor Wollaston Medal Livingstone Medal Doctor honoris causa of the University of Strasbourg
Archibald Goldie	Scottish meteorologist (1888-1964)		meteorologist	1888-07-07	Angus		Harris Academy University of St Andrews University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				Met Office	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Archibald Gordon MacGregor	Scottish geologist		geologist	1894	Nova Scotia		University of Edinburgh						Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Murchison Fund Clough Medal
Archibald James Macintyre	Born: 3 July 1908 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England; Died: 4 August 1967 in Ohio, USA		mathematician	1908-07-03	Sheffield		Magdalene College High Storrs School	London Mathematical Society Edinburgh Mathematical Society Cambridge Philosophical Society				University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen Swansea University University of Sheffield University of Cincinnati	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Edward Collingwood
Archibald Lamont	British scientist and politician		paleontologist journalist politician	1907-10-21			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Birmingham University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Archibald McKendrick	Scottish dentist and radiologist		dentist radiologist	1876-06-01									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Robertson	Royal Navy officer and medical doctor		military personnel	1789-12-03	Cockburnspath		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Smith	British mathematician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1813-08-10	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Trinity College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archibald Thomas John Dollar	English geologist and seismologist (1908-1981)		writer seismologist	1908-05-18			King's College London	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Archie Bethel	Scottish engineer	United Kingdom	mechanical engineer	1953-02	Blantyre		University of Strathclyde Hamilton Academy					Babcock International	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Archie Duncan	British historian (1926-2017)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian university teacher	1926-10-17				Royal Historical Society British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	history medieval studies			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Archie Roy	Scottish astronomer and author (1924-2012)	United Kingdom	astronomer science fiction writer	1924-06-24			University of Glasgow Hillhead High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	William Marshall Smart
Arend Bayer	Ph.D. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn and Max-Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn 2006	Germany	mathematician	1976	Tübingen		University of Bonn	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize Whitehead Prize Adams Prize	Yuri Manin
Arthur Connell	professor of chemistry at St Andrew's University, Edinburgh, Scotland	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	chemist	1794-11-30	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Arthur David Ritchie	British chemist and philosopher	United Kingdom	chemist philosopher physiologist	1891	Oxford		University of Cambridge University of St Andrews Trinity College Fettes College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	chemistry philosophy of science George Berkeley			University of Manchester University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Deane	botanist (1875-1954)		photographer botanist	1875				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Dukinfield Darbishire	British zoologist and geneticist (1879 – 1915)		military personnel zoologist geneticist	1879			Balliol College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester Royal College of Science	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Earland	British oceanographer		oceanographer	1866				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Elijah Trueman	British geologist (1894–1956)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist university teacher	1894-04-26	Nottingham		University of Nottingham	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	geology		President of the Geological Society of London	University of Bristol Cardiff University Swansea University	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bigsby Medal Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal
Arthur Erdélyi	Hungarian-born British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1908-10-02	Budapest		German University in Prague Brno University of Technology	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin	mathematics	Erdelyi–Kober operator	chairperson	California Institute of Technology University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize
Arthur Forbes of Culloden	1819-		botanist	1819			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Geoffrey Walker	British mathematician	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician physicist university teacher	1909-07-17	Watford		Balliol College University of Edinburgh Watford Grammar School for Boys Merton College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh London Mathematical Society	differential geometry general relativity physical cosmology	Friedmann–Lemaître–Robertson–Walker metric Fermi–Walker transport Friedmann universe	chairperson	University of Sheffield Imperial College London University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society Berwick Prize Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	E. T. Whittaker
Arthur Henry Havens Sinclair	Surgeon-Oculist to King George VI in Scotland, Arthur Henry Havens Sinclair made significant contributions to ophthalmology in the 20th century.		ophthalmologist	1868			University of Edinburgh Medical School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Humble Evans	British ornithologist (1855-1943)	United Kingdom	botanist ornithologist	1855-02-23	Scremerston		Clare College University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh British Ornithologists' Union American Ornithological Society				University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Hutchinson	British professor of dentistry		teacher dentist	1889-07-26			University of Manchester					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur John Pressland	British educational theorist			1865			St John's College Bedford Modern School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Landsborough Thomson	Scottish ornithologist (1890–1977)	Scotland	ornithologist	1890-10-08	Edinburgh		Royal High School Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen Heidelberg University University of Vienna	Zoological Society of London			President of the British Ornithological Union		Bernard Tucker Medal Godman-Salvin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Arthur Logan Turner	Scottish surgeon and medical author and historian		surgeon	1865			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Melville Clark	Scottish educationalist			1895-08-20			University of Edinburgh University of Oxford Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Merriman	British Army officer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer	1892-11-25	Manchester			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Flying Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Olver	British colonial veterinary administrator		writer veterinarian	1875 1875-08-04			Royal Veterinary College, University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Pillans Laurie	Scottish chemist		chemist art historian	1861-11-06	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy King's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Royal College of Art	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Robinson	British anatomist		teacher anatomist	1862-04-08			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Schuster	Anglo-German physicist (1851-1934)	Germany United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist statistician university teacher	1851-09-12	Frankfurt		University of Manchester St John's College Heidelberg University	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society	seismology		secretary president Langworthy Professor	University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Royal Medal Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford Knight Bachelor
Arthur St George Huggett	British physiologist; (1897-1968)		physiologist physician	1897-04-23	Greater London		University of London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Arthur Thomas Masterman	English naturalist (1869-1941)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist	1869-04-09				Royal Society				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Arthur William Rogers	British geologist (1872–1946)	United Kingdom	geologist naturalist	1872-06-05	Taunton			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Bigsby Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa Wollaston Medal
Artur Jurand	Artur Jurand Born -30T00:00: Died -13T00:00: Resting place Dean Cemetery Alma mater Jagiellonian University Occupation teacher Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1914–2000) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1914-03-30			Jagiellonian University					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ashutosh Mukherjee	Bengali educator, jurist, barrister and mathematician (1864-1924)	British Raj	judge professor barrister	1864-06-29	Kolkata		University of Calcutta Presidency University South Suburban School (Main)	Royal Irish Academy London Mathematical Society American Mathematical Society				University of Calcutta Calcutta High Court	Order of the Star of India Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Aubrey Manning	zoologist, broadcaster	United Kingdom	zoologist	1930-04-24	Chiswick		University of Edinburgh University College London Merton College Strode's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology ASAB Medal Tinbergen Lecture
Aubrey Truman	British mathematician		mathematician				University of Oxford	Learned Society of Wales				Swansea University Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Gordon Robert Screaton John Clayton Taylor
Augusto Righi	Italian physicist (1850-1920)	Kingdom of Italy	physicist professor politician engineer inventor	1850-08-27	Bologna Italy		University of Bologna	Royal Society Lincean Academy Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Academy of Sciences of Turin	physics physical sciences electromagnetism wireless telegraphy		senator of the Kingdom of Italy	University of Bologna University of Padua University of Palermo	Hughes Medal Matteucci Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Vallauri Prize
Aziz Sheikh	researcher		researcher	1968-12-15			University College London					University of Edinburgh Harvard Medical School	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
B. D. Porritt	B. D. Porritt Born -26T00:00: Died -28T00:00: Other names Benjamin Dawson Porritt Occupation chemist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chemist (1884–1940) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		chemist	1884-01-26									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Barry Kay	British allergist	United Kingdom	allergist physician immunologist university teacher	1939			The King's (The Cathedral) School University of Cambridge Harvard University University of Edinburgh		medicine allergology immunology			Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bartholomew Parr	English physician and medical author		physician	1750			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Basil Charles King	British geologist and author		geologist	1915-06-01			Durham University						Bigsby Medal Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Basil Megaw	archaeologist		archaeologist	1913-06-22			University of Cambridge					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Basil William Douglas, Lord Daer	Scottish radical	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1763			University of Edinburgh	London Corresponding Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ben Peach	British geologist (1842–1926)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	paleontologist geologist	1842-09-06	Gorran Haven			Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Wollaston Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Wollaston Medal
Benjamin Baker	British engineer (1840–1907)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1840-03-31	Bath		Pate's Grammar School	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh		Forth Bridge			Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Poncelet Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Benjamin Bell	Scottish surgeon (1749-1806)	Scotland	surgeon farmer anatomist	1749-09-06	Dumfries		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Aesculapian Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Benjamin Blyth II	British engineer (1849-1917)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1849-05-25	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Benjamin Carrington	British botanist and taxonomist (1827-1893)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist taxonomist lichenologist	1827	Lincoln		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Benjamin Thomson	Chairman, Inverleith LLP (formerly Inverleith Capital LLP), since 2009		company director	1963-04-08									Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Beriah Botfield	British politician and antiquarian (1807-63)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1807-03-05	Norton		Christ Church Harrow School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society Society of Antiquaries of London Chetham Society Maitland Club Bannatyne Club			member of the 18th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom High Sheriff of Northamptonshire		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Bernard Elgey Leake	professor of geology, University of Glasgow. Chairman of the IMA subcommittee to revise amphibole nomenclature	United Kingdom	biographer geologist	1932-07-09			Wirral Grammar School for Boys	Royal Society of Edinburgh			President of the Geological Society of London	University of Glasgow Cardiff University	Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bernard Ginsborg	British pharmacologist and physiologist	United Kingdom	pharmacologist physiologist	20th century	London		University College London					National Institute for Medical Research University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bernard Stewart	British physician (1874-1958)		physician	1874-05-06			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bertram Martin Wilson	British mathematician (1896-1935)	United Kingdom	mathematician	1896-11-14	London		Trinity College King Edward's School					University of Liverpool University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bhagvat Singh	ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Gondal (1865-1944)	British Raj	writer	1865-10-24	Dhoraji		University of Edinburgh Rajkumar College, Rajkot	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London					Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Bill Banks	British engineer	United Kingdom	materials engineer university teacher	1943-03-28								University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Blair H. Smith	researcher		researcher	1964			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Newcastle University University of Dundee Scottish Government	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bob Hale	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher university teacher	1945-05-04				Royal Society of Edinburgh	philosophy philosophy of mathematics philosophy of language			University of Sheffield	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bouverie Francis Primrose	Scottish landowner and official	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	large estate owner official	1813									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Brian Charlesworth	British biologist	United Kingdom	biologist geneticist researcher	1945-04-29			Queens' College	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences	biology evolutionary biology genetics			University of Sussex University of Chicago University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal Darwin–Wallace Medal Darwin Medal Frink Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Brian D. Ripley	British artificial intelligence researcher	United Kingdom	statistician university teacher artificial intelligence researcher mathematician	1952-04-29			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics	statistics artificial neural network data mining robust statistics mathematics mathematical statistics applied statistics spatial analysis pattern recognition			University of Oxford	Rollo Davidson Prize Adams Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guy Medal in Silver Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics	David George Kendall
Brian F. G. Johnson	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	1938-09-11	Northampton		University of Nottingham	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	cluster				Fellow of the Royal Society Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize
Brian Gerardot	researcher		researcher				University of California, Santa Barbara Purdue University	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Brian Gill, Lord Gill	British judge	United Kingdom	judge	1942-02-25	Glasgow		University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh St Aloysius' College University of Glasgow School of Law University of Edinburgh School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice Clerk Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom	University of Edinburgh Advocates Library	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Brian Ivory	Scottish business executive	United Kingdom	businessperson	1949-04-10 1949-04									Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Brian Lang	Scottish social anthropologist	United Kingdom	anthropologist	1945-12-02	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School St. Raymond High School for Boys	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Aarhus University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Brian Laurence Burtt	British botanist (1913-2008)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1913-08-27	Surrey		University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany			Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	Linnean Medal Veitch Memorial Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Brian Walker	British cardiologist	United Kingdom	cardiologist academic administrator	1963-07-12								Newcastle University	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Bruce Gordon Seton	British military surgeon and historian			1868-10-13									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bryan Nelson	British ornithologist, environmental activist and academic	United Kingdom	ornithologist	1932-03-14	Shipley		University of St Andrews University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Bryne T Ngwenya	researcher		researcher				University of Reading	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh School of GeoSciences	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Brysson Cunningham	Brysson Cunningham Born -01T Died -01T Nationality United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Occupation civil engineer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh civil engineer (1868–1950) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer	1868				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Byrom Bramwell	British pathologist (1847–1931)	United Kingdom	pathologist surgeon physician neurosurgeon	1847-12-18	North Tyneside		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine surgery neurosurgery			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
C. C. Mitchell	Scottish mechanical engineer, inventor of the steam catapult	United Kingdom	inventor	1904			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
C. H. Gimingham	British botanist (1923-2018)	United Kingdom	botanist	1923-04-28	Harpenden		University of Aberdeen Emmanuel College Gresham's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Botany	University of Aberdeen	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
C. U. Ariëns Kappers	Dutch neurologist (1877–1946)	Kingdom of the Netherlands	neurologist anatomist university teacher physician	1877-08-09	Groningen		University of Amsterdam	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences				University of Amsterdam	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Righteous Among the Nations
Cairns Craig	Scottish literary scholar	United Kingdom	literary historian literary critic literary scholar university teacher man of letters	1949-02-16				British Academy	Scottish literature literary studies history of literature literature and culture			University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Caleb Andrew Stewart	Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1888			University of Glasgow University of Cambridge					University of Sheffield	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Caleb Whitefoord	Scottish businessman and diplomat 1734–1810	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	diplomat	1734	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cam Donaldson	Scottish health economist		economist	1960-11-30	Glasgow		University of York University of Nottingham University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Glasgow Caledonian University Newcastle University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cargill Gilston Knott	British mathematician and physicist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician physicist seismologist university teacher geologist	1856-06-30	Penicuik		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society	physics		foreign government advisor in Meiji Japan	Tokyo Imperial University University of Edinburgh	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Carl Hamilton Browning	Scottish bacteriologist and immunologist		bacteriologist immunologist	1881-05-21	Glasgow		The Glasgow Academy University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Carstairs Cumming Douglas	physician		physician	1866-10-01 1866			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Catherwood Learmonth	British legal administrator			1896-10-26									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cecil Arnold Beevers	crystallographer (1908-2001)	United Kingdom	chemist crystallographer	1908-05-27	Manchester		University of Liverpool	Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics			University of Manchester University of Liverpool University of Hull University of Edinburgh Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cecil Cronshaw	Cronshaw, Cecil John Turrell (1889–1961), industrial chemist and businessman		chemist	1889			University of Manchester Bury Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cedric Thorpe Davie	composer (1913-1983)	United Kingdom	composer conductor organist musicologist musician	1913-05-30 1913-05-13			High School of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh	music film score			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Charles Adam	British naval officer and politician (1780-1853)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician naval officer	1780-10-06				Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom First Sea Lord		Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Alexander Malcolm	Scottish librarian and author		librarian	1881			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Annand Fraser	Scottish businessman		banker	1928-10-16			University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Augustus Carlow	Charles Augustus Carlow Born -30T00:00: Leven Died -13T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University Occupation businessperson Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh businessperson (1878–1954) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		businessperson	1878-11-30	Leven		University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Babbage	English mathematician, philosopher, and engineer (1791–1871)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician computer scientist inventor economist philosopher university teacher engineer astronomer writer	1791-12-26	Walworth		Peterhouse Trinity College Totnes Grammar School King Edward VI Community College	Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Statistical Society Analytical Society Royal Astronomical Society Academy of Sciences of Turin	mathematics analytic philosophy computer science	analytical engine	Lucasian Professor of Mathematics	University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight of the Royal Guelphic Order
Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode	British politician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	judge politician	1804-11-03				Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Advocate Solicitor General for Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Bell	Scottish physician, painter and theologian (1774–1842)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist neuroscientist surgeon writer physician university teacher neurologist physiologist philosopher painter	1774-11-12	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie Nationale de Médecine	physiology anatomy natural theology	A System of Dissections, explaining the Anatomy of the Human Body, the manner of displaying Parts and their Varieties in Disease The Anatomy of the Human Body A System of Operative Surgery Idea of a New Anatomy of the Brain The Nervous System of the Human Body XXVIII. On the nerves; giving an account of some experiments on their structure and functions, which lead to a new arrangement of the system Illustrations of the Great Operations of Surgery Essays on the Anatomy of Expression in Painting		University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Charles Bernard Childs	Born: 23 June 1895 in Wandsworth, London, England; Died: 4 July 1956 in Edinburgh, Scotland		teacher	1895-06-23	Wandsworth		University of Birmingham	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart	British Army general and governor in Canada (1783-1859)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician military personnel geologist	1783-12-21	Walton-on-the-Naze		Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords		Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Waterloo Medal
Charles Chesters	British botanist (1904-1993)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist mycologist	1904-03-09	Glasgow		University of Glasgow University of Birmingham	Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London British Mycological Society Lincolnshire Naturalists' Union				University of Birmingham University of Nottingham	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Cooper	English journalist and newspaper editor (1829–1916)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	journalist newspaper editor	1829-09-16	Kingston upon Hull		Hull Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Dewar Waterston	Keeper of Geology at the Royal Scottish Museum	United Kingdom	geologist	1925-02-15	London		Highgate School University of Edinburgh					Royal Scottish Museum	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson	British politician (1850-1922)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician judge university teacher	1850-09-13	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow High School of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Drysdale	English electrical engineer and social reformer		engineer	1874-07-08	Paris			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize
Charles E. S. Phillips	British physicist and radiologist, amateur artist	United Kingdom	painter science writer physicist radiologist	1871-02-18	London							University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Charles Edward Foister	British botanist (1903-1989)	United Kingdom	botanist	1903-08-17	Cambridge		University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Edward Price	politician from Scotland (1857-1934)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1857				Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Edward Underhill	Charles Edward Underhill Born -08T00:00: Tipton Died -24T00:00: Resting place Dean Cemetery Alma mater Gonville and Caius College Occupation physician Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh physician (1845–1908) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		physician	1845-03-08	Tipton		Gonville and Caius College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Findlay Davidson	British geologist		university teacher geologist	1911			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles George Lambie	(1891-1961) professor of medicine		surgeon	1891-07-24			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Gibson Connell	Scottish advocate and ornithologist	United Kingdom	ornithologist advocate	1899-03-11	Newington		University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club Scottish Wildlife Trust					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Writer to the Signet Legum Doctor Knight Bachelor
Charles Granville Stuart Menteath	(1769-1847)		lawyer	1769-05-15	Dumfries and Galloway								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Hawker Dinham	(1883-1955)		geologist	1883			Magdalen College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Hayes Higgins	British surgeon		writer surgeon physician	1811				Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Physicians, London					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Charles Henry Gatty	Charles Henry Gatty Born -01T Alma mater Eton College Occupation(s) zoologist, meteorologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh zoologist and meteorologist (*1836) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		zoologist meteorologist	1836			Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Howard, 20th Earl of Suffolk	British Earl	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel politician	1906-03-02			University of Edinburgh Radley College Royal Naval College, Osborne	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh George Cross
Charles Hunter Stewart	Scottish physician		teacher	1854			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Maclaren	Scottish journalist and geologist (1782-1866)		journalist geologist	1782-10-07	East Lothian			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Charles McKean	Scottish architectural historian		historian architectural historian teacher	1946-07-16	Glasgow		Fettes College University of Bristol University of Poitiers	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Castle Studies Group Royal Historical Society				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Charles McNeil	Charles McNeil Born -21T00:00: Died -27T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Person (1881–1964) ♂; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London			1881-09-21			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Charles Michie Smith	Scottish astronomer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer physicist educator	1854	Keig		University of Edinburgh					Madras Christian College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Morehead	Scottish physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician	1807-02-08			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Neaves	Scottish theologian, jurist and writer		judge poet	1800			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			judge		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Piazzi Smyth	British astronomer (1817-1900)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer anthropologist painter photographer writer egyptologist	1817-01-03	Naples		University of Edinburgh Bedford School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities	astronomy Egyptology pyramid		Astronomer Royal for Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Charles Preller	Charles Preller Born -01T Occupation geologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh geologist (*1844) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		geologist	1844									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Richard Teape	Scottish Episcopalian priest and historian			1830			Glenalmond College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Robert Gibson	Scottish author of scientific texts for children (1870–1931)		writer philosopher	1870				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Robertson Marshall	British physician		scientist									University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Charles Roy Nasmith	American diplomat (1882-1954)	United States of America	diplomat	1882-07-18									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles S. Cockell	British astrobiologist	United Kingdom	microbiologist astrobiologist researcher	1967-05-21 1967			University of Bristol University of Oxford		astrobiology microbiology			The Open University University of Edinburgh British Antarctic Survey	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Charles Stewart, 7th Earl of Traquair	Scottish nobleman (1746-1827)			1746									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Stuart of Dunearn	Scottish minister and physician		physician Christian minister magazine editor	1745			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Sylvester	British civil engineer and chemist	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist inventor civil engineer	1774	Sheffield								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Terrot	Scottish bishop	United Kingdom	priest mathematician translator	1790-09-19	Cuddalore		University of Cambridge Trinity College Trinity School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Thomas Clough	British geologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist cartographer	1852-12-23	Huddersfield		St John's College Rugby School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Tweedie	Born: 27 June 1868 in Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland; Died: 14 September 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland		teacher mathematician historian of mathematics biographer	1868-06-27	Swinton		George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles W. J. Withers	Scottish linguist and geographer	United Kingdom	linguist geographer	1954-12-06			University of Cambridge University of St Andrews Downing College Stewart's Melville College	Academia Europaea British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society Royal Historical Society			Ogilvie Professor of Human Geography	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Founder’s Medal honorary doctor of the Eötvös Loránd University
Charles Wynford Parsons	British zoologist	United Kingdom Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist	1901-07-22	Swansea		University of Cambridge Bristol Grammar School					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Charles Wyville Thomson	Scottish marine zoologist (1830-1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer zoologist marine biologist botanist geologist oceanographer biologist naturalist university teacher	1830-03-05	Linlithgow Scotland		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Irish Academy Linnean Society of London Geological Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Zoological Society of London	oceanography biology mineralogy geology		Regius Professor of Natural History	Queen's University Belfast University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal honorary degree Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Knight Bachelor Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Cheng-Xiang Wang	Chinese wireless engineer	People's Republic of China	telecommunications engineer university teacher				Aalborg University Shandong University	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Agder Siemens	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh IEEE Fellow
Chris Higgins	British geneticist and Vice-Chancellor of Durham University	United Kingdom	geneticist	1955-06-24			Durham University Royal College of Music	European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh	genetics				Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Chris J. Leaver	Emeritus Professor of Plant Sciences at the University of Oxford	United Kingdom	biochemist botanist	1942-05-31			Imperial College London The Woodroffe School	Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				Purdue University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Chris Philo	British geographer	United Kingdom	geographer	1960			Sidney Sussex College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow University of Wales Trinity Saint David - Lampeter Campus	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences Victoria Medal Coppock Research Medal
Chris Quine	British forestry scientist	United Kingdom	forestry scientist				University of Cambridge University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Forest Research	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Foresters
Christian Friedrich Schönbein	German-Swiss chemist, discoverer of guncotton and ozone (1799-1868)	Switzerland Kingdom of Württemberg	chemist politician university teacher	1799-10-18	Metzingen Residential and commercial building Reutlinger Straße 2 (Metzingen)		University of Tübingen University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina French Academy of Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Göttingen Academy of Sciences Silesian Society for Patriotic Culture Royal Society of Edinburgh Burschenschaft Germania Tübingen			rector of the University of Basel	University of Basel	Royal Order of Vasa honorary doctor of the University of Freiburg honorary doctorate of the University of Basel Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christian Rutz	researcher		researcher				St Catherine's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Rhodes Scholarship
Christopher Chapman	Christopher Chapman Born -00T Occupation(s) pedagogue, university teacher Employer University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh pedagogue and university teacher (*1972) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		pedagogue university teacher	1972				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christopher Girtanner	(1760-1800)	Switzerland	physician	1760-12-07	St. Gallen			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christopher Hawkesworth	British Earth scientist	United Kingdom	chemist researcher	1947-12-18	Khartoum		Trinity College Dublin St Edmund Hall	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Bristol University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Wollaston Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Robert Wilhelm Bunsen Medal Walter H. Bucher Medal	Ronald Oxburgh, Baron Oxburgh
Christopher K. I. Williams	computer scientist		computer scientist				University of Toronto	European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Geoffrey Hinton
Christopher M. Bishop	scientist at Microsoft Research Cambridge and Professor of Computer Science at the University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	physicist computer scientist	1959-04-07	Norwich		University of Edinburgh St Catherine's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society UK Computing Research Committee	machine learning informatics			Microsoft Aston University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the British Computer Society Turing Talk Fellow of the Royal Society	David Wallace Peter Higgs
Christopher Smith	British academic and classicist specialising in early Ancient Rome	United Kingdom	classical scholar university teacher historian	1965-07-02	Aylesbury		Keble College Aylesbury Grammar School	Society of Antiquaries of London Academia Europaea Royal Historical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	ancient history			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Christopher Smout	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1933-12-19			Clare College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Christopher Whatley	Scottish historian		historian	1948			University of Strathclyde	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Historical Society				University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Claude Stump	(1891-1971) army officer and professor of histology and embryology	Australia	embryologist	1891-10-28	Malvern		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Colin Cadman	Scottish botanist			1916-07-16			University of Liverpool University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Colin Campbell	Chief Executive, James Hutton Institute, since 2016		company director biologist	1961-06-24									Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Colin Galbraith	Scottish conservationist	United Kingdom	conservationist					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Colin Kidd	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1964			The Glasgow Academy Gonville and Caius College	Royal Historical Society	constitutional theory history of Scotland			University of Glasgow University of St Andrews All Souls College Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Colin Leslie Hewett	British biochemist		biochemist	1909-08-19			University of London Dulwich College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Colin Mackenzie of Portmore	Scottish lawyer and companion of Sir Walter Scott (1770-1830)		lawyer	1770-01-11				Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Colin R. McInnes	British engineer	United Kingdom	engineer	1968			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow	Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Colin Vincent	Scottish chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	20th century			University of Glasgow Oban High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign University of Glasgow University of St Andrews	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Conchúr Ó Brádaigh	Irish energy engineer	Ireland	energy engineer university teacher				University of Galway University of Delaware	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University College Cork University of Galway University of Sheffield	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
Conrad Hal Waddington	British biologist (1905–1975)	United Kingdom	paleontologist geneticist university teacher zoologist biologist	1905-11-08	Evesham		Clifton College Sidney Sussex College University of Cambridge	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences	epigenetics developmental biology			Wesleyan University University of Edinburgh Christ's College Centre for Human Ecology	Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mendel Medal
Corbet Page Stewart	Scottish biochemist and academic		university teacher biochemist	1896	Durham		University of Edinburgh		biochemistry chemistry			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cosmo Gordon	British Member of Parliament (died 1800)	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1736			University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Law Marischal College				member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cosmo Gordon Logie	British military surgeon and medical author		writer	1820 1822			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cosmo Innes	British academic	United Kingdom	judge historian photographer antiquarian	1798-09-09	Scotland		Balliol College University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Craig Clark	Scottish space engineer	United Kingdom	military flight engineer satellite engineer university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame
Crispin Wright	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher academic university teacher	1942-12-21	Surrey		Birkenhead School	American Academy of Arts and Sciences British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	logic metaphysics philosophy of mind philosophy of language philosophy of mathematics		Regius Professor of Logic	University of Michigan University of St Andrews University of Aberdeen New York University	Fulbright Scholarship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Cyril Aldred	English egyptologist (1914–1991)	United Kingdom	egyptologist art historian archaeologist	1914-02-19	Fulham London		King's College London Morley College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cyril Lucas	Cyril Lucas Born -30T00:00: Died -14T00:00: Other names Sir Cyril Edward Lucas Alma mater Hull Grammar School Occupation writer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Knight Bachelor writer (1909–2002) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Knight Bachelor		writer	1909-07-30			Hull Grammar School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Cyril Offord	British mathematician (1906-2000)	United Kingdom	mathematician	1906-06-09	London		Hackney Downs School St John's College University of London University of Cambridge	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh		Littlewood–Offord problem		St John's College Bangor University King's College, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Birkbeck, University of London London School of Economics and Political Science Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	G.H. Hardy Lancelot Stephen Bosanquet
D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson	Scottish biologist, mathematician, and classics scholar (*1860 – †1948)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician biologist zoologist university teacher classical scholar poet	1860-05-02	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Trinity College Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences Edinburgh Mathematical Society International Academy of the History of Science National Academy of Sciences	biology	On Growth and Form		University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Companion of the Order of the Bath Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal Darwin Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
D. E. C. Mekie	Scottish surgeon		teacher surgeon	1902								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
D. E. R. Watt	Scottish historian		historian	1926			Oriel College University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
D. G. M. Wood-Gush	British animal geneticist and ethologist		ethologist	1922-11-20	Transkei		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Damian Barr	British journalist	United Kingdom	journalist	1976-07-20	Newarthill		University of Lancaster	Royal Society of Edinburgh Bowland College, Lancaster					Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daniel Ellis	British botanist and aerologist (1772-1841)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1772			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daniel Fowler Cappell	Scottish physician and pathologist		pathologist	1900-02-28				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daniel John Cunningham	Scottish anatomist		anatomist	1850-04-15			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Huxley Memorial Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daniel MacLagan	Scottish zoologist and entomologist		zoologist	1904-06-03									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daniel Macnee	British artist (1806-1882)		painter	1806-06-04	Fintry		Edinburgh College of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Daniel Rankin Steuart	Scottish industrial chemist (1848-1925)		chemist	1848-03-10	West Lothian		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Daniel Sandford	Bishop of Tasmania; British Anglican bishop	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	priest	1831-07-25	Shropshire		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Daniel Szechi	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1956-12-25			University of Sheffield St Antony's College	Record Society of Lancashire and Cheshire				University of Manchester Auburn University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Dario Alessi	biochemist	United Kingdom	biochemist	1967	France		University of Birmingham	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society Colworth Medal EMBO Gold Medal Crick Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Makdougall Brisbane Prize EMBO Membership Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
Dave Goulson	British biologist, conservationist, and Professor of Biology	United Kingdom	biologist university teacher entomologist ecologist	1965	Shropshire		University of Oxford Oxford Brookes University Brasenose College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	biology Bombus ecology			University of Sussex	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society Ecological Engagement Award Marsh Award for Conservation Biology
David A. B. Miller	British physicist	United Kingdom United States of America	physicist academic university teacher electrical engineer	1954-02-19	Hamilton		University of St Andrews	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences	electrical engineering			Stanford University Bell Labs	R. W. Wood Prize Adolph Lomb Medal Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of the Optical Society IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
David Aitken	minister			1796			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Armitage Bannerman	British ornithologist (1886–1979)	United Kingdom	ornithologist zoologist farmer	1886-11-27	Manchester		Pembroke College Wellington College	Royal Geographical Society Zoological Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh				Natural History Museum, London	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Member of the Order of the British Empire Legum Doctor 1914 Star
David Boyle, Lord Boyle	British politician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician judge	1772-07-26	Irvine		University of Glasgow University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord President of the Court of Session Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Breeze	British archaeologist	United Kingdom	anthropologist archaeologist	1944-07-25	England		Durham University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne Society of Antiquaries of Scotland	Roman army			Durham University University of Edinburgh Newcastle University	Officer of the Order of the British Empire European Archaeological Heritage Prize Current Archaeology Archaeologist of the Year Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Archaeology Awards Kenyon Medal
David Brock	South African-British geneticist	South Africa	geneticist				Diocesan College University College, Oxford						Rhodes Scholarship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Bruce	Australian-British physician, pathologist and microbiologist (1855–1931)	United Kingdom Australia	physician entomologist pathologist microbiologist botanist	1855-05-29	Melbourne		University of Edinburgh Stirling High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des sciences d'outre-mer	bacteriology parasitology				Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Leeuwenhoek Medal Royal Medal Albert Medal Manson Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Buchanan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh
David Bryce	Scottish architect (1803-1876)	United Kingdom	architect	1803-04-03			Royal High School	Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
David Campbell	Scottish physician, born 1889	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician pharmacologist	1889-05-06	Patna		University of Glasgow	Royal College of Physicians, London			Regius Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Knight Bachelor
David Carnegie	British scientist, engineer and Liberal Party politician (1868–1949)		civil engineer	1868	Aberdeen		Royal College of Science Robert Gordon's College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Chalmers	Scottish papermaker			1820	Glasgow			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Christie Martin	Martin, Sir David Christie (1914–1976), scientific administrator			1914-10-07 1914			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Clouston	Scottish agriculturalist, horticulturalist and author	United Kingdom		1871-12-13	Orkney Islands			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Colin Sherrington	British chemist & Professor of Polymer Chemistry at the University of Strathclyde, 1987–2010	United Kingdom	chemist university teacher	1945-03-05			Victoria University of Manchester	Royal Society	polymer science organic chemistry polymer			University of Strathclyde	John B Goodenough Award Beilby Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society	Sam Edwards
David Cunningham Greig	British geologist and cartographer (1922—1999)		geologist	1922-02-16			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Cuthbertson	medical researcher (1900-1989)	United Kingdom	nutritionist pathologist	1900-05-09			University of Glasgow Kilmarnock Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
David Dale Logan	Scottish physician, soldier and medical author		writer	1879-08-20			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
David Douglas	David Douglas Born -01T Cause of death pneumonia Occupation publisher Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Publisher (*1823) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		publisher	1823				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Drummond	18thC Scottish Evangelical minister		photographer	1805-08-25			Royal High School Worcester College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David E. Sugden	British glaciologist	United Kingdom	glaciologist geomorphologist	1941-03								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Vega Medal David Linton Award Polar Medal Seligman Crystal
David Edward	Scottish judge	United Kingdom	judge	1934-11-14	Perth		University of Edinburgh University College, Oxford Clifton Hall School Perth Academy University of Edinburgh School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Court of Justice of the European Union Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Judge of the European Court of Justice	University of Edinburgh	Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Ellis	botanist (1874-1937)		botanist bacteriologist	1874			University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David F. O. Russell	David F. O. Russell Born -09T00:00: Fife Died -03T00:00: Fife Nationality United Kingdom Alma mater University of St Andrews, Sedbergh School Occupation(s) businessperson, academic administrator Employer University of St Andrews Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Military Cross, Commander of the Order of the British Empire businessperson and academic administrator (1915–1993) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Military Cross, and Commander of the Order of the British Empire; child of David Russell	United Kingdom	businessperson academic administrator	1915-09-09	Fife		University of St Andrews Sedbergh School					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Commander of the Order of the British Empire
David Fergusson	British theologian	United Kingdom	teacher	1956-08-03	Glasgow			British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	theology			University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Officer of the Order of the British Empire
David Fleming, Lord Fleming	British politician (1877-1944)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	advocate judge politician	1877-02-11	Rutherglen		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Military Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Flynn	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Forbes Hendry	British econometrician	United Kingdom	economist econometrician	1944-03-06	Nottingham		University of Aberdeen London School of Economics and Political Science	British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Econometric Society				London School of Economics and Political Science University of Oxford	Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Guy Medal in Bronze Knight Bachelor Clarivate Citation Laureates	Denis Sargan
David Gemmell McKinlay	Scottish civil engineer		civil engineer	1923-08-23			University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Gibb	Scottish mathematician and astronomer (1883-1946)		mathematician astronomer	1883-10-31	Methil		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Gill	Scottish astronomer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer university teacher photographer	1843-06-12	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Dollar Academy Marischal College	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Lincean Academy Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences				Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences	Fellow of the Royal Society Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal Medal Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Bruce Medal James Craig Watson Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Glover	British geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist	1948-03-28			University of Cambridge University College London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Imperial College London University of Cambridge University of Dundee California Institute of Technology	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
David Gow	Scottish writer	United Kingdom	journalist editor		Edinburgh		University of Oxford King's College London	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Grieve	Scottish lawyer and amateur geologist		geologist	1808-02-09			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David H. N. Spence	Scottish botanist (1925–1985)			1925-05-02			Glenalmond College					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Hepburn	Scottish physician and anatomist		anatomist	1859			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Ireland	researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7713-7011)		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Jack	British pharmacologist	United Kingdom	pharmacologist chemist	1924-02-22	Markinch		University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde Royal College of Science and Technology Buckhaven High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	pharmacology			GSK	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Mullard Award
David James Hamilton	British pathologist		pathologist	1849				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Jasper	British theologian	United Kingdom	theologian	1951-08-01			Jesus College University of Cambridge St Stephen's House	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Durham University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Keith Chalmers Macdonald	Scottish physicist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist	1920-07-24	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Oxford Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Kennedy Fraser	Scottish psychologist, educator and amateur mathematician		psychologist	1888-02-10	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College Leipzig University University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education Cornell University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society British Psychological Society Educational Institute of Scotland				Cornell University University of Edinburgh Jordanhill College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Lawrence Bryce	Scottish marine zoologist		zoologist	1852				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Lees	Scottish public health expert		writer	1881			University of Edinburgh Ayr Academy					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Leigh	British organic chemist	United Kingdom	chemist university teacher	1963-05-31	Birmingham		University of Sheffield Codsall Community High School	Royal Society Academia Europaea	organic chemistry			University of Manchester University of Edinburgh East China Normal University	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Bakerian Lecture Merck, Sharp and Dohme Award Descartes Prize	Fraser Stoddart
David Lloyd Roberts	David Lloyd Roberts Born -01T Died -01T Alma mater University of St Andrews Occupation gynecologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh gynecologist (1835–1920) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		gynecologist	1835			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Low	British agriculturalist		farmer chemist	1786			University of Edinburgh Perth Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Macdonald	Scottish zoologist and conservationist	United Kingdom	zoologist researcher	1951	Oxford		Wadham College Balliol College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	zoology			Cornell University University of Oxford	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Maclagan	Scottish doctor and military surgeon (1785-1865)		surgeon	1785-02-08	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Malcolm James Lilley	English biophysicist	United Kingdom	researcher	1948				Royal Society				University of Dundee	Colworth Medal Interdisciplinary Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Khorana Prize
David Masson	British academic (1822–1907)		historian literary historian literary critic biographer writer university teacher	1822-12-02	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish History Society	rhetoric English literature			University College London University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Maxwell Walker	Scottish lawyer	United Kingdom	military personnel jurist university teacher	1920-04-09	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Faculty of Advocates British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	law criminal law crime private law			University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
David Middleton Greig	Scottish surgeon; (1864-1936)		surgeon physician pathologist	1864			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Milne-Home	Scottish advocate, geologist and meteorologist		meteorologist businessperson geologist	1805	East Lothian		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Murray Lyon	English physician and medical author		writer	1888-09-12									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Newth	British zoologist and scientific author		zoologist	1921-10-19 1921-10-10							Regius Professor of Zoology	University College London University of Glasgow Middlesex School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Nicoll Lowe	secretary of the Carnegie Trust, 1954–1970			1909-09-09			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
David Owen Morgan	British zoologist	United Kingdom	parasitologist zoologist	1893-08-19			University of Wales	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
David P. Lane	British oncologist	United Kingdom	biochemist geneticist oncologist university teacher scientist	1952-07-01	Wimbledon		University College London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	immunology medicine science oncology molecular biology			Karolinska Institutet University of Dundee Agency for Science, Technology and Research	Fellow of the Royal Society Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize Meyenburg Prize Prix International de l’INSERM Buchanan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the AACR Academy EMBO Membership Knight Bachelor
David Patrick	Scottish writer and editor	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer editor	1849	Lochwinnoch				encyclopedia dictionary	Chambers's Encyclopaedia			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Paulin	Scottish banker and actuary		actuary	1847			Irvine Royal Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Perrett	British psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist researcher	1954-04-11				British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Golden Brain Award Presidents' Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychological Knowledge Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
David Ramsay Hay	Scottish artist, interior decorator and writer on art (1798-1866)		painter businessperson	1798				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Rhind	British architect		architect	1808									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Ritchie	moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 1814/15	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	teacher	1763	Methven		University of St Andrews				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Robertson MacDonald	British army officer			1764									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Russell	Scottish businessperson (1872–1956)	United Kingdom	politician businessperson	1872	Fife		University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
David S. Ingram	British botanist	United Kingdom	botanist lecturer mycologist	1941-10-10			University of Hull	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
David Sandeman	1757-		businessperson banker	1757	Perth								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Scott	Director, Engineering Excellence Group, Laing O’Rourke, since 2012		engineer	1956-03-11									Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Sigsworth	Honorary Professor at the University of Dundee and Chairman of Dundee Science Centre Enterprises Ltd												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Smiles Jerdan	Scottish businessman and horticulturalist		businessperson	1871-07-12			Heidelberg University University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Smith	British botanist (1930-2018)	United Kingdom	botanist academic	1930-05-21	Port Talbot		University of Edinburgh The Queen's College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London Humanists UK			Principal of the University of Edinburgh President of the Linnean Society of London	University of Bristol University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society Acharius Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
David Smythe, Lord Methven	British judge	United Kingdom	judge	1746									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Stevenson	British civil engineer and lighthouse designer (1815–1886)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer civil engineer	1815-01-11	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Stirling Anderson	Scottish engineer and educationalist		civil engineer	1895-09-25			University of Strathclyde					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
David Stuart Moncreiff	David Stuart Moncreiff Born -08T00:00: Died -17T00:00: Nationality Kingdom of Great Britain Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (1710–1790) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Kingdom of Great Britain		1710-09-08									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Templeton Gibson	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist lecturer	1899-11-23			Bangor Grammar School Ayr Academy Queen's University Belfast University of London University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Thomas Jones	British administrator and author associated with the Scottish fishing industry	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer	1866									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Waters Sutherland	Australian physician	Australia	physician	1871	Buninyong		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Waterston	British surgeon and anatomist (1871–1942)		anatomist	1871-08-25			University of Edinburgh					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Webb	clinical pharmacologist	United Kingdom	pharmacologist	1953	Greenwich		University of Edinburgh St George's, University of London	Academia Europaea				University of Edinburgh The Royal London Hospital	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Commander of the Order of the British Empire
David White Finlay	Scottish physician and yachtsman (1840-1923)		writer	1840-09-01			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
David Wilkie	British surgeon	United Kingdom	surgeon	1882	Kirriemuir		Edinburgh Academy	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
David Wilson	administrator and diplomat from England (born 1935)	United Kingdom	politician diplomat	1935-02-14	Alloa		Keble College School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University of Hong Kong	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Governor of Hong Kong President of the Legislative Council Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland member of the House of Lords substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Foreign Office	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Davidge Page	British geologist and creator and editor of Page's Weekly		chemist										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Davy McCracken	researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-5057-0448		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Scotland's Rural College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Dawson Turner	radiology pioneer from Great Britain		radiologist	1857			University of Edinburgh Medical School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Denis Coulthard Graham	British biological chemist		biochemist	1929			Durham University	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Denis Hall	British physicist		engineer physicist				University of Manchester University of Edinburgh Case Western Reserve University	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Hull Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Optical Society IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Denys Hay	British historian (1915-1994)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian of Modern Age university teacher	1915-08-29	Newcastle upon Tyne		University of Oxford	American Academy of Arts and Sciences				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Ehrendoktor der Universität Tours
Derek Barton	English organic chemist (1918–1998)	United Kingdom	chemist university teacher	1918-09-08	Gravesend		Imperial College London University of London Tonbridge School King's School, Rochester Gravesend Grammar School	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts American Academy of Arts and Sciences Chinese Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts	organic chemistry stereochemistry		Regius Professor of Chemistry	Texas A&M University Harvard University Imperial College London Birkbeck, University of London National Center for Scientific Research University of Glasgow	Edward Harrison Memorial Prize Corday-Morgan Prize Tilden Prize Ernest Guenther Award Roger Adams Award in Organic Chemistry Davy Medal Nobel Prize in Chemistry Bakerian Lecture Robert Robinson Award Royal Medal Longstaff Prize Knight of the Legion of Honour Knight Bachelor honorary doctor of the University of Valencia Copley Medal American Chemical Society Award for Creative Work in Synthetic Organic Chemistry Oesper Award honorary doctor of the Chinese Academy of Sciences doctorat honoris causa de l'université d'Aix-Marseille-III Chemical Pioneer Award Priestley Medal Lavoisier Medal honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Society Bakerian Medal honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier	Ian Heilbron
Derek H. Sleeman	British computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist									Stanford University University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society
Derek Leaver	British chemist (1929-1990)	United Kingdom	chemist	1929-05-16			University of Leeds					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Derick Thomson	Scottish poet (1921–2012)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian translator writer poet literary historian university teacher	1921-08-05	Stornoway		University of Aberdeen Emmanuel College Nicolson Institute	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	Scottish poetry		Chair of Celtic, Glasgow	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Derek Allen Prize
Derrick Dunlop	Dunlop, Sir Derrick Melville (1902–1980), physician		pharmacologist	1902			University of Oxford Brasenose College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Croonian Medal and Lecture Bisset Hawkins Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Desmond Higham	British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1964-02-17	Salford		Victoria University of Manchester University of Manchester	Royal Society of Edinburgh Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics	mathematics numerical analysis data analysis			University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	George G. Hall
Diarmid Noel Paton	professor of physiology		physiologist university teacher non-fiction writer	1859-03-19	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Medical School Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Physiology		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Dilip Nathwani	researcher		researcher										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Dirk ter Haar	Dutch physicist (1919–2002)	Kingdom of the Netherlands	physicist university teacher	1919-04-19 1919-04-22	United Kingdom		Leiden University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences				Magdalen College Utrecht University University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Hans Kramers
Don Sannella	British computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist engineer university teacher	1956			University of Edinburgh Yale University University of California					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Rod Burstall
Donald Angus MacKenzie	British sociologist		engineer sociologist	1950			University of Edinburgh	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	John Desmond Bernal Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Leonardo da Vinci Medal
Donald Duff	Scottish geologist and academic author		geologist university teacher	1927	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	geology			University of Strathclyde University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Donald Esme Innes	Scottish geologist		geologist				University of Oxford					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald James MacKintosh	Scottish physician, soldier and public health expert		physician	1862-01-13			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald M. MacKinnon	British philosopher (1913-1994)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher theologian university teacher	1913-08-27	Oban		New College Cargilfield Preparatory School		ethics philosophy theology and philosophy metaphysics Christian socialism			University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen University of Oxford	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Stirling
Donald Mainland	Scottish medical statistician (1902–1985)		teacher anatomist	1902			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald McArthur	Scottish chemist (1892-1965)		chemist	1892-08-02			University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald McCallum	Scottish radar engineer and industrialist	United Kingdom	businessperson	1922-08-06			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Donald McIntyre	Scottish gynecologist and medical author (1891-1954)		teacher geologist	1891-07-29			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald McIntyre	Scottish geologist	United Kingdom	geologist university teacher historian of science	1923-08-15	Edinburgh		George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Neuchâtel	New York Academy of Sciences				University of Edinburgh Pomona College	Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Geological Society of America Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Donald Michie	British artificial intelligence researcher (1923–2007)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	computer scientist artificial intelligence researcher university teacher cryptanalyst information scientist	1923-11-11	Yangon		Balliol College Rugby School University of Oxford	Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	informatics artificial intelligence			University of Edinburgh	IJCAI Award for Research Excellence Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society AAAI Fellow
Donald Pack	Born: 14 April 1920 in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England; Died: 3 December 2016 in Bearsden, Glasgow, Scotland		mathematician	1920-04-14	Higham Ferrers		Wellingborough School New College University of Cambridge		aerodynamics		chairperson prorector	University of Strathclyde Fort Halstead British Army University of Dundee University of Maryland University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Donald Ross, Lord Ross	Scottish judge	United Kingdom	judge	1927-03-29			University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald Shaw	British musician	United Kingdom	composer	1967	Scotland		Oban High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Donald Titterington	British statistician	United Kingdom	statistician university teacher	1945-11-20	Marple		University of Cambridge	Institute of Mathematical Statistics				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Peter Whittle
Douglas Allan	geologist and curator (1896–1967)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer biographer geologist	1896-01-28	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Boroughmuir High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	geology			National Museum of Scotland University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Cherry Kearton Medal and Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Alston Gilchrist	Scottish agriculturalist and academic (1860–1927)		academic	1860			University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Durham University Bangor University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Argyll Robertson	Scottish ophthalmic surgeon (1837–1909)	Scotland	ophthalmologist surgeon	1837	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Bridges	New Zealand mathematician	New Zealand	mathematician	1945			University of Oxford				full professor professor emeritus	University of Canterbury	University of Canterbury Research Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the New Zealand Mathematical Society	Robin Gandy Michael Dummett
Douglas George Sopwith	Scottish engineer		engineer	1906-11-13			The Manchester Grammar School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Haig McIntosh	Douglas Haig McIntosh Born -09T00:00: Died -00T Alma mater University of St Andrews Occupation teacher Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1917–1993) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1917-09-09			University of St Andrews					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Hugh Everett	British chemist and academic author (1916-2002)	United Kingdom	chemist	1916-12-26			University of Oxford	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Bristol	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society
Douglas Keely Kevan	British accountant, entomologist and conchologist (1895-1968)		entomologist accountant conchologist	1895-02-04									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Keith McEwan Kevan	British entomologist (1920-1991)	United Kingdom Canada	entomologist zoologist	1920-10-31	Helsinki		George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Nottingham		zoology entomology			University of Nottingham McGill University Lyman Entomological Museum	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas L. Cairns	British classicist	United Kingdom	classical philologist university teacher	1961-01-10	Glasgow		Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of Wyoming	Academia Europaea	Greek literature			Montana State University	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas M. C. MacEwan	Scottish physicist and x-ray crystallographer		physicist	1917-06-20			University of Edinburgh					University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Mackay Henderson	botanist (1927-2007)	United Kingdom	botanist mycologist	1927-08-30 1927	Blairgowrie and Rattray		University of Edinburgh						Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Douglas Maurice MacDowell	British classical philologist (1931-2010)	United Kingdom	classical philologist university teacher classical scholar hellenist	1931-03-08	Greater London		Balliol College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Manchester University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Douglas McKie	British chemist (1896-1967)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1896-07-15	Monmouthshire		University of London	International Academy of the History of Science				University of London	Knight of the Legion of Honour Dexter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Douglas Miller Reid	British botanist (1897-1959)	United Kingdom	botanist	1897-11-25									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Douglas Samuel Jones	British mathematician (1922–2013)	United Kingdom	mathematician	1922-01-10	Corby		Wolverhampton Grammar School Corpus Christi College University of Oxford Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			chairperson	University of Keele University of Dundee Victoria University of Manchester Royal Air Force	Member of the Order of the British Empire Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Naylor Prize and Lectureship
Douglas Scott Falconer	British quantitative geneticist (1913-2004)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geneticist	1913-03-10	Oldmeldrum		University of St Andrews King's College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	Quantitative genetics genetic epidemiology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	James Gray
Dugald Mackichan	Scottish minister and missionary in India	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	missionary	1851			University of Glasgow					University of Mumbai	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Dugald McQuistan	Born: 1879 in Inverkip, Renfrew, Scotland; Died: 2 April 1946 in Burnside, Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland			1879	Inverkip		University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School					Cavendish Laboratory Royal College of Science and Technology Whitehill Secondary School Allen Glen's Secondary School, St James Road, Glasgow High School of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Duncan Graham	British chemist		chemist professor				University of Edinburgh					University of Strathclyde	Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology	Tom Brown, Sr.
Duncan Leitch	Scottish geologist and palaeontologist (1904-1956)		geologist	1904-03-20			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Murchison Fund
Duncan MacNaughton	Scottish lawyer and astronomer (1892-1973)		astronomer	1892-03-02			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Duncan Macmillan	British art historian		art historian				Gordonstoun						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay	Scottish advocate, judge and Tory politician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	judge politician	1793-08-20 1793-08	Oronsay		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom Sheriff of Perth		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Duncan Sommerville	Scottish mathematician (1879-1934)	New Zealand	mathematician astronomer painter historian	1879-11-24	Beawar		University of St Andrews Perth Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand Edinburgh Mathematical Society	geometry history of mathematics	Dehn–Sommerville equations		Victoria University of Wellington University of St Andrews University of Otago	Hector Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Dyce Davidson	Alexander Dyce Davidson (1835 - 1886), Scottish academic and surgeon, specialising in ophthalmic surgery		surgeon	1835	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Materia Medica and Therapeutics	University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
E. C. Shankland	Scottish naval officer (c. 1880–1951)		writer	1880									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
E. F. D. Roberts	British librarian and palaeolontologist		librarian	1927									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
E. T. Whittaker	British mathematician (1873-1956)	United Kingdom	mathematician astronomer historian of science university teacher philosopher physicist	1873-10-24	Southport		Trinity College The Manchester Grammar School University of Cambridge	Royal Society Pontifical Academy of Sciences Lincean Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics physics philosophy applied mathematics mathematical physics astronomy celestial mechanics history of natural science	Whittaker–Shannon interpolation formula Whittaker function Whittaker model Whittaker and Watson A History of the Theories of Aether and Electricity Analytical Dynamics of Particles and Rigid Bodies		University of Cambridge Trinity College Dublin University of Edinburgh Royal Astronomer of Ireland	Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal De Morgan Medal Guthrie Lecture Sylvester Medal Smith's Prize Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Andrew Forsyth George Howard Darwin
Ebenezer Ford	British marine zoologist		zoologist	1890-09-22			Varndean School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eddy Liew	immunologist		immunologist university teacher	1943-05-22				Royal Society Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Edgar Erskine Hume	American physician	United States of America	military officer	1889-12-26				American Society of Genealogists					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists doctor honoris causa from the University of Toulouse doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris
Edmond Carlier	Scottish physiologist and entomologist		physiologist	1861			University of Birmingham University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edmund Albert Letts	British chemist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist university teacher	1852 1852-08-27	Kent								honorary degree Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Edmund Bruce Ball	British hydraulic engineer		civil engineer engineer	1873-05-21				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edmund Chisholm Batten	British antiquarian and author of legal treatises (1817–1897)		barrister	1817			Sherborne School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edmund Dymond	Scottish physicist and meteorologist		teacher	1901			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edmund Percival	Edmund Percival Born -10T00:00: Died -27T00:00: Other names Edmund George Vincent Percival Occupation chemist Employer(s) University of Birmingham, University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Chemical Society chemist (1907–1951) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Chemical Society		chemist	1907-11-10								University of Birmingham University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Edmund Robertson	British mathematician (born 1943)	United Kingdom	mathematician historian of mathematics university teacher	1943-06-01	St Andrews		University of Warwick	Royal Society of Edinburgh	group theory			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Stewart E. Stonehewer
Edmund Ronalds	British chemist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1819-06-18	London								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Edward Battersby Bailey	English geologist (1881-1965)	United Kingdom	geologist university teacher	1881-07-01	Marden		Clare College Kirkbie Kendal School	Royal Society Geological Society of London National Academy of Sciences	geology			British Geological Survey University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Military Cross Royal Medal Bigsby Medal Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham honorary doctor of Queen's University Belfast honorary member Wollaston Medal Clough Medal
Edward Caird	British philosopher (1835–1908)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher	1835-03-23	Greenock		University of Glasgow Balliol College Greenock Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Oxford University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Doctor of Letters Fellow of the British Academy
Edward Collingwood	Fellow of the Royal Society FRSE, mathemetician, and scientist (1900–1970)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1900-01-17	Lilburn Tower		University of Paris Trinity College University of Cambridge Royal Naval College, Osborne Britannia Royal Naval College Aberystwyth University	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Travellers Club	mathematics		High Sheriff of Northumberland chairperson	University of Cambridge Royal Navy Admiralty The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Medical Research Council	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Rayleigh Medal and Prize Officer of the Legion of Merit Officer of the ordre de la Santé publique	John Edensor Littlewood
Edward Copson	British mathematician (1901–1980)	United Kingdom	mathematician physicist	1901-08-21	Coventry		University of Edinburgh St John's College King Henry VIII School, Coventry	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society London Mathematical Society		Introduction to the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable	Regius Professor of Mathematics	University of Edinburgh University of Dundee University of St Andrews Royal Naval College	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Cunningham-Craig	Scottish geologist		geologist	1874-04-22			Glenalmond College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Eisner	Hungarian-British physicist		physicist	1929-12-20			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward J. Cowan	Scottish historian		historian literary critic	1944-02-15			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Lindsay Ince	mathematician	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1891-11-30	Amblecote		University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge Perth Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society		Ince equation		University of Leeds University of Liverpool Cairo University University of Edinburgh Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Smith's Prize
Edward Madden	botanist (1805-1856)		botanist	1805									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Maitland, Lord Barcaple	Scottish advocate and judge		judge politician	1803			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			rector		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward McCombie McGirr	British doctor		academic	1916-06-15			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward McWilliam Patterson	English mathematician		mathematician	1926-07-30			University of Leeds						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Edward Meldrum	Scottish chemist		chemist businessperson	1821									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Merewether	English factory inspector	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	factory inspector official	1892	Durham Durham		Durham University		medicine occupational medicine				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Percy Stebbing	British forester and forest entomologist (1872-1960)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist entomologist explorer ecologist	1872-01-04				Royal Geographical Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Edward Philip Harrison	British physicist and meteorologist		scientist	1877									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Provan Cathcart	Scottish physiologist		physiologist non-fiction writer	1877-07-18	Ayr		Ayr Academy University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Physiology	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Edward Ross	British mathematician (1881-1947)	United Kingdom	mathematician	1881-09-28	Maud		George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge					Madras Christian College University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Sang	British mathematician	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1805-01-30	Kirkcaldy		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Edward Shearman	British surgeon	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician writer surgeon	1798			University of Edinburgh St George's Hospital	Royal College of Surgeons of England					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
Edward Taylor Jones	British physicist		physicist	1872-12-24								University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Theodore Salvesen	Scottish judge (1857–1942)		judge politician	1857-07-20			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom		Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎ Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Turner	British chemist (1798-1837)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1798-06-24	Jamaica		University of Edinburgh University of Göttingen	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward VII	King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1841–1910)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	aristocrat art collector monarch politician	1841-11-09	Buckingham Palace		University of Edinburgh Christ Church Trinity College	Bullingdon Club Royal Society			monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Emperor of India Lord High Steward of Scotland Prince of Wales member of the House of Lords Member of the Privy Council of Ireland Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom monarch of Canada		Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece Order of the Black Eagle Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Saint Olav‎ Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of St. Andrew Albert Medal Order of the Garter Order of the Thistle Order of St Patrick Order of the Star of India Order of the Indian Empire Order of Saint John Royal Order of the Seraphim Order of the Elephant Order of Saint Hubert Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders Grand Cross of the Order of the Tower and Sword Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour Order of the Most Holy Annunciation Order of the Dannebrog Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion Sovereign Military Order of Malta Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Stephen of Hungary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum Order of the Golden Fleece Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III
Edward William Prevost	English linguist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	linguist	1851	Carlisle								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edward Wyllie Fenton	Scottish botanist (1889-1962)		botanist	1889-11-04	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edwin Bramwell	Scottish neurologist		neurologist	1873	North Shields		University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edwin Mervyn Patterson	irish-born research chemist and geologist			1920-03-14			Bangor Grammar School					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edwin Morgan	Scottish poet and translator (1920-2010)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	linguist poet translator writer literary critic university teacher science fiction writer visual poet	1920-04-27	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Stonelaw High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature			The Scots Makar	University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Cholmondeley Award King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Saltire Awards
Ellice Horsburgh	Scottish engineer and mathematician		mathematician engineer	1870	Kelso		University of Edinburgh		numismatics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Elmer Gethin Rees	Welsh Mathematician (1941–2019)	United Kingdom	mathematician topologist	1941-11-19	Llandybie		St Catharine's College, Cambridge University of Warwick	Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales	algebraic geometry differential geometry topology			University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Forder Lectureship	David B. A. Epstein
Elmslie William Dallas	painter (1809-1879)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	painter	1809-06-27				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Emilio Coia	Scottish artist	United Kingdom	caricaturist	1911-04-13	Glasgow		Glasgow School of Art St Mungo's Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Glasgow Art Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eric Anderson	British educator (1936-2020)	United Kingdom	politician university teacher	1936-05-27	Edinburgh		Balliol College University of St Andrews George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	English literature			Eton College University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eric Fernie	art historian	United Kingdom	art historian	1939-06-09			University of London University of the Witwatersrand	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London				University of London University of East Anglia University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Eric Forbes	American historian of astronomy (1933–1984)	United States of America	astronomer historian of astronomy	1933			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh International Academy of the History of Science				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eric Grant Yarrow, 3rd Baronet	businessman		banker	1920-04-23			University of Glasgow Marlborough College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Eric Linklater	Scottish fiction, history and travel writer (1899–1974)	United Kingdom Wales	writer historian journalist autobiographer screenwriter politician novelist children's writer	1899-03-08	Penarth		University of Aberdeen University of California, Berkeley Cornell University Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			rector	University of Aberdeen	Carnegie Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Eric Openshaw Taylor	British electrical engineer and scientific author		writer	1900									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest Cruickshank	Scottish physician and physiologist		physician physiologist university teacher	1888-03-22	Leith		University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine human physiology human nutrition			University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest Dunlop	Scottish bacteriologist		actor bacteriologist	1893-11-15			University of Glasgow Hutchesons' Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Durham University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest George Coker	English civil engineer	England	engineer civil engineer	1869			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Howard N. Potts Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Louis E. Levy Medal of the Franklin Institute Rumford Medal
Ernest Hugh Snell	Ernest Hugh Snell Born -01T Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (*1862) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1862									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest Laing	Belgium-born Scottish physicist	Belgium United Kingdom	physicist mathematician	1931-02-12	Belgium		University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	John Stephen Roy Chisholm
Ernest Masson Anderson	Scottish geologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	geologist	1877-09-08	Falkirk		University of Edinburgh Falkirk High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Geological Society					Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Ernest Maylard	Scottish surgeon		surgeon	1855									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest R. Matthews	British civil engineer and expert on coastal erosion		civil engineer	1873								University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest Shearer	Ernest Shearer Born -00T Died -14T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation teacher Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1879–1945) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1879			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ernest Wedderburn	Scottish lawyer and academic		teacher	1884-02-03	Angus		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Knight Bachelor
Erskine Beveridge	British historian	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian businessperson	1851-12-27			University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Erskine Douglas Sandford	(1793-1861)		lawyer	1793-07-31									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Erwin Finlay-Freundlich	German astronomer (1885–1964)	Germany	astronomer physicist	1885-05-29	Biebrich		Technische Hochschule Berlin Leipzig University University of Göttingen		astronomy			Berlin Observatory Einstein Tower Istanbul University Charles University University of St Andrews Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society	Felix Klein Paul Koebe
Evelyn Ebsworth	British chemist and academic	United Kingdom	chemist	1933			King's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ewan Brown	Chairman, IMPACT Scotland, since 2016	United Kingdom		1942-03-23									Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ewan Pearson	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Minkowski Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ewen Harrison	Scottish surgeon	United Kingdom	surgeon university teacher				University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			president	University of Edinburgh Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
F. I. G. Rawlins	British physicist and crystallographer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist	1895			University of Cambridge					University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
F. I. Ricarde-Seaver	19th century Spanish soldier and scientist												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
F. W. Sansome	botanist (1902-1981)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1902			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
F. W. Sharpley	Irish-born electrical engineer (1897-1965)			1897-01-07									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ferdinand Begg	Scottish stockbroker and politician (1847-1926)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	stockbroker politician	1847-12-27				Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ferguson Rodger	British psychiatrist	United Kingdom	military physician psychiatrist	1907-11-04	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Western Infirmary University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fleeming Jenkin	Scottish engineer (1833-1885)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	linguist engineer businessperson playwright writer critic educator	1833-03-25	Dungeness		Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	engineering		Regius Professor of Engineering	University College London University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Companion of the Order of the Bath Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fletcher Norton	British Member of Parliament (1744-1820)	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1744-11-16			Eton College University College, Oxford Harrow School				member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Forrester Cockburn	British paediatrician	United Kingdom	physician pediatrician university teacher	1934-10-13	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Leith Academy		medicine pediatrics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Francesco Berto	Italian philosopher	Italy	philosopher	1973-07-10	Venice		Ca' Foscari University of Venice	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Ca' Foscari University of Venice University of St Andrews University of Amsterdam University of Aberdeen University of Notre Dame National Center for Scientific Research University of Padua	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Francis Brown Douglas	(1814-1885)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	advocate plantation owner	1814-04-02			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Francis Buchanan-Hamilton	Scottish physician, traveller and naturalist (1762-1829)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	botanist pteridologist zoologist ichthyologist physician ornithologist naturalist geographer malacologist	1762-02-15	Callander		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society				Indian Medical Service	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Francis Chalmers Crawford	British stockbroker, botanist and ornithologist (1851-1908)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist stockbroker ornithologist	1851			Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Francis Crew	animal geneticist, 1886-1973		geneticist	1886 1886-03-02 1888			University of Edinburgh King Edward's School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Francis Elgar	English naval architect		engineer	1845				Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Francis Esmond Reynolds	British pathologist and author	United Kingdom	pathologist	1882			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Francis Garden	Scottish Anglican theologian	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cleric theologian	1810			Trinity College University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Francis Gibson Baily	British electrical engineer		electrical engineer	1868-03-18			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Francis John Lewis	English botanist (1875-1955)		botanist mycologist	1875			University of Liverpool					Cairo University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Francis Marshall	British physiologist (1878-1949)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physiologist researcher	1878-07-11	High Wycombe		Christ's College	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baly Medal
Francis McFadzean, Baron McFadzean of Kelvinside	Scottish manager and economist	United Kingdom	manager university teacher economist politician	1915-11-26	Troon		University of Glasgow London School of Economics and Political Science	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Frank Evers Beddard	English zoologist (1858-1925)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist naturalist carcinologist	1858-06-19	Dudley		New College Harrow School	Royal Society Zoological Society of London					Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Frank Fraser Darling	British scientist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ornithologist farmer ecologist writer	1903-06-23	Chesterfield		University of Nottingham	Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Biology					Mungo Park Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Frank J. Gunn-Moore	researcher, biology, University of St Andrews		researcher	1918				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frank S. Walsh	British neuroscientist		neuroscientist	1953			University of Bologna University of Perugia	Royal Society of Edinburgh				King's College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Frank Smithies	British mathematician (1912–2002)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician historian of mathematics	1912-03-10	Edinburgh		University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh		Plemelj-Smithies formulas A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting	chairperson	University of Cambridge Institute for Advanced Study Ministry of Supply	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Rayleigh Medal and Prize	G.H. Hardy
Frank Stuart Spring	chemist		chemist	1907			University of Liverpool	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Chemical Society				University of Manchester	Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry Fellow of the Chemical Society
Frank Sullivan	medical doctor, general practitioner (GP) and medical researcher		general practitioner				University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee University of St Andrews University of Toronto University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Frank Wyville Thomson	Frank Wyville Thomson Born -01T Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation surgeon Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh surgeon (*1860) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		surgeon	1860			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Franz Von Kaussler	Military historian			1794									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fraser Stoddart	Scottish chemist and Nobel Laureate in 2016 for the design and synthesis of molecular machines	United States of America United Kingdom	chemist university teacher	1942-05-24	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of California, Los Angeles Stewart's Melville College	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society	supramolecular chemistry organic chemistry stereochemistry	mechanically interlocked molecular architectures		University of California, Los Angeles University of Sheffield Northwestern University University of Birmingham Tianjin University	Albert Einstein World Award of Science King Faisal International Prize in Science Nobel Prize in Chemistry Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Arthur C. Cope Award ISNSCE Nanoscience Prize Centenary Prize honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology honorary doctorate at the Laval University Tetrahedron Prize Clarivate Citation Laureates	Edmund Hirst
Fred Goodwin	Scottish chartered accountant and former banker who was CEO of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group	United Kingdom	businessperson banker	1958-08-17	Paisley		University of Glasgow Paisley Grammar School University of Glasgow School of Law	Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief executive officer		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Fred Holliday	marine biologist, academic, and businessman		zoologist marine biologist	1935-09-22	Rubery		University of Sheffield					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Fred Rimmer	British musician		musician	1914			Durham University					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Frederick Dainton, Baron Dainton	British chemist and university administrator (1914-1997)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist politician university teacher	1914-11-11	Sheffield		St John's College	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords	University of Leeds	Fellow of the Royal Society Faraday Lectureship Prize Davy Medal Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor President's Medal honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology
Frederick Field	chemist		chemist	1826-08-02				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Gardiner	Scottish radiologist and dermatologist		writer dermatologist radiologist	1874			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Hallard	Frederick Hallard Born -11T00:00: Died -12T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation writer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh writer (1821–1882) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		writer	1821-05-11			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Hobday	veterinary surgeon (1869-1939)		veterinarian surgeon	1869-11-04			Royal Veterinary College, University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Frederick Malloch Bruce	Scottish electrical engineer and educationalist		electrical engineer	1912-07-13	Aberdeen							University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Menzies	Menzies, Sir Frederick Norton Kay (1875–1949), medical officer of health		physician	1875			University of Edinburgh						Bisset Hawkins Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Ogilvie	Director-General of the BBC		teacher	1893-02-07	Valparaíso		Balliol College Clifton College				Director-General of the BBC	BBC University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Frederick Orpen Bower	British botanist (1855–1948)	United Kingdom	botanist	1855-11-04	Ripon		University of Strasbourg University of Strasbourg University of Würzburg	Royal Society Academy of Sciences of the GDR American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Indian National Science Academy Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin			Regius Professor of Botany	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Darwin Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Frederick Penney	Frederick Penney Born -01T Occupation chemist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chemist (*1816) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		chemist	1816									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Pullar	Scottish meteorologist (1875–1901)		meteorologist	1875									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick Stewart	British geologist		geologist mineralogist university teacher	1916-01-16 1916	Aberdeen		Robert Gordon's College Fettes College Emmanuel College	Royal Society	geology mineralogy		Regius Professor of Geology	Durham University University of Edinburgh	Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University honorary doctor of Durham University
Frederick Valentine Atkinson	mathematician (1916-2002)	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1916-01-25	Pinner		The Queen's College University of Oxford St Paul's School Dulwich Prep London		mathematical analysis mathematics operator theory		chairperson	University of Toronto University of Ibadan Magdalen College Intelligence Corps Christ Church Canberra College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Humboldt Prize	Edward Charles Titchmarsh
Frederick William Anderson	British paleontologist, ostracodologist and geologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	paleontologist ostracodologist geologist	1905-01-13			University of Leeds					British Geological Survey	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Frederick William Price	British cardiologist and medical author		cardiologist	1873-03-13									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
G. A. Frank Knight	Scottish minister, author and advocate of the Temperance Movement		writer	1869			University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen Dollar Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
G. Archdall Reid	British evolutionary biologist (1860-1929)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	evolutionary biologist	1860-04-07				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
G. C. Peden	British historian		historian	1943-02-16 1943			Brasenose College Grove Academy					University of Bristol University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
G. W. S. Barrow	British historian and academic (1924–2013)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	medievalist historian university teacher	1924-11-28	Headingley		University of St Andrews Pembroke College St Edward's School Inverness Royal Academy	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University College London Newcastle University University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Gabriel Wharton Lee	geologist, palaeontologist (1880-1928)		geologist paleontologist botanist	1880			University of Geneva						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Geoffrey Boulton	British geologist		geologist university teacher geophysicist	1940-11-28			University of Birmingham	Royal Society	geology geophysics glaciology climate change		president Regius Professor of Geology	University of East Anglia University of Amsterdam University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Founder’s Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the French Order of Academic Palms Kirk Bryan Award Seligman Crystal James Croll Medal Polar Medal honorary doctor of Chalmers University of Technology Honorary doctor of the Heidelberg University Doctor of Science (honorary)
Geoffrey Duncan Chisholm	Geoffrey Duncan Chisholm Born -30T00:00: Hāwera Died -10T00:00: Edinburgh Alma mater University of St Andrews, Scots College Occupation(s) surgeon, physician, urologist Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh surgeon, physician, and urologist (1931–1994) ♂; Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		surgeon physician urologist	1931-09-30	Hāwera		University of St Andrews Scots College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine surgery urology				Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Geoffrey Michael Gadd	British-Irish mycologist and microbiologist	United Kingdom Ireland	mycologist microbiologist biologist	1954-07-15 1954-07 1954				Learned Society of Wales	biology microbiology				Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology
Geoffrey Timms	British mathematician	Germany	cryptanalyst mathematician	1903-02-16	Bradford		University of Leeds University of Cambridge	Edinburgh Mathematical Society			chairperson	University of St Andrews Government Communications Headquarters	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	H. F. Baker
George Adam Reay	Scottish chemist and fish technologist (1901-1971)		biochemist	1901-05-31	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Alexander Gibson	physician		physician	1854			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Ann Panton	Scottish merchant and amateur botanist and geologist		geologist botanist	1842									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Arnott Walker-Arnott	British botanist (1799-1868)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1799-02-06	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Société linnéenne de Paris			Regius Professor of Botany	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
George Arthur Mitchell	Scottish mining engineer and company director		businessperson banker	1860			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Augustus Borthwick	Scottish physician and surgeon		physician	1784			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Auldjo Jamieson	British businessman (1828-1900)		businessperson	1828-05-01			Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Ballingall	Scottish military surgeon and medical writer (1780-1855)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	military physician surgeon	1780-05-02	Bogton		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Military Surgery	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Boyne	university administrator and academic		public administration scholar university teacher	1955-10-10			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh	management			University of Aberdeen Cardiff Business School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Brown Barbour	Scottish geologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1890			University of Edinburgh Merchiston Castle School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Columbia University University of Cincinnati	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Buchanan	Scottish civil engineer and land surveyor	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	lexicographer civil engineer engineer	1790	Montrose		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Buist	British scientist and journalist (1805-1860)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1805-11-22				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
George Carse	Scottish physicist and educationalist		physicist	1880-06-20	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Chisholm	British geographer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geographer literary editor educator	1850			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Charles P. Daly Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Chrystal	British mathematician (1851-1911)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician university teacher	1851-03-08	Oldmeldrum		University of Aberdeen Peterhouse University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society	mathematics		Regius Professor of Mathematics	University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Royal Medal Smith's Prize Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	James Clerk Maxwell
George Cook	Church of Scotland minister and ecclesiastical historian	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Christian minister historian	1772			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Cossar Pringle	Scottish teacher and author	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	teacher	1858-12-10									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Coull	Scottish pharmaceutical chemist		chemist	1862			Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Davey Smith	British epidemiologist	United Kingdom	epidemiologist researcher	1959-05-09				Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society	epidemiology			University of Bristol London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society Richard Doll Prize in Epidemiology
George David Birkhoff	American mathematician (1884-1944)	United States of America	mathematician topologist university teacher	1884-03-21	Overisel Township		Harvard University University of Chicago	National Academy of Sciences Göttingen Academy of Sciences Pontifical Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Philosophical Society American Association for the Advancement of Science Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters	topology mathematics ergodic theory three-body problem number theory	Q11291028 Birkhoff's theorem Poincaré–Birkhoff theorem Birkhoff–Kellogg invariant-direction theorem Birkhoff–Grothendieck theorem Birkhoff–Khinchin theorem Birkhoff's representation theorem Birkhoff's axioms Birkhoff factorization Birkhoff interpolation Poincaré–Birkhoff–Witt theorem Birkhoff polytope Birkhoff orthogonality		Princeton University Harvard University University of Wisconsin–Madison	Bôcher Memorial Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Newcomb Cleveland Prize doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris honorary doctor of the University of Poitiers	Eliakim Hastings Moore
George Dawson Preston	British physicist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist	1896-08-08	Rathgar		University of Cambridge					University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Dempster of Dunnichen	Scottish advocate, landowner, agricultural improver and politician; (1732-1818)	United Kingdom	advocate banker businessperson politician	1732-02-08	Dundee		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club			member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Dunbar	Classicist and lexicographer		lexicographer classical scholar	1774	Coldingham		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Dunnet	Scottish ornithologist (1928-1995)	United Kingdom	ornithologist zoologist university teacher ecologist	1928-04-19	Dunnet		University of Aberdeen Peterhead Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Arts	zoology ornithology ecology entomology		Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Aberdeen	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Godman-Salvin Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Duthie	George Duthie Born -04T00:00: Aberdeen Died -14T00:00: Occupation pedagogue Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh pedagogue (1865–1921) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		pedagogue	1865-03-04	Aberdeen			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Eason	British mathematician (1930-1999)		mathematician	1930-03-15			University of Birmingham	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Elder Davie	Scottish philosopher (1912-2007)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher	1912-03-18	Dundee		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh		The Democratic Intellect		University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Emslie, Baron Emslie	Scottish judge (1919-2002)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	judge politician	1919-12-06	Glasgow		University of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords		Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George F. Merson	Scottish pharmacist and industrialist		pharmacist chemist	1866									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Francis Scott-Elliot	British botanist (1862-1934)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist zoologist botanical collector	1862			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Order of the Nile Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
George Freeland Barbour Simpson	Scottish obstetrician		obstetrician	1874-09-21			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen	British politician (1784-1860)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician diplomat	1784-01-28	Edinburgh		St John's College Harrow School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Travellers Club Bannatyne Club			Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Secretary of State for War and the Colonies Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria member of the House of Lords Leader of the House of Lords	Foreign Office	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Order of the Garter
George Harvey	Scottish painter and historian (1806-1876)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	painter historian	1806-02-01	St. Ninians		Edinburgh College of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
George Harvey	British mathematician		mathematician					Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Hector Percival	George Hector Percival Born -00T Died -00T Alma mater University of Edinburgh, George Watson's College Occupation writer Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh writer (1902–1983) ♂; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		writer	1902			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Henry Edington	Scottish surgeon, anatomist and medical writer		anatomist	1870			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Heslop-Harrison	British entomologist		entomologist	1911			Durham University						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Hoole Mitchell	British geologist (1902–1976)	United Kingdom	geologist	1902-12-31			University of Liverpool	Royal Society					Bigsby Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Hunter MacThomas Thoms	Scottish advocate		judge	1831-06-03			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Husband Baird	minister	United Kingdom	linguist	1761-07-13	Bo'ness		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Husband Baird MacLeod	Scottish surgeon		surgeon physician	1828-09-21			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Ian Scott	Scottish ophthalmic surgeon		teacher surgeon	1907			University of Edinburgh Medical School					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
George James Allman	Irish natural historian (1812-1898)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist zoologist university teacher ecologist	1812	Cork		Trinity College Dublin University of Dublin School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London	natural history		President of the Linnean Society of London Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Dublin University of Edinburgh	Royal Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Cunningham Medal Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society
George James Lidstone	British actuary		actuary	1870-12-11	London			Royal Society of Edinburgh		Lidstone series		The Equitable Life Assurance Society Scottish Widows Fund & Life Assurance, 9-10 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George John Romanes	British anatomy professor (1916-2014)	United Kingdom	teacher anatomist	1916-12-02	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Medical School					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Joseph Bell	Scottish advocate (1770-1843)	Scotland	teacher	1770-03-20	Fountainbridge		Royal High School University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Kellie	British surgeon		surgeon	1720			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Leslie Purser	English zoologist and embryologist			1891			University of Cambridge					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Linius Streeter	Streeter, George Linius, 1873-1948	United States of America	embryologist	1873-01-12	Johnstown		Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons	National Academy of Sciences					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George MacRitchie Low	Scottish actuary	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	actuary writer	1849									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Matheson	British minister and hymn writer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	hymnwriter	1842-03-27			University of Glasgow The Glasgow Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George McRoberts	Scottish chemist (1839–1896)		chemist	1839									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Montgomery	Scottish pathologist		teacher pathologist	1905-11-03			University of Glasgow Hillhead High School					University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Muirhead	George Muirhead Born -01T East Lothian Occupation naturalist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh naturalist (*1845) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		naturalist	1845	East Lothian								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Murray Burnett	Scottish mathematician and chemist		scientist mathematician chemist	1921			University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh			professor	Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Harry Melville
George Newlands	British priest		civil servant				University of Edinburgh Heidelberg University					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Panton	British insurance executive	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist insurance broker										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Ritchie Gilruth	Scottish surgeon and author		surgeon	1842-10-24			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Ritchie Thomson	Scottish military surgeon (1865-1946)		surgeon	1865-11-18	Isle of Mull		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Robert Milne Murray	British botanist (1858-1911)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist marine biologist explorer naturalist	1858-11-11	Arbroath		University of Edinburgh University of Strasbourg	Royal Society				St George's, University of London University of Strasbourg Arbroath High School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
George Robertson, Baron Robertson of Port Ellen	British politician (born 1946)	United Kingdom	politician	1946-04-12	Port Ellen		University of Dundee Dunoon Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Secretary General of NATO Secretary of State for Defence Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords		Grand Cross 1st class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Presidential Medal of Freedom Order of the Three Stars, 1st Class Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Romania Order of the Thistle Grand Order of King Petar Krešimir IV Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana, 1st Class Grand Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of Hungary Decoration for Exceptional Merits Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Medaile ministra zahraničních věcí Za zásluhy o diplomacii Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
George Skene	Scottish physician			1741	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Smith	surgeon			1919			University of St Andrews Grove Academy					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Smyttan	Scottish physician		surgeon	1786									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Stanley Rushbrooke	George Stanley Rushbrooke Born -19T00:00: Willenhall Died -14T00:00: Alma mater St John's College Occupation(s) university teacher, physicist Employer Newcastle University Awards Mayhew Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh University teacher and physicist (1915–1995) ♂; Mayhew Prize and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society		university teacher physicist	1915-01-19	Willenhall		St John's College	Royal Society				Newcastle University	Mayhew Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Stirling Home Drummond	Scottish landowner and antiquarian			1813-03-01			University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Stuart Carter	British zoologist and zoological author (1893–1969)	United Kingdom	zoologist	1893-09-15			University of Cambridge Marlborough College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London Zoological Society of London				University of Cambridge Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn University of Glasgow	Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Sutherland Thomson	George Sutherland Thomson Born -01T Died -29T00:00: Occupation agronomist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh agronomist (1871–1958) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		agronomist	1871									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Taylor	British botanist (1904-1993)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1904-02-15	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School Boroughmuir High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Knight Bachelor
George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth	British politician (1921–2008)	United Kingdom	politician journalist businessperson	1921-01-16	Dundee		Grove Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Advertising Standards Authority			Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 41st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 40th Parliament of the United Kingdom substitute member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe member of the House of Lords Shadow Secretary of State for Defence chairperson		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Truscott	chemist		chemist university teacher					Learned Society of Wales				University of Keele	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George W. Corner	American anatomist and embryologist (1889–1981)	United States of America	anatomist university teacher	1889-12-12	Baltimore			Royal Society National Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh				Johns Hopkins University University of California, Berkeley	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
George Walter Grabham	(1882-1955)		geologist	1882-06-28			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
George Walter Tyrrell	British geologist, glaciologist and petrologist (1883–1961)	United Kingdom	lecturer geologist glaciologist	1883-05-30	Watford							University of Glasgow	Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
George Waterston	British ornithologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ornithologist	1911-04-10	Edinburgh		Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			president director organizational founder		Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate RSPB Medal Member of the Order of the British Empire
George Wilson	Scottish chemist, Regius Professor of Technology at the University of Edinburgh (1818-1859)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1818-02-21	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gerald Gordon	British legal scholar		judge	1929				Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Gerald R. Leighton	British physician, zoologist and specialist in reptiles (1868-1953)		writer zoologist	1868-12-12			University of Edinburgh The Manchester Grammar School Nelson College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gerry McCormac	British academic	United Kingdom	academic	1958-08-01	Belfast		Ulster University	Society of Antiquaries of London				Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Gilbert Blane	Scottish physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	physician surgeon	1748-08-29 1749-08-29	South Ayrshire		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine			Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences	Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 2nd Earl of Minto	British politician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician diplomat	1782-11-16	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh St John's College Eton College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club			member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Admiralty ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to Prussia member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Privy Seal	Foreign Office	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gilbert Innes	Scottish banker, antiquarian and patron of the arts		banker	1751									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Giles Robertson	Bellini scholar and brother of the classical art scholar Martin Robertson (q.v.).	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	art historian classical scholar	1913	Cambridge		University of Cambridge University of Oxford					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gilleasbuig Macmillan	British minister	United Kingdom	civil servant	20th century			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Gordon Beveridge	Scottish chemist (1933-1999)		engineer chemist	1933-11-28	St Andrews		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Inverness Royal Academy	Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde University of Minnesota Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology
Gordon Duff	British medical scientist and academic	United Kingdom	writer	1947-12-27			Perth Academy St Peter's College St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Hipperholme Grammar School				Chair of the Commission on Human Medicines		Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor
Gordon Maxwell	archaeologist	United Kingdom	archaeologist aerial photographer aerial archaeologist	1938-03-21	Edinburgh		Stewart's Melville College University of St Andrews					Madras College Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gordon Plotkin	Computer Scientist	Scotland	computer scientist engineer university teacher	1946-09-09 1946	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee American Academy of Arts and Sciences Association for Computing Machinery	informatics artificial intelligence semantics programming language computational biology mathematics logic computer science			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship EATCS award Programming Languages Achievement Award Milner Award and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences ACM Fellow	Rod Burstall
Graeme Catto	Scottish physician, academic, educator		physician internist nephrologist university teacher	1945-04-24	Aberdeen		Harvard Medical School University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College University of Aberdeen School of Medicine	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh	medicine internal medicine nephrology			King's College London University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor
Graeme Malcolm	British photonics engineer		physicist business executive	1968-09-17									Katharine Burr Blodgett Medal and Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Graeme Reid	Professor of Science and Research Policy, University College London, since 2014		physicist university teacher	1955-07-04									Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Graeme Roy	Scottish economist	United Kingdom	economist university teacher civil servant					Royal Society of Edinburgh			chairperson	University of Glasgow Scottish Government	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Graham Caie	British linguist	United Kingdom	scholar of English university teacher	1945-02-03								University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Graham Cairns-Smith	scientist (1931–2016)	United Kingdom	molecular biologist chemist university teacher	1931-11-24	Kilmarnock				molecular biology			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Graham John Hills	British chemist (1926-2014)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physical chemist	1926-04-09	Southend-on-Sea		Westcliff High School for Boys	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Governor of the BBC	BBC University of Southampton Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology
Graham Leicester	Scottish futurist	United Kingdom	futurist cellist diplomat					Royal Society of Edinburgh				International Futures Forum His Majesty's Diplomatic Service	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Graham Lusk	American nutritionist (1866–1932)	United States of America	nutritionist physiologist university teacher	1866-02-15	Bridgeport		Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Royal Society Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities Harvey Society National Academy of Sciences				Yale School of Medicine Bellevue Hospital Center Cornell University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Graham Renshaw	20th century British physician and noted biologist (1872-1952)		physician zoologist	1872			University of Manchester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Graham W. Gooday	Microbiologist at the University of Aberdeen		microbiologist	1942			University of Bristol	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Grahame Hardie	Biochemist & Professor of Cellular Signalling at the University of Dundee, since 1994	United Kingdom	biochemist researcher	1950-04-25			University of Cambridge Heriot-Watt University	Royal Society				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Novartis Medal and Prize
Guan Bee Ong	Hong Kong surgeon	Hong Kong	surgeon university teacher	1921-09-29	Kuching		University of Hong Kong Fudan University Shanghai Medical College Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard University Bellevue Hospital Medical College	Royal College of Surgeons of England				Kowloon Hospital University of Hong Kong	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Fellow of the American College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Gustaf Retzius	Swedish histologist (1842–1919)	Sweden	anthropologist university teacher journalist biologist botanist	1842-10-17	Kungsholm parish		Uppsala University Lund University Karolinska Institutet	Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Swedish Academy Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Royal Physiographic Society in Lund American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium			seat 12 of the Swedish Academy	Karolinska Institutet Lund University	Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Cothenius Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society
Gustav Egloff	American chemist		chemist	1886			Cornell University Columbia University	Royal Society of Edinburgh	chemistry			Honeywell UOP	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh American Institute of Chemists Gold Medal
Gustav Jahoda	social psychologist (1920–2016)	United Kingdom	psychologist academic sociologist	1920-10-11	Vienna		University of London		cross-cultural psychology social psychology			University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Guy Marrian	Marrian, Guy Frederic (1904–1981), biochemist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	biochemist chemist	1904-03-03	London		University of London	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins	British chemist and cognitive scientist (1923-2004)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	theoretical chemist university teacher	1923-04-11	Kent		Balliol College Winchester College University of Oxford	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences				Wolfson College University of Sussex King's College London University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Edward Harrison Memorial Prize Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Charles Coulson
H. F. Baker	British mathematician (1866-1956)	United Kingdom	mathematician astronomer university teacher	1866-07-03	Cambridge		St John's College University of Cambridge	Royal Society	partial differential equation mathematics algebraic geometry theory of differential equations	Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula		University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society De Morgan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sylvester Medal Smith's Prize	Arthur Cayley
H. G. Callan	British zoologist (1917–1993)	United Kingdom	biologist zoologist	1917-03-05	Maidenhead		King's College School St John's College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
H. S. Sington	British physician and anaesthetist			1878			University of Cambridge Gonville and Caius College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
H. Stanley Allen	English Physicist (1873-1954)		theoretical physicist physicist	1873-12-29	Bodmin		Trinity College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				King's College London University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize	J. J. Thomson
H. T. Dickinson	English historian (1939–2024)	United Kingdom	historian	1939-03-09	Gateshead		Durham University Gateshead Grammar School Newcastle University	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hamish Munro	Scottish biochemist		nutritionist surgeon biochemist	1915-07-03	Edinburgh		University of Glasgow	National Academy of Sciences	medicine biochemistry dietetics				Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Nutrition Research Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the Henri Poincaré University
Handyside Edgar	Scottish physician		physician	1754			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hans Christian Ørsted	Danish physicist and chemist (1777-1851)	Kingdom of Denmark	physicist chemist inventor university teacher engineer pharmacist	1777-08-14	Rudkøbing		University of Copenhagen University of Jena	Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters	physics	electromagnetism	rector	University of Copenhagen Technical University of Denmark	Copley Medal Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society	Jacob Baden Johann Wilhelm Ritter
Hans Meidner	South African botanist (1914-2001)	South Africa	botanist	1914			University of Natal					University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harish Nair	researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-9432-9100		researcher				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harold Burnell Carter	Australian scientist	Australia	scientist biographer	1910-01-03									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of Australia
Harold Drinkwater	English physician		physician	1855				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harold Plenderleith	British archaeologist (1898-1997)	United Kingdom	curator archaeologist	1898-09-19	Coatbridge		University of Dundee					British Museum	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Military Cross
Harold Roy Fletcher	British botanist (1907-1978)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist historian	1907-04-14			University of Aberdeen University of Manchester Glossopdale School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harold Scarborough	British physician and medical author			1909-03-27			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harold Stanley Ruse	337*		teacher mathematician	1905-02-12	Hastings		Jesus College	Community of the Resurrection			chairperson	University of Leeds University of Southampton University of Edinburgh	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harold Stewart	British pharmacologist (1906-2001)	United Kingdom	pharmacologist pharmacist	1906-11-23 1906			University of Cambridge		medicine pharmacology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Harold William Swithinbank	British veterinarian		veterinarian	1858-03-07							High Sheriff of Buckinghamshire		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harry Avery Reid	Director of Veterinary Services in New Zealand		pathologist	1877									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Harry Melville	British chemist, academic, and academic administrator		chemist	1908-04-27	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School Heriot-Watt University	Royal Society					Bakerian Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Davy Medal Tilden Prize Liversidge Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	John E. Mackenzie Ernest B. Ludlam
Harry Primrose, 6th Earl of Rosebery	British politician (1882-1974)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cricketer politician	1882-01-08	Dalmeny House		Royal Military College, Sandhurst Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Roxburghe Club			Secretary of State for Scotland member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinguished Service Order Military Cross
Harry Slack	British zoologist		zoologist	1907-09-29			University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hector C. Macpherson	British writer (1851-1924)	United Kingdom	journalist historian biographer	1851-10-16	Glasgow			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hector Laing, Baron Laing of Dunphail	British businessman (1923-2010)	United Kingdom	politician	1923-05-12	Edinburgh		Loretto School Jesus College	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords		Bronze Star Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Knight Bachelor
Hector MacQueen	British academic		historian	1956			University of Edinburgh	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				Scottish Law Commission University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Hector Macpherson	Scottish astronomer and minister	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer writer Christian minister	1888-04-01	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Astronomical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hector Munro Macdonald	British mathematician (1865-1935)	United Kingdom	mathematician physicist	1865-01-19	Edinburgh		University of Aberdeen Clare College Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society London Mathematical Society	mathematics			University of Cambridge University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Adams Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Smith's Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Heinrich Christian Schumacher	German-Danish astronomer (1780-1850)	Duchy of Holstein	astronomer university teacher	1780-09-03	Bad Bramstedt		University of Göttingen	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin				University of Copenhagen	Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society	Johann Friedrich Pfaff Carl Friedrich Gauss
Henrik Kacser	Hungarian biochemist (1918–1995)	Hungary	biochemist	1918-09-22	Câmpina		University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh doctorat honoris causa de l'université Bordeaux-II
Henry Adolph Salvesen	Scottish mechanical engineer and naval architect (1860-1924)		marine architect	1860-06-05			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Anstey Cookson	British pathologist and bacteriologist		pathologist	1886-07-01			University of Edinburgh Clifton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Brougham	English landowner; Scots advocate; co-founder of 1802 "Edinburgh Review" (1742-1810)			1742			Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Calderwood	Scottish minister and philosopher (1830–1897)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher writer	1830-05-10			University of Edinburgh Royal High School Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Darwin Rogers	United States geologist (1808-1866)	United States of America	geologist botanist	1808-08-01	Philadelphia			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences			Regius Professor of Zoology	University of Glasgow Dickinson College	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Henry Dewar	British physician and writer	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer physician	1771									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Dircks	English engineer (1806-1873)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer	1806-08-26	Liverpool								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Henry Dryerre	Scottish veterinarian and animal physiologist		veterinarian animal physiologist	1881				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Duncan	British geologist, priest, and social reformer (1774-1846); founder of the world's first savings bank	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	banker geologist	1774-10-08	Dumfries and Galloway		University of St Andrews Dumfries Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Edward Armstrong	British chemist (1848-1937)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist organic chemist educator	1848-05-06	Lewisham		Leipzig University	Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	chemistry			University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society Albert Medal Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi	Adolph Wilhelm Hermann Kolbe Wilhelm Gottlieb Hankel
Henry George Bonavia Hunt	British cleric and music educator (1847-1917)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	music educator clergyman Anglican priest	1847-06-30	Valletta								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Grieve	Scottish minister (1736–1810)			1736			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Halcro Johnston	Scottish botanist, physician and rugby internationalist (1856-1939)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	horticulturist rugby union player botanist botanical collector	1856-09-13			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy Edinburgh Collegiate School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Henry Hamilton	British mathematician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cleric mathematician	1794-04-03			University of Edinburgh Trinity College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society			dean of Salisbury	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Henry Harold Scott	pathologist and historian of tropical medicine (1874–1956)		pathologist physician writer	1874			Mercers' School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Holden	English botanist and forensic scientist		paleobotanist botanist	1887			University of Manchester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Home-Drummond	British politician (1783-1867)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	advocate politician	1783							member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Jardine	Henry Jardine Born -30T00:00: Died -01T Resting place Kirk of the Canongate Other names Sir Henry Jardine of Harwood Alma mater University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (1766–1851) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh and Bannatyne Club			1766-01-30			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Kenneth Cowan	irish-born Nutritionist			1900	Belfast		Queen's University Belfast Royal Belfast Academical Institution	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry M. Cadell	Scottish geologist	United Kingdom	geographer historian geologist	1860-05-30			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Marshall	Scottish military surgeon	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel surgeon	1775			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Marshall Steven	Scottish forester		forester	1893			University of Edinburgh					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Moss Traquair	Henry Moss Traquair Born -00T Edinburgh Died -14T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh Medical School Occupation teacher Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1875–1954) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh		teacher	1875	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Medical School	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Henry Newton Dickson	British professor of geography	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	university teacher geographer	1866-06-24	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society	geography				Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Henry Raeburn	British portrait painter (1756-1823)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	painter portraitist	1756-03-04	Stockbridge		George Heriot's School	Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Cape Club		E. Finley, Esquire The Skating Minister			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Henry Richard Kenwood	British professor of Public Health		writer	1862-12-22			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Herbert Archbold Brechin	Scottish politician			1903-11-03	Edinburgh		Heriot-Watt University	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord Provost of Edinburgh		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Herbert F. Stockdale	Herbert F. Stockdale Born -01T Died -28T00:00: Other names Herbert Fitton Stockdale Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (1865–1951) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1865									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Herbert Graham Cannon	British zoologist (1897–1963)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist ichthyologist	1897-04-14	Wimbledon		University of Cambridge	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	zoology			Victoria University of Manchester Imperial College London University of Sheffield	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Herbert Harold Read	British geologist (1889–1970)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1889-12-17	Whitstable		University of London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			President of the Geological Society of London	Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Penrose Medal Bigsby Medal Gustav-Steinmann Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal
Herbert Watkins-Pitchford	British veterinarian, active in South Africa (1865–1951)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	veterinarian	1868-06-03									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Herbert Westren Turnbull	British mathematician (*1885 – †1961)	United Kingdom	mathematician historian of mathematics university teacher	1885-08-31	Tettenhall		University of Cambridge	Royal Society			Regius Professor of Mathematics	St Catharine's College, Cambridge University of Liverpool University of Hong Kong University of St Andrews Repton School	Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize
Herbert Wilson	British physicist (1929-2008)	United Kingdom Wales	physicist	1929-03-20	Nefyn		King's College London University of Wales	Royal Society				King's College London University of Dundee University of Stirling University of St Andrews University of Wales	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hew Strachan	British historian	United Kingdom	military historian historian of Modern Age historian non-fiction writer university teacher	1949-09-01	Edinburgh		Rugby School Wellesley House School	Royal Historical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	history military affairs		Deputy Lieutenant Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale	University of Oxford University of Glasgow	Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Hideki Yukawa	Japanese theoretical physicist (1907-1981)	Japan Empire of Japan	physicist theoretical physicist nuclear physicist professor	1907-01-23	Azabu		Kyoto University Osaka University	Royal Society Academy of Sciences of the USSR Japan Academy Pontifical Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Sciences Indian National Science Academy American Physical Society	physics	pion Yukawa potential Yukawa interaction		University of Tokyo Kyoto University Columbia University Osaka University	Imperial Prize of Japan Academy Order of Culture Nobel Prize in Physics Person of Cultural Merit Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris Lomonosov Gold Medal Foreign Member of the Royal Society Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Pour le Mérite Order of the Rising Sun
Hugh Alexander Webster	Scottish teacher, librarian and encyclopaedist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	librarian teacher geographer literary editor	1849	Laurencekirk		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Blair	British philosopher	Kingdom of Great Britain	philosopher literary critic writer preacher university teacher publisher	1718-04-07	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Bryan Nisbet	Scottish chemist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1902			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School					Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Cheape	professor and museum curator from Scotland	United Kingdom	university teacher researcher curator				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of the Highlands and Islands Sabhal Mòr Ostaig National Museums Scotland	Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Cleghorn	Scottish forester (1820-1895)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist physician surgeon forester	1820-08-09	Chennai		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Hugh Ernest Butler	British astronomer		astronomer	1916-12-27			Whitgift School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Graham Miller	British writer	United Kingdom	academic	1939-11-22			University of Aberdeen Strathallan School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh MacLeod	joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1730			University of Aberdeen					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Macmillan	Free Church of Scotland minister and writer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer	1833									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh Marshall	7 January 1868 - 6 September 1913		chemist	1868-01-07 1868			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society				University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Hugh Miller	Scottish geologist (1850–1896)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1850-07-15	Edinburgh		Imperial College London Stewart's Melville College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hugh N. Kennedy	British historian	United Kingdom	historian university teacher medievalist	1947-10-22	Hythe		Pembroke College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland	medieval history history Middle Ages medieval studies history of Islam Crusades Arabic Arabic studies			University of St Andrews School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Fellow of the British Academy
Hugh Nicol	British bacteriologist and agricultural chemist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist bacteriologist	1898-07-05			University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Hugh Pennington	British bacteriologist	United Kingdom	bacteriologist microbiologist	1938-04-19	Edgware		King's College London Lancaster Royal Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Hugh Robert Mill	Scottish meteorologist (1861–1950)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	meteorologist geographer oceanographer	1861-05-28	Thurso		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina					Victoria Medal Scottish Geographical Medal Cullum Geographical Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Hugh Steuart Gladstone	Scottish ornithologist and landowner		ornithologist	1877-04-30				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Hyman Levy	Scottish mathematician (1889-1975)	United Kingdom	mathematician philosopher	1889-02-28	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School University of Göttingen	Royal Society of Edinburgh National Secular Society Rationalist Association	mathematics			Imperial College London University of Oxford National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom)	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	David Hilbert
Iain Gordon Brown	formerly Principal Curator of Manuscripts, National Library of Scotland												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Iain J. Gordon	academic		academic ecologist	1959-10-18								James Cook University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Iain McInnes	British rheumatologist	United Kingdom	rheumatologist university teacher researcher	1964-10-19			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Iain William Mattaj	Director General, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 2005 - 2018	United Kingdom	biologist	1952-10-05	St Andrews		University of Leeds University of Edinburgh	European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academia Europaea National Academy of Sciences				European Molecular Biology Laboratory University of Basel Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine Feldberg Foundation EMBO Membership Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ian Deary	British psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist	1954-05-17			University of Edinburgh Hamilton Academy	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	hypoglycemia biobank genome-wide association study birth cohort			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award Officer of the Order of the British Empire	Chris Brand
Ian Diamond	British statistician and academic; chief executive, UK Statistics Authority	United Kingdom	statistician	1954-03-14	Kingskerswell		London School of Economics and Political Science University of St Andrews	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies			National Statistician	University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor
Ian Donaldson	Australian scholar of Ben Jonson (1935-2020)	Australia	university teacher literary scholar	1935-05-06	Melbourne		Melbourne Grammar School University of Melbourne University of Oxford					University of Melbourne Australian National University University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of Oxford	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities
Ian Fells	British scientist	United Kingdom	engineer physicist	20th century			Trinity College King Edward VII School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Sheffield Newcastle University Durham University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Beilby Medal and Prize Higginson Lecture Michael Faraday Prize Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ian Ford	Scottish doctor, academic		lecturer statistician mathematician	1951-02-04			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Samuel D. Silvey
Ian Fraser	Fraser, Sir Ian James (1901–1999), surgeon		surgeon	1901-02-09	Belfast		Queen's University Belfast Royal Belfast Academical Institution	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ian George Wilson Hill	Scottish physician	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel university teacher physician	1904	Shotts		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College					University of Dundee University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Ian J. Jackson	professor of genetics		geneticist				University of Oxford St Mary's Hospital					University of Edinburgh Carnegie Institution for Science	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ian James Alexander	Scottish botanist and university teacher			1947								University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ian James Wall	fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	university teacher					Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ian L. Boyd	British zoologist	United Kingdom	zoologist marine biologist biologist	1957-02-09	Kilmarnock		George Heriot's School St John's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society ZSL Scientific Medal Marsh Award for Marine and Freshwater Conservation CIEEM Medal
Ian Newton	English ornithologist	United Kingdom	ornithologist	1940-01-17	Chesterfield		University of Bristol University of Oxford	Royal Society			President of the British Ornithological Union		Fellow of the Royal Society Godman-Salvin Medal Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Marsh Award for Conservation Biology British Ecological Society Presidents Medal Elliott Coues Award
Ian Paterson	British synthetic chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	20th century			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize Meldola Medal and Prize Hickinbottom Award Bader Prize Robert Robinson Award	Ian Fleming
Ian Ritchie	British businessman	United Kingdom	computer scientist businessperson				Heriot-Watt University	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society
Ian Shanks	Scottish scientist		inventor	1948-06-22			University of Glasgow Dumbarton Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Clifford Paterson Medal and Prize
Ian Sneddon	British mathematician (1919–2000)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician university teacher physicist	1919-12-08	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Thornwood Primary School Hyndland Secondary School University of Cambridge	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin	mathematics mathematical analysis applied mathematics physics flexibility			Ministry of Supply University of Bristol University of Glasgow University of Keele University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society Eringen Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland Polish Cultural Merit Order Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Ian Stewart, Baron Stewartby	British politician (1935-2018)	United Kingdom	politician numismatist	1935-08-10			Jesus College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords Economic Secretary to the Treasury		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor
Ian Wilmut	British embryologist (1944–2023)	United Kingdom	embryologist inventor	1944-07-07	Hampton Lucy		University of Nottingham University of Cambridge	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh European Molecular Biology Organization	genetics embryology genetic engineering	clonació d'animals i plantes Dolly the Sheep		University of Edinburgh The Roslin Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Lord Lloyd of Kilgerran Award Ernst Schering Prize Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor EMBO Membership Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh The Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize	Christopher Polge
Ilkka Hanski	Finnish ecologist and evolutionary biologist (1953–2016)	Finland	ecologist zoologist	1953-02-14	Lempäälä		University of Helsinki	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea Finnish Academy of Science and Letters American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	ecology			University of Helsinki	Kempe Award for Distinguished Ecologists ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences Balzan Prize Marsh Ecology Award ECI Prize BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award honorary doctor of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology Fellow of the Ecological Society of America Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Crafoord Prize in Biosciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Finnish Science Award EMBO Membership Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Irwin McLean	Emeritus Professor of Genetic Medicine	United Kingdom	researcher	1963-01-09	Ballymoney		Queen's University Belfast	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of Dundee Thomas Jefferson University	Buchanan Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
Isaac Bayley Balfour	British botanist and academic (1853-1922)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist university teacher	1853-03-31	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy University of Strasbourg University of Würzburg	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany		Regius Professor of Botany Regius Professor of Plant Science	University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Victoria Medal of Honour honorary doctor of Durham University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Isaac Preece	Preece, Isaac Arthur (1907–1964), biochemist and brewing scientist		biochemist	1907 1907-03-19			University of Birmingham						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ivan De Burgh Daly	British experimental physiologist and animal physiologist (1893–1974)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physiologist	1893-04-14	Royal Leamington Spa		Rossall School University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society				University of Edinburgh University College London Cardiff University Mason Science College University of Cambridge	Bayliss-Starling Prize Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baly Medal
Ivison Macadam	British Army officer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer	1894-07-18	Edinburgh		King's College London Christ's College Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Ivor Malcolm Haddon Etherington	British mathematician (1908-1994)		mathematician	1908-02-08	London Borough of Lewisham		Mill Hill School Hertford College University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh		Wedderburn–Etherington number	chairperson	University of Edinburgh	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Iwo Lominski	Iwo Lominski Born -01T Kraków Died -19T00:00: Glasgow Other names Iwo Robert Waclaw Lominski Occupation microbiologist Employer University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh microbiologist (1905–1968) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		microbiologist	1905	Kraków							University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. A. F. Rook	British chemist		chemist	1926			University of Wales					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. A. R. Lenman	British neurologist and medical author		writer neurologist	1924								University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. B. Lockhart	Born: 15 August 1886 in Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Died: 27 January 1969 in Glenfarg Hospital, Perthshire, Scotland	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1886-08-15	Cambuslang		University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Edinburgh Academy	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. D. M. Stirling	J. D. M. Stirling Born -01T Other names John Davy Morries Stirling Occupation inventor Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh inventor (*1810) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		inventor	1810									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. G. Scaife	J. G. Scaife Born -23T00:00: Died -05T00:00: Other names John Graham Scaife Occupation parasitologist Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Parasitologist (1934–1991) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		parasitologist	1934-09-23								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. Julian Blow	Scottish biologist	United Kingdom	geneticist university teacher	1961-02-23								University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
J. L. Simkin	J. L. Simkin Born -00T Died -00T Nationality United Kingdom Alma mater University of Liverpool Occupation biochemist Employer University of Aberdeen Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh biochemist (1920–1991) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	biochemist	1920			University of Liverpool					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. M. A. Lenihan	British clinical physicist and science author		writer scientist journalist	1918-06-23			Durham University		science natural science			University of Glasgow	Glazebrook Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. M. Robson	British geneticist		physicist nuclear physicist geneticist physician pharmacist	1900	Belgium		University of Leeds	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. R. L. Kingon	J. R. L. Kingon Died -30T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation missionary Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh missionary (†1969) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		missionary				University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
J. S. A. Spreull	Scottish veterinarian		veterinarian	1908			High School of Dundee						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jaboury Ghazoul	researcher		researcher	1967				Royal Society of Edinburgh				ETH Zurich	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jack Satsangi	British gastroenterologist		gastroenterologist university teacher	1963-05-08								University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jacobus Kapteyn	Dutch astronomer, best known for his extensive studies of the Milky Way and as the first discoverer of evidence for galactic rotation (1851-1922)	Kingdom of the Netherlands	astronomer professor university teacher physicist	1851-01-19 1851	Barneveld Utrecht		Utrecht University	Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences International Astronomical Union National Academy of Sciences	astronomy			Leiden Observatory University of Groningen	Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Bruce Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society James Craig Watson Medal	Cornelius Hubertus Carolus Grinwis
James Abercromby, 1st Baron Dunfermline	British politician (1776-1858)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician barrister	1776-11-07	Tullibody		Royal High School	Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Privy Council of the United Kingdom			Speaker of the House of Commons Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces Master of the Mint member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Abernethy	Scottish civil engineer (1814-1896)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1814-06-12	Aberdeen			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Alexander Green	British academic and mathematician (1926–2014)	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher writer	1926-02-26	Rochester		University of St Andrews St John's College University of Cambridge The Perse School	Royal Society	group theory finite group representation theory	Green's relations Green–Kubo relations		University of Warwick University of Sussex Victoria University of Manchester Bletchley Park Royal Aircraft Establishment	Fellow of the Royal Society De Morgan Medal Senior Berwick Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Philip Hall
James Alexander MacDonald	botanist (1908-1997)		botanist	1908-06-17			University of Edinburgh					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Anderson	Scottish physician and botanist (1738-1809)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	botanist physician surgeon	1738-01-17	Hermiston		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Anderson	Scottish civil engineer (1793-1861)		civil engineer	1793-01-22				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Andrew Robbie	Scottish geologist		geologist	1910			University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Archibald	Born: 1862 in Edinburgh, Scotland; Died: 16 November 1925 in Edinburgh, Scotland		head teacher	1862	Edinburgh								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Arthur Banks	British engineer		civil engineer engineer businessperson	1897	Glasgow			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Atkinson	British physicist (1916-2008)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist	1916-02-17	Wallington		St John's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Baddiley	British biochemist (1918-2008)	United Kingdom	biochemist university teacher	1918-05-15	Manchester		University of Manchester The Manchester Grammar School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Newcastle University	Fellow of the Royal Society Corday-Morgan Prize Leeuwenhoek Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize honorary doctor of the University of Bath honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University
James Barr	British physician (1849-1938)		physician surgeon	1849-09-25	County Tyrone		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh			President of the British Medical Association		Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Begbie	Scottish physician		physician	1798			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Bell Pettigrew	British scientist, anatomist and physician (1832-1908)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ornithologist pathologist anatomist physiologist physician	1832-05-26	Calderbank		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Airdrie Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Black	Scottish doctor and pharmacologist (1924–2010)	United Kingdom	physician pharmacologist pharmacist inventor cardiologist university teacher chemist	1924-06-14	Uddingston		University of St Andrews University of Dundee Beath High School	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London Academia Europaea	pharmacology		chancellor	University College London King's College London University of Glasgow Imperial Chemical Industries University of St Andrews	InBev-Baillet Latour Health Prize Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award Canada Gairdner International Award Wolf Prize in Medicine Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Royal Medal Scheele Award Order of Merit Knight Bachelor Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal Society Ellison–Cliffe Lecture honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons John Scott Award Mullard Award
James Black	Black, James (1788/9–1867), physician		physician geologist surgeon	1787			University of Glasgow					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Bonar	Scottish lawyer and scholar (1757–1821)	United Kingdom	writer	1757-09-29	Cockpen		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Brunlees	British engineer (1816–1892)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1816	Kelso		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Imperial Order of the Rose Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Burgess	British archaeologist (1832–1916)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist archaeologist	1832-08-14				Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
James Burgess Readman	Scottish chemist		chemist				University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Byres	Scottish architect, antiquary and dealer (1733-1817)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	painter businessperson art dealer	1733				Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
James Cameron Smail	Scottish printing historian and university principal		writer	1880								Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Campbell Irons	Scottish lawyer, historical author and amateur geologist		writer	1840									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Clark	Scottish physician in Dominica		physician	1737				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
James Clark Gentles	Scottish mycologist		mycologist botanist	1921	Coatbridge		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Clerk Maxwell	Scottish physicist (1831–1879)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist mathematician inventor photographer university teacher theoretical physicist teacher thermodynamicist	1831-06-13	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Peterhouse Edinburgh Academy Trinity College University of Cambridge	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Trinity College	physics mechanics mathematics electromagnetic field electricity magnetism color photography kinetic theory	A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field Maxwell's equations Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics Maxwell's demon		King's College London University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Keith Medal Adams Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Smith's Prize	William Hopkins
James Clerk-Rattray	(1763-1831)			1763-12-03 1763-11-03			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Cossar Ewart	British zoologist (1851–1933)	United Kingdom	zoologist ichthyologist	1851-11-26	Penicuik		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society			Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Coxe	Scottish psychiatrist		psychiatrist	1811				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Crawford Gregory	Scottish physician		physician	1801			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Croesus Stevenson	Scottish Industrialist & Philanthropist			1822									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Currie	shipowner (1863-1930)		botanist	1863-04-13			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Dalgleish Hamilton Jamieson	Scottish dentist and author		writer	1875-09-10			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Dalrymple Duncan Dalrymple	Scottish landowner, antiquarian and keen amateur chemist (1852-1908)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist antiquarian	1852-07-07				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James David Forbes	Scottish physicist and glaciologist (1809–1868)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist glaciologist geologist inventor seismologist university teacher mountaineer writer	1809-04-20	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities				University of Edinburgh	Royal Medal Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James David Marwick	Scottish lawyer, historian and town clerk (1826–1908)		historian	1826-07-15			University of Glasgow Kirkwall Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
James David Provins Graham	Scottish physician and pharmacologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician pharmacologist	1914	Barrhead		University of Glasgow Hyndland Secondary School	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Davidson Stuart Cameron	Scottish physician		military personnel	1900-12-28			University of Liverpool Montrose Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
James Douglas Hamilton Dickson	Scottish mathematician and expert in electricity		mathematician	1849			University of Glasgow Peterhouse	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Douglas Miller	Scottish neurosurgeon	United Kingdom	neurosurgeon	1937-07-20			University of Pennsylvania University of Glasgow The Glasgow Academy					University of Virginia University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Drever	British psychologist (1873-1950)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	psychologist	1873	Shapinsay		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh British Psychological Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Duncan	19th century Scottish surgeon		surgeon	1810-11-02			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Duncan Matthews	Scottish zoologist	Scotland	zoologist	1850	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Duncan Robertson	20th century Scottish zoologist		zoologist	1912			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Dunlop	Australian astronomer (1793–1848)	Australia	astronomer	1793-10-31	Scotland			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Maitland Club	astronomy			New South Wales	Fellow of the Royal Society Lalande Prize Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Dunsmure	Scottish surgeon (1814-1886)		physician	1814-04-23			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James E. Talmage	American Mormon leader (1862–1933)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist writer theologian	1862-09-21	Hungerford		Johns Hopkins University Brigham Young University Lehigh University Illinois Wesleyan University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Microscopical Society				University of Utah	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of America
James Edward Alexander	Scottish soldier, traveller and author (1803-1885)	Scotland	geographer military personnel naturalist explorer writer botanist	1803-10-16	Stirling		Royal Military College, Sandhurst	Royal Geographical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Knight Bachelor
James Edward Crombie	seismologist (1862–1932)		seismologist	1862-10-22	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Edward Nichols	Welsh geneticist (1902-1972)		geneticist	1902-11-22			Durham University						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Edward Tierney Aitchison	Scottish surgeon, botanist (1836-1898)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist surgeon physician botanical collector	1836-10-28	Neemuch		University of Edinburgh Lasswade High School Centre	Royal Society Linnean Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh	botany surgery				Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
James Ernest Richey	Irish geologist (1886–1968)		geologist	1886-04-24	County Tyrone		Trinity College Dublin	Royal Society					Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross
James Erskine-Murray	Scottish electrical engineer and inventor		experimental physicist	1868-10-24									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Fairbairn	Chief Executive Officer, Megger Group Ltd, since 2017		company director	1968-10-18									Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Fairlie Gemmill	Scottish physician, botanist and author, 28 November 1867 - 10 February 1926	United Kingdom	biologist	1867-11-28			University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Falshaw	British Baronet (1810-1889)		civil engineer	1810-03-21				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Fellowes	British physician		military physician	1771	Edinburgh		Peterhouse Rugby School Gonville and Caius College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
James Fergusson	Archivist and scholar (1904–1973)	United Kingdom	journalist archivist	1904-09-18			Balliol College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Frederic Riley	20th-century English physician		physician radiologist	1912-05-02			University of Edinburgh Giggleswick School					University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Geikie	British geologist (1839–1915)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist naturalist geographer writer university teacher	1839-08-23	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society	geology		Regius Professor of Geology	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Fellow of the Geological Society of London Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Gillespie	(1722-1791) Principal of St Mary's		chaplain head teacher	1722			University of St Andrews				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Glenie	Scottish military engineer and mathematician	Canada	engineer mathematician businessperson	1750	Leslie		University of St Andrews	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Grant	Scottish minister			1800			University of Edinburgh				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Gray	British mathematician and physicist (1876–1934)		engineer mathematician physicist	1876 1876-05-19	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Ysgol Friars	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Gray Kyd	Scottish actuary		mathematician actuary	1882-08-09	Aberdeen								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Greig Smith	Scottish surgeon (1854–1897)		surgeon	1854	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen					University of Bristol	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Haig Ferguson	Scottish gynaecologist		surgeon	1862-12-18 1863 1862	Crook of Devon		University of Edinburgh Medical School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Hamilton	Scottish obstetrician; (1767-1839)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	obstetrician	1767			University of St Andrews					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Hartley Ashworth	British zoologist (1874-1936)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist hydrobiologist university teacher	1874-05-02	Accrington			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	zoology hydrobiology tropical medicine		Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Hector	Scottish born New Zealand geologist, naturalist, and surgeon (1834-1907)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer paleontologist biologist ichthyologist surgeon surveyor botanist geologist naturalist university teacher	1834-03-16	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society Te Apārangi Wellington Philosophical Society Auckland Institute and Museum	surgery geology		President of the Royal Society of New Zealand		Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Founder’s Medal Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Lyell Medal Order of the Golden and Rosy Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clarke Medal
James Henderson Naismith	Professor of Structural Biology at the University of Oxford	United Kingdom	biologist chemist biochemist scientist university teacher	1968-07-26	Bellshill		University of Manchester University of Edinburgh	Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh	biochemistry biomolecule protein enzymology			University of St Andrews Jesus College University of Oxford Research Complex at Harwell	Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Tilden Prize Jeremy Knowles Award Corday-Morgan Prize
James Holmes Hutchison	James Holmes Hutchison Born -16T00:00: Bournemouth Died -27T00:00: Nationality United Kingdom Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation surgeon Employer University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh surgeon (1912–1987) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	surgeon	1912-04-16	Bournemouth		University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Hough	British physicist	United Kingdom	physicist	1945-08-06			University of Glasgow	Royal Society	gravitational wave			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize Royal Society Bakerian Medal Edison Volta Prize
James Hunter	British academic		historian	1948			University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Oban High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James I. Prosser	Professor in Environmental Microbiology at the University of Aberdeen	United Kingdom	researcher	1951	United Kingdom		Queen Elizabeth College University of Liverpool	Royal Society	microbial ecology			University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society
James Ireland Craig	Born: 24 February 1868 in Buckhaven, Fife, Scotland; Died: 26 January 1952 in Cairo, Egypt	United Kingdom	mathematician	1868-02-24	Buckhaven		Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Irvine	Scottish chemist (1877–1952)	Scotland	chemist university teacher	1877-05-09	Glasgow		University of St Andrews University of Strathclyde Leipzig University Allan Glen's School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	organic chemistry			University of St Andrews	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Elliott Cresson Medal Willard Gibbs Award Davy Medal Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford honorary doctorate from Princeton University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctorate from Columbia University Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Longstaff Prize
James Ivory, Lord Ivory	Scottish judge		judge	1792			University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Jardine	Scottish engineer		civil engineer engineer mathematician geologist	1776	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Johnston Dobbie	British chemist (1852–1924)		chemist	1852-08-04			University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
James Kemnal	British businessman (1864-1927)		engineer	1864-08-16			University of Cologne	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
James Kinnear	Peerage person ID=37450	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	lawyer	1810-12-02	Edinburgh						Writer to the Signet		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Kirkwood Slater	British neurologist			1900			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James L'Amy	James L'Amy Born -01T Died -01T Resting place Greyfriars Kirkyard Occupation advocate Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh advocate (1772–1854) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		advocate	1772									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Learmonth	Scottish surgeon (1895–1967)	United Kingdom	neurosurgeon university teacher	1895-03-23	Gatehouse of Fleet		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons Lister Medal doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris Doctor honoris causa of the University of Strasbourg Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctorate of the University of Oslo honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
James Leslie	(1801-1889)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer	1801-09-25			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Lindsay	Scottish writer		writer	1852	Ayrshire		University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Livingstone Begg	Scottish geologist		geologist	1874	Dennistoun			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clough Medal
James Lorrain Smith	British pathologist (1862–1931)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pathologist physiologist	1862	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh University of Copenhagen University of Strasbourg	Royal Society				Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Macadam Hare	Scottish physician		surgeon	1777			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Macdonald	Scottish-Australian ornithologist and writer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Australia	ornithologist exhibition curator writer	1908-10-03	Foyers		University of Aberdeen Inverness Royal Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Linnean Society of London Institute of Biology Zoological Society of London				Natural History Museum, London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
James Macfarlane	(1808-1885) Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		writer	1808			University of Glasgow			An American Geological Railway Guide, giving the Geological Formation at every Railway Station; with Notes on interesting Places on the Routes and a Description of each of the Formations The Railway	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Mackay Shewan	Scottish chemist, bacteriologist, and historian		chemist bacteriologist	1909-12-06			University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	John Cruickshank
James Main Dixon	British writer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	lexicographer linguist philosopher editor literary critic biographer	1856	Renfrewshire		University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Tokyo University of Southern California Washington University in St. Louis University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Maitland Hog	(1799-1858)			1799-08-07			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James McBain	Scottish Royal Navy surgeon and marine biologist (1807–1879)		naturalist	1807									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James McKinnon	Scottish historian		historian	19th century								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Methuen Graham	Scottish surgeon		teacher	1882			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Millar	Scottish physician, botanist and author (1762-1827)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1762			University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Miller	Scottish architect and artist (1860–1947)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	architect	1860	Perthshire		Perth Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects		Glasgow Central station			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
James Miller	Scottish surgeon		surgeon	1812	Eassie		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Miller	British architect and engineer (1905–1977)		architect businessperson engineer	1905-03-16			George Heriot's School				Lord Mayor of London Lord Provost of Edinburgh		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
James Miller	Scottish nurse and academic administrator	United Kingdom	nurse academic administrator health administrator management scientist				University of Abertay Dundee Edinburgh Napier University Harvard University	Royal Society of Edinburgh			vice chancellor Deputy Vice Chancellor director chief executive officer	University of the West of Scotland Glasgow Caledonian University The Open University Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
James Mirrlees	Scottish economist (1936-2018)	United Kingdom	economist university teacher	1936-07-05	Minnigaff		University of Edinburgh Trinity College Douglas Ewart High School University of Cambridge	National Academy of Sciences British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences Econometric Society	economics economic theory			Massachusetts Institute of Technology University of California, Berkeley Yale University University of Oxford University of Cambridge	Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the Peking University honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Knight Bachelor	Richard Stone
James Montagu Frank Drummond	Scottish botanist (1881-1965)		botanist	1881			University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Morton	Scottish textile and dyestuffs manufacturer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	chemist	1867-03-24	Darvel								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
James Morton Hyslop	mathematician		mathematician	1908-09-12			University of Glasgow University of Cambridge					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Ernest William Hobson
James Munro Dodd	British marine biologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	marine biologist	1915-05-26 1947-05-26				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Frink Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
James Murray	British biologist and explorer (1865-1914)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer biologist	1865-07-21	Glasgow			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Musgrove	Scottish anatomist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon	1862-10-18	Kendal		University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Muttlebury	Scottish physician		botanist	1775			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Napier	Scottish chemist and antiquarian; (1810-1884)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian chemist businessperson	1810				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
James Nicol	British geologist (1810–1879)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist university teacher mineralogist	1810-08-12	Traquair Manse		University of Bonn					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Njuguna	researcher		researcher				City, University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh	aerospace engineering			Robert Gordon University School of Engineering Cranfield University School of Applied Sciences Cranfield University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Ormiston Affleck	Scottish physician and medical author	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer physician medical writer educator	1840	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh				Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Medical School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
James Petrie	Scottish medical doctor (1941-2001)			1941-09-18				Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London				University of Aberdeen	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
James Phemister	20th-century Scottish geologist		geologist	1893-04-03			University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clough Medal
James Powrie	19th-century Scottish geologist, palaeontologist and astronomer		paleontologist	1815			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Pringle	Provost of Leith			1822									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Pullar	James Pullar Born -01T Other names James Ferguson Pullar Occupation businessperson Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh businessperson (*1835) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		businessperson	1835									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James R. Rice	American scientist in engineering of solid mechanics	United States of America	engineer university teacher researcher	1940-12-03	Frederick		Lehigh University	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences National Academy of Engineering Royal Society of Edinburgh Austrian Academy of Sciences	applied mechanics			Harvard University Brown University	Timoshenko Medal ASME Medal William Prager Medal Louis Néel Medal Walter H. Bucher Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Panetti Ferrari Award Harry Fielding Reid Medal Raymond D. Mindlin Medal Honorary doctoral degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University honorary doctorate from Joseph Fourier University Francis J. Clamer Medal Nadai Medal	Ferdinand P. Beer
James Reid, Baron Reid	Scottish Unionist politician and judge (1890-1975)	United Kingdom	judge politician writer	1890-07-30	Drem		Edinburgh Academy Jesus College	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Rennell	English geographer, historian and oceanographer (1742–1830)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian geographer cartographer oceanographer	1742-12-03	Devon			Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres				East India Company	Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
James Robert Matthews	botanist (1889-1978)		botanist	1889-03-08			University of Edinburgh Perth Academy				Regius Professor of Botany	University of Aberdeen University of Reading	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Robert Milne	Scottish physicist		physicist	1880			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Robertson	Church of Scotland minister and religious controversialist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Christian minister religious figure	1803			University of Aberdeen				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Robinson Scott	18th/19th century Scottish naval surgeon and amateur botanist		teacher surgeon				University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Russell	Scottish politician, born 1846 (1846–1918)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician physician anatomist	1846-04-06	Isle of Skye		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
James Ruthven, Baron Ruthven	(1777-1853)			1777-10-17									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Sanderson	(21 May 1812–28 March 1891) 19th-century Scottish military surgeon and amateur meteorologist			1812-05-21			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Sawyer	British physician (1844–1920)	United Kingdom	physician	1844	Carlisle								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
James Scarth Combe	British surgeon		surgeon	1796-01-05	Leith		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Scott Dunlop	Professor of Extragalactic Astronomy and Head of the Institute for Astronomy (IfA), in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh.	United Kingdom	astrophysicist astronomer author	1962-05-01	Firth of Clyde		University of Dundee University of Edinburgh	Royal Society International Astronomical Union	astronomy astrophysics extragalactic astronomy			University of Edinburgh Liverpool John Moores University	George Darwin Lectureship Herschel Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Fellow of the Royal Society	John A. Peacock Malcolm Longair
James Shaw Grant	British writer (1910-1999)		journalist	1910-05-22				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Shepherd	British biochemist	United Kingdom	biochemist	1944			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
James Simpson Fleming	Scottish lawyer and banker		banker	1828			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Small	British botanist (1889-1955)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1889					botany				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Smith	Scottish merchant, geologist and biblical critic	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	merchant geologist architect antiquarian biblical scholar	1782-08-15	Jordanhill		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
James Sorley	Scottish actuary			1853									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Stagg	British meteorologist (1900-1975)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	meteorologist	1900-06-30	Dalkeith		Dalkeith High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Stark	Scottish physician and statistician (1811-1890)		statistician	1811-11-09			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Stephen Hodson	1816-			1816			Merton College Balliol College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Stevenson	19th-century Scottish merchant		merchant philanthropist	1786-04-28	Paisley		Paisley Grammar School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Stuart Thomson	Scottish zoologist (1868-1932)		zoologist	1868-07-21	East Lothian		University of Edinburgh					University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Stuart-Mackenzie	British politician	United Kingdom	politician astronomer	1719-02-23			Eton College Leiden University				member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 9th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 10th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Thomson Bottomley	Irish physicist (1845–1926)	Ireland	chemist physicist	1845-01-10	County Down			Royal Society Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society			secretary		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Tyldesley Kendall	American chemist and research physicist (1916-1991)		physicist chemist	1916-12-14			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Veitch, Lord Elliock	Scottish advocate, judge, politician and landowner	Kingdom of Great Britain	judge politician banker	1712-09-25			University of Edinburgh Leiden University Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 11th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Walker	civil engineer from Scotland (1781-1862)	Kingdom of Great Britain	civil engineer engineer	1781-09-14	Falkirk		University of Glasgow	Royal Society			president		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Wardrop	Scottish surgeon (1782-1869)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ophthalmologist surgeon	1782	West Lothian		University of St Andrews Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Watt	British engineer (1736–1819)	Scotland	engineer chemist physicist inventor entrepreneur mathematician technician	1736-01-19	Greenock		University of Glasgow	Royal Society French Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Lunar Society of Birmingham	mechanical engineering steam engine invention instrument maker			University of Glasgow	honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Wilfred Cook	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist university teacher	1900-12-10	South Kensington		University College London Morley College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Chemistry	University of Glasgow University of Exeter	Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society doctorat honoris causa de l'université de Rennes
James William Grant	Scottish astronomer	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer	1788				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James William Hunter	Scottish inventor		inventor	1783	East Lothian								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Wordie	Scottish polar explorer (1889–1962)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer geologist	1889-04-26	Glasgow		University of Glasgow St John's College The Glasgow Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh	geology		deputy head teacher rector President of the Royal Geographical Society	University of Cambridge Scott Polar Research Institute	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Founder’s Medal Charles P. Daly Medal Knight Bachelor Polar Medal Order of St. Olav Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Geographical Medal W. S. Bruce Medal
James Wreford Watson	Scottish-Canadian geographer and poet	Canada	geographer poet writer cartographer	1915-02-08	People's Republic of China		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Canada Royal Society of Edinburgh	poetry geography cartography			McMaster University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Wyllie Gregor	botanist (1900-1980)		botanist	1900			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
James Young	Scottish chemist, born 1811 (1811–1883)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer chemist businessperson	1811-07-13	Glasgow		University of Strathclyde	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
James Yu	British energy executive	United Kingdom	business executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Jamie A. Davies	Professor of Experimental Anatomy		anatomist biologist scientist university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales	developmental biology synthetic biology tissue engineering			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Jamie Pearce	geographer		geographer university teacher				Durham University University of Leicester University of St Andrews	Academy of Social Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	health geography health			University of Canterbury University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Paul Boyle
Jan Skakle	earth sciences and chemistry specialist												Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jason Crain	American physicist	United States of America	physicist	1966-08-24	New York City		Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Royal Society of Edinburgh	applied physics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Jason Swedlow	American-born cell biologist and light microscopist; Professor	United States of America	biologist university teacher	1961-06-20	Los Angeles		Harvard Medical School University of California, San Francisco Brandeis University	Royal Society of Edinburgh	biology			University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	David Agard
Javier Martín-Torres	Spanish physicist	Spain	physicist researcher	1970-07-27			University of Granada University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra Centro de Astrobiología University of Aberdeen Luleå University of Technology University of Arizona Department of Planetary Sciences and Lunar and Planetary Laboratory California Institute of Technology Jet Propulsion Laboratory Langley Research Center Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jean Baptiste Armand Louis Léonée Elie de Beaumont	French geologist	France	entomologist geologist politician mining engineer professor	1798-09-25	Château de Canon		École polytechnique Mines ParisTech Lycée Henri-IV	Royal Society Société Philomathique de Paris Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Société linnéenne de Normandie Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Savoie National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin Société géologique de France	geology		Second Empire senator Vice-président du Conseil général des mines professor Perpetual Secretary President of the Geological Society of France president vice-président de la Société géologique de France President of the Société nationale d'encouragement au bien Inspector general of Mines	Collège de France	Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Wollaston Medal Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Legion of Honour Commander of the Legion of Honour
Jean Jacques Dortous de Mayran	French geophysicist, astronomer and most notably, chronobiologist	France	entomologist astronomer mathematician geophysicist	1678-11-26	Béziers		University of Toulouse	Royal Society Académie Française French Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen Académie de Béziers	geophysics astronomy chronobiology		Perpetual Secretary seat 15 of the Académie française		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the French Academy of Sciences	Nicolas Malebranche
Jean Tirole	French economist	France	economist university teacher researcher	1953-08-09	Troyes		École polytechnique Paris Dauphine University Massachusetts Institute of Technology École des Ponts ParisTech	National Academy of Sciences Conseil d'analyse économique American Academy of Arts and Sciences Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des sciences, inscriptions et belles-lettres de Toulouse Econometric Society	economics			Toulouse Capitole University École polytechnique Massachusetts Institute of Technology Toulouse School of Economics	Guggenheim Fellowship CNRS Gold medal Officer of the Legion of Honour Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel Yrjö Jahnsson Award CNRS silver medal Claude Levi-Strauss Award Erwin Plein Nemmers Prize in Economics John von Neumann Award Officer of the National Order of Merit BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal honorary doctor of the Université libre de Bruxelles Honorary doctor of the University of Lausanne Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Zerilli-Marimò Prize honorary doctorate at the University of Rome Tor Vergata Clarivate Citation Laureates	Eric Maskin
Jeffrey G. Williams	British developmental biologist (1948–2022)	United Kingdom	developmental biologist molecular biologist	1948			University College London					University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Waddington Medal
Jeffrey Sharkey	American composer	United States of America	conductor pianist musicologist composer	1965				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jeffrey W Pollard	researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-4579-0053		researcher	1950-01-23									Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Jeremy Peat	BBC governor		writer	1945-03				Royal Society of Edinburgh			Governor of the BBC	BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Jesse Ramsden	British engraver and instrument maker	Kingdom of Great Britain	engineer inventor mathematician	1735-10-06 1735-10-15	Salterhebble			Royal Society Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Russian Academy of Sciences	optics mechanics				Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jim Gallagher	British civil servant	United Kingdom	academic				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jim McDonald	principal		electrical engineer									New York University Tandon School of Engineering	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Knight Bachelor
Joe Thomson	Scottish legal scholar	United Kingdom	lawyer academic	1948-05-06	Campbeltown		University of Edinburgh Keil School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde King's College London University of Birmingham University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Johann Gottfried Schmeisser	German pharmacist	Germany	pharmacist mineralogist	1767-06-24	Sankt Andreasberg			Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John A. Gilruth	Scottish veterinary surgeon and pathologist	Australia	veterinarian surgeon pathologist scientist	1871-02-17	Angus		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Melbourne	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John A. Peacock	British cosmologist	United Kingdom	astronomer university teacher astrophysicist	1956-03-27	Shaftesbury		Jesus College University of Cambridge Cavendish Laboratory	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh International Astronomical Union				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh The Shaw Prize in Astronomy Fellow of the Royal Society	Malcolm Longair Jasper V. Wall
John Abercrombie	Scottish physician and author (1780–1844)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician philosopher pathologist surgeon writer	1780-10-10	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh Royal Medical Society Académie Nationale de Médecine			Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
John Abercromby, 5th Baron Abercromby	5th Baron Abercromby (1841–1924)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist archaeologist politician	1841-01-15	Tullibody		Harrow School	The Folklore Society Society of Antiquaries of Scotland			member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Aitchison	Scottish statistician	United Kingdom	statistician	1926-07-22	East Linton		University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh Preston Lodge High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics		The Statistical Analysis of Compositional Data		University of Virginia University of Glasgow Standard Life University of Cambridge University of Liverpool University of Hong Kong	William Christian Krumbein Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guy Medal in Silver Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
John Aitken	Scottish meteorologist, physicist and marine engineer (1839-1919)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist inventor meteorologist	1839-09-08	Falkirk		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize
John Aitken	academic administrator and biologist		biologist	1947-09-04	Bath		University of Cambridge Bangor University University of London					University of Bordeaux University of Edinburgh University of Newcastle Faculty of Health World Health Organization	Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clarke Medal
John Albert Raven	British botanist	United Kingdom	botanist biologist	1941-06-25			University of Cambridge St John's College Friends School Saffron Walden	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gerald W. Prescott Award
John Alexander Fraser Roberts	medical geneticist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geneticist	1899-09-08				Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Alexander Harvie-Brown	Scottish ornithologist and naturalist (1844-1916)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	naturalist ornithologist	1844-08-27	Larbert		University of Edinburgh Merchiston Castle School University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
John Alexander Inglis	Scottish landowner, advocate and historian		historian	1873-02-03									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Alexander Loraine	John Alexander Loraine Born -14T00:00: Died -14T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh, George Watson's College Occupation teacher Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1924–1988) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1924-05-14			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Alexander Smith	British doctor, naturalist and archaeologist (1818-1883)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	archaeologist zoologist ichthyologist	1818			University of Edinburgh	Society of Antiquaries of Scotland					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Anderson	scientist, philosopher, and educator of the Scottish Enlightenment; (1726-1796)	Kingdom of Great Britain	philosopher linguist teacher physicist inventor	1726-09-26	Dunbartonshire		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Anderson	Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist anatomist explorer curator naturalist university teacher ornithologist photographer	1833-10-04	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society	zoology				Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society
John Anderson Strong	British surgeon	United Kingdom	military physician surgeon	1915-02-18	Kells		Trinity College Dublin Monkton Combe School School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London				University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
John Anthony Murphy	organic chemist		chemist university teacher	1955	Dublin		Trinity College Dublin University of Cambridge		organic chemistry		professor	University of Strathclyde University of Nottingham	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Charles Rees Award Bader Prize
John Arbuthnott, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott	John Arbuthnott, KT CBE, DSC, 16th Viscount of Arbuthnott, Lord and Businessman (1924-2012)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician businessperson lawyer surveyor land owner	1924-10-26	Montrose		Fettes College Gonville and Caius College	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords		Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Bailiff Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John
John Archibald Purves	english electrical engineer		electrical engineer	1870-07-08			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Archibald Watt Dollar	John Archibald Watt Dollar Born -28T00:00:, -00T Died -11T00:00:, -00T Other names John A. W. Dollar Alma mater Dollar Academy Occupation veterinarian Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh veterinarian (1866–1947) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		veterinarian	1866-11-28 1866			Dollar Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Arnold Cranston	20th century Scottish chemist		chemist	1891-08-15	Shanghai		University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Arnold Fleming	John Arnold Fleming Born -00T Died -22T00:00: Alma mater Glasgow School of Art Occupation chemist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chemist (1871–1966) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		chemist	1871			Glasgow School of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Arnold Lovern	Scottish marine biologist and scientific writer		writer marine biologist	1906			University of Liverpool						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Baird Simpson	British geologist		geologist	1894-01-14			Nairn Academy University of Aberdeen						Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Barclay	British anatomist; (1758-1826)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist surgeon	1758-12-10	Perthshire		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
John Barclay Tait	British hydrographist		hydrographer	1900									Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Baxter	British nuclear engineer, born 1951	United Kingdom	engineer	1951			University of Strathclyde BP	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers
John Beath	British economist	United Kingdom	economist university teacher	1944-06-15								University of St Andrews	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
John Berry	Scottish zoologist and ecologist	United Kingdom	zoologist ecologist	1907-08-05 1907-05-08			Eton College Trinity College University of Cambridge University of St Andrews					University of Dundee	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Doctor of Science Legum Doctor
John Bishop	Scottish biologist	United Kingdom	cell biologist	1936	Edinburgh		George Heriot's School University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh University of Maryland, Baltimore	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Blackwood	Scottish publisher	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	businessperson editor publisher	1818-12-07			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Brown	physician and essayist; (1810-1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician writer essayist	1810-09-22	Biggar		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine literature opinion journalism	Rab and his Friends			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Brown Clark	Born: 30 April 1861 in West Linton, Peebleshire, Scotland; Died: 19 July 1947 in Edinburgh, Scotland		mathematician	1861-04-30	West Linton		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				George Heriot's School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Bruce	Scottish surgeon	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel teacher surgeon	1905-03-06	Dalkeith		University of Edinburgh Medical School	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
John Burnett	Scottish advocate, judge and legal scholar		judge	1760s	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Burns Brooksby	British veterinary virologist		veterinarian	1914-12-25				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire
John Burnside	Scottish writer and academic (1955–2024)	United Kingdom	poet university teacher writer	1955-03-19	Dunfermline		Anglia Ruskin University Lord Ashcroft International Business School	Royal Society of Literature	creative and professional writing poetry short story		Booker Prize judge	University of St Andrews	Cholmondeley Award Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Butt	musician/musicologist	United Kingdom	harpsichordist organist conductor choir director musicologist composer	1960-11-17	Solihull		King's College Solihull School	British Academy Academia Europaea					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Royal Academy of Music Bach Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
John Caird	British theologian (1820–1898)		philosopher theologian biographer	1820-12-15	Greenock		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Greenock Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Principal of the University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Calman Shaw	Scottish businessman (1932-2021)	United Kingdom	banker	1932-07-10			University of Edinburgh Perth Academy Strathallan School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
John Cameron	Scottish anatomist		anatomist	1873-09-16			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Montrose Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Dalhousie University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Campbell Brown	British astronomer (1947-2019)	United Kingdom	astronomer	1947-02-04	Dumbarton		Dumbarton Academy	Royal Astronomical Society	astronomy		Astronomer Royal for Scotland	University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
John Campbell, Lord Stonefield	Scottish judge	Kingdom of Great Britain	judge										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Carruthers Beattie	first principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Town from 1918 to 1937	South Africa	physicist mathematician	1866-11-21	Waterbeck		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society	physics			University of Cape Town	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Cay	Scottish advocate, photographer and antiquarian		photographer	1790-08-31			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Chiene	Scottish surgeon and professor of surgery	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon educator medical writer	1843			University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Christie	Scottish industrialist, arboriculturalist and landowner		businessperson	1824				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Clerk, Lord Eldin	Scottish judge; (1757-1832)		judge	1757-04				Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Clerk-Maxwell of Middlebie	Scottish lawyer	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	jurist	1790				Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Cormack	Scottish medical editor and physician	United Kingdom	physician	1815-03-01			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Crichton-Stuart, 6th Marquess of Bute	Scottish peer, benefactor, and patron of the arts	United Kingdom	politician patron of the arts benefactor aristocrat	1933-02-27	Mayfair		West Downs School Ampleforth College Trinity College				member of the House of Lords		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
John Currie Gunn	British physicist		physicist mathematician	1916-09-13	Glasgow		St John's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics			University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Glazebrook Medal Mayhew Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
John Curtice	political scientist	United Kingdom	political scientist	1953-12-10	St Austell		Magdalen College Nuffield College Truro School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	political science public election				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor
John David Brewer	British sociologist	United Kingdom	sociologist	1951 1951-09	Ludlow		University of Birmingham University of Nottingham	Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of East Anglia University of Aberdeen Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Davidson	antiquary and lawyer	Kingdom of Great Britain	antiquarian	1724			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Dewar, 2nd Baron Forteviot	Scottish businessman and soldier			1885	Perth			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross
John Dougall	Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1867-06	Kippen		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				Blackie and Son	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
John Downie Falconer	Scottish geologist and geographer		geologist geographer	1876-11-01			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
John Drummond of Jamaica	surgeon and landowner		surgeon	1744	Westmoreland Parish		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Drysdale	Church of Scotland minister; (1718-1788)	Kingdom of Great Britain	Christian minister	1718-04-29			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Du Plessis Langrishe	British physician		physician	1883-09-11									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Duncan	Scottish surgeon (1839-1899)		surgeon	1839-08-18	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Edwin MacKenzie	Scottish chemist (1868-1955)		chemist	1868-08-31			University of Edinburgh Lomond School					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Erskine, 1st Baron Erskine of Rerrick	British Baron (1893-1980)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1893-12-14			University of Edinburgh Kirkcudbright Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords Governor of Northern Ireland		Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John F. Allen	Canadian physicist (1908–2001)	Canada United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist	1908-05-06	Winnipeg		University of Cambridge	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics			University of Cambridge University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John F. McClelland	British businessman		businessperson	1945				Royal Society of Edinburgh				IBM Digital Equipment Corporation	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Fincham	British biologist		geneticist mycologist	1926-08-11	Southgate		Peterhouse	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Fleming	Scottish Presbyterian clergyman, naturalist, zoologist and geologist (1785–1857)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist geologist malacologist writer entomologist ornithologist naturalist botanist	1785-01-10	Bathgate		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh	zoology geology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Fleming	British politician, surgeon and naturalist (1747–1829)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	physician politician naturalist surgeon painter botanist	1747				Royal Society			member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
John Flett	Scottish physician and geologist (1869–1947)	United Kingdom	mineralogist geologist	1869-06-26 1869-05-25	Kirkwall		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College Kirkwall Grammar School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bigsby Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire
John Forfar	British doctor (1916-2013)	United Kingdom	military physician	1916-11-16	Glasgow		University of St Andrews Perth Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Military Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Francis Sutherland	John Francis Sutherland Born -01T Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation physician writer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh physician writer (*1854) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		physician writer	1854			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Frank	Canadian epidemiologist		epidemiologist	1949-06-23	Guelph		University of Toronto					University of Toronto University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Frederic Bateman	British civil engineer (1810-1889)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1810-05-30	Halifax			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
John Frost	British physician and botanist (1803-1840)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1803				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Fryer	English entomologist (1886-1948)	United Kingdom	entomologist botanical collector	1886-08-13			Gonville and Caius College Rugby School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Fullerton, Lord Fullerton	Scottish judge		judge	1775-12-16	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gaddum	British pharmacologist (1900–1965)	England	pharmacologist university teacher physiologist	1900-03-31			Trinity College Rugby School	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society of Edinburgh	pharmacology			Cairo University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
John George Adami	British pathologist (1862–1926)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pathologist physician	1862-01-12	Ashton upon Mersey		Christ's College University of Manchester The Manchester Grammar School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	pathology			McGill University University of Cambridge University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
John George Bartholomew	British cartographer (1860-1920) and founder of Edinburgh Geographical Institute and later Collins Bartholomew	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cartographer geographer businessperson	1860-03-22	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society Victoria Medal
John Gibson Fleming	John Gibson Fleming Born -01T Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation surgeon Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh surgeon (*1809) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		surgeon	1809			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gilchrist	Scottish indologist	Kingdom of Great Britain	lexicographer linguist banker surgeon writer	1759-06-19	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	Indology			East India Company	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gillies	British historian	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian classical scholar	1747-01-18	Brechin		University of Glasgow Brechin High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Goodsir	Scottish anatomist (1814–1867)		physician anatomist university teacher zoologist	1814-03-20	Anstruther		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gordon	Scottish physician and anatomist (1786-1818)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist university teacher physician writer	1786-04-19			University of Edinburgh		anatomy physiology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gordon Gordon-Munn	scots-born physician and psychiatrist		psychiatrist surgeon	1863			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gordon Harrower	Scottish anatomist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist	1890-04-04	Glasgow		Allan Glen's School					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Graham Kerr	British zoologist and politician (1869-1957)	United Kingdom	politician zoologist university teacher embryologist	1869-09-18	Arkley		Christ's College University of Edinburgh Royal High School University of Cambridge	Royal Society Zoological Society of London Linnean Society of London	zoology embryology		Regius Professor of Zoology member of the 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 36th Parliament of the United Kingdom	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
John Graham MacDonald Burt	Scottish physician and medical author	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon	1809-03-03	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Gray McKendrick	Scottish physiologist (1841-1926)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician physiologist university teacher	1841-08-12	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh	physiology		Regius Professor of Physiology	University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
John Grieve	Scottish physician and writer		translator	1753			University of Glasgow	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Guthrie Tait	Rugby union player, amateur golfer, educator	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	rugby union player golfer	1861-08-24	Edinburgh		Peterhouse Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Halliday Croom	Scottish surgeon and medical author		gynecologist	1847-01-15			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
John Hannay Thompson	British civil engineer		civil engineer	1869			Durham University						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Hardman Moore	British economist	United Kingdom	economist university teacher	1954-05-07			University of Cambridge London School of Economics and Political Science Fitzwilliam College	British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Econometric Society	economics			London School of Economics and Political Science Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh	Yrjö Jahnsson Award Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Commander of the Order of the British Empire Clarivate Citation Laureates
John Harrison	British structural geologist, explorer and cartographer (1892–1972)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland South Africa	geologist explorer	1892-03-16	Bloemfontein		University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School					University of Oxford	Lyell Medal Murchison Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Harrison	Scottish merchant, author and tailor		historian	1847-08-17									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Harry Miller	former Scottish minister and theologian		theologian	1869			The Albany Academy					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Hill	Scottish minister and classicist		classical scholar	1747			University of St Andrews Madras College					University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Hill Burton	British academic (1809-1881)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	economist historian biographer writer	1809-08-22	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Hudson	British historian	United Kingdom	historian jurist translator university teacher	1962-05-07			University of Toronto Worcester College	Royal Historical Society	Middle Ages law and society translations from Latin			University of Michigan University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
John Hunter	Scottish classical scholar and college principal	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	classical scholar college head	1745	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh Wallace Hall Academy					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Hutton Balfour	British botanist (1808-1884)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist bryologist university teacher surgeon literary editor	1808-09-15	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Royal High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Plinian Society	bryology	A Manual of Botany Class book of botany : being an introduction to the study of the vegetable kingdom	Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Regius Professor of Botany Regius Professor of Plant Science	University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
John Iball	British physicist and crystallographer		physicist	1907-02-01			University of Wales					University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Inglis	Scottish politician and judge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	judge politician	1810-08-21			Balliol College University of Glasgow Royal High School University of Glasgow School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of the United Kingdom Lord Advocate Rector of King's College. Aberdeen		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Iredale	British physician	United Kingdom	physician academic administrator	1960-11-09			Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Medical Sciences					University of Bristol University of Edinburgh University of Southampton Research Councils UK	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
John Ivor Murray	Collector for the National Museum of Scotland	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer surgeon	1824	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John James Burnet	Scottish architect (1857-1938)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	architect	1857-03-31	Blythswood Hill		École des Beaux-Arts Hyndland Secondary School	Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects					Royal Gold Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Knight Bachelor
John James McIntosh Shaw	John James McIntosh Shaw Born -01T Port Glasgow Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation plastic surgeon Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Military Cross plastic surgeon (*1885) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Military Cross		plastic surgeon	1885	Port Glasgow		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross
John James Rickard Macleod	Nobel prize-winning Scottish physician and physiologist; co-discoverer of insulin	United Kingdom	physician inventor university teacher physiologist	1876-09-06	Clunie		University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Medicine	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society	physiology medicine			University of Toronto Leipzig University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Cameron Prize of the University of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
John James Stuart of Allanbank	(1779-1849)		artist	1779									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Jamieson	Scottish lexicographer (1759-1838)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	lexicographer linguist historian	1759-03-03	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Princeton University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature American Antiquarian Society Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
John Jennings	British chief executive (b. 1937)		businessperson geologist	1937-03-30			University of Edinburgh University of Birmingham London Business School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			chairperson	Shell Transport and Trading Company Shell	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Knight Bachelor
John Joseph Haldane	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher university teacher	1954-02-19			University for the Creative Arts St Aloysius' College Kent Institute of Art & Design Wimbledon College of Art	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Arts	ethics social philosophy philosophy of mind			University of Notre Dame University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Kay	British economist	United Kingdom	economist university teacher	1948	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School Nuffield College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				London School of Economics and Political Science London Business School	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
John Kaye Charlesworth	British geologist (1889-1972)		geologist university teacher researcher	1889-01-03	Leeds			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society	geology				Prestwich Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
John Kemp	Scottish mathematician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician geographer	1763			University of Aberdeen					Columbia University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Kenneth Baillie	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				The Roslin Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Kerr	Scottish minister, sportsman and sporting author		historian	1852			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Kerr, Baron Kerr of Kinlochard	British diplomat (born 1942)	United Kingdom	politician diplomat businessperson	1942-02-22	Highland		Pembroke College The Glasgow Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords ambassador of the United Kingdom to the United States Principal Private Secretary to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs United Kingdom Permanent Representative to the European Union	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Kippen Watson	improver of Edinburgh's gas lighting			1816									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Lauder	Scottish doctor			1683	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Laver	British phonetician	United Kingdom	phonetician	1938-01-20	Naushera		University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh Queen Margaret University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire
John Learmonth	(1789-1858)			1789-05-26	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Lindsay Stewart	botanist (1832-1873)		botanist	1832			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Low	Scottish army officer in the East India Company and political officer in India	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military officer	1788			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John M. Ball	British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1948-05-19	Farnham		St John's College University of Sussex University of Cambridge	Royal Society Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh French Academy of Sciences American Mathematical Society			President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Heriot-Watt University University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh doctorat honoris causa de l'université Montpellier-II Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne Knight Bachelor Sir Edmund Whittaker Memorial Prize Whitehead Prize Keith Medal Theodore von Kármán Prize Honorary doctoral degree of the Pierre and Marie Curie University Fellow of the American Mathematical Society King Faisal International Prize in Science De Morgan Medal	David Edmunds
John M. Caie	Scottish poet		poet	1878	Moray		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John M. M. Munro	Scottish businessman and electrical engineer		businessperson	1853			The Glasgow Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John M. MacKenzie	British historian	United Kingdom	historian writer university teacher	1943-10-02			University of British Columbia University of Zimbabwe Wilfrid Laurier University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Historical Society	imperialism human migration environmental history cultural history			University of Lancaster University of British Columbia University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University
John M. Ottaway	British chemist		chemist	1939-08			University of Exeter					University of Strathclyde University of Exeter	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John MacGregor McCandlish	Scottish lawyer and actuary	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	lawyer actuary	1821-01-12									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John MacKay Bernard	meteorologist		meteorologist	1857			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John MacLaurin	Scottish judge and writer	Kingdom of Great Britain	judge	1734			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John MacWhirter	president of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 1831–1833			1783			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Mackintosh Howie	British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician	1936-05-23	Chryston		University of Aberdeen Balliol College Tulane University Robert Gordon's College University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics		Regius Professor of Mathematics	University of St Andrews	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Graham Higman
John Macqueen Cowan	Scottish botanist (1891-1960)	Scotland	botanist	1892-04			University of Oxford Robert Gordon's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Veitch Memorial Medal
John Macqueen Ward	Scottish businessman		businessperson	1940-08-01	Edinburgh		Fettes College						Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Knight Bachelor
John Macvicar Anderson	Scottish architect		architect	1835-07-11			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Main	Scottish minister and co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1728			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Malcolm	Scottish-born New Zealand physiologist, university professor (1873–1954)	New Zealand	physiologist academic	1873-08-31	Halkirk		University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
John Mallard	British medical physicist (1927-2021)	United Kingdom	physicist medical physicist	1927-01-14	Kingsthorpe		Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Northampton School for Boys University of Nottingham	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mullard Award
John Martyn Roberts	British inventor		inventor	1806									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Masson Gulland	Scottish chemist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist biochemist	1898-10-14	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society				University of Oxford	Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Mathieson	Scottish cartographer and explorer	United Kingdom	explorer cartographer geographer historian	1855				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John McIntyre	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (1916-2005)	United Kingdom	philosopher	1916-05-20			University of Edinburgh Bathgate Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Sydney University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John McLean Thompson	Scottish botanist (1888-1977)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	teacher botanist	1888-07-22			University of Glasgow Rothesay Academy					University of Liverpool University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
John McMichael	British cardiologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cardiologist university teacher	1904-07-25	Kirkcudbrightshire		University of Edinburgh Kirkcudbright Academy	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences				University of London	Canada Gairdner International Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John McMurtrie	Scottish minister and naturalist		priest naturalist	1831			Ayr Academy				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John McNeill	British surgeon (1795-1883)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	diplomat surgeon	1795-08-12	Colonsay		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom ambassador of the United Kingdom to Persia	Foreign Office East India Company	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
John McQueen Johnston	Scottish physician		teacher	1901-12-26			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John McVail	McVail, John Christie (1849–1926), physician and public health administrator		physician	1849									Edward Jenner Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John McWhan	John McWhan Born -22T00:00: Cambuslang Died -14T00:00: Glasgow Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation teacher Employer University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1885–1943) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1885-01-22	Cambuslang		University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Meadows Jackson	British mathematician		physicist mathematician	1907-02-08			Trinity College University of London					University of Dundee Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Menzies Campbell	Scottish dentist and dental historian	United Kingdom	historian	1887	Paisley		George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Michael Dewar	British gynaecologist and ornithologist		ornithologist	1883			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Milroy	British civil engineer (c. 1806-1886)		civil engineer	1806									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Moir	(1808-1899)		physician	1808-04-06	Verdun								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Monteath Robertson	Scottish chemist		chemist	1900-07-24			Perth Academy	Royal Society Academy of Sciences of Turin				University of Glasgow	Gregori Aminoff Prize Davy Medal Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Longstaff Prize Paracelsus Prize
John Monteith	British scientist	United Kingdom	scientist university teacher	1929-09-03				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	environmental physics biology soil microscale meteorology			University of Nottingham	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Morison	bacteriophage expert		parasitologist	1879-11-06			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Morrison	Born: 1863 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland; Died: 1944 in Stellenbosch, Cape Colony, South Africa		mathematician physicist university teacher	1863	Muthill		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College					Stellenbosch University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
John Mortland	Scottish advocate (1751–1807)		lawyer	1751			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Morton Boyd	British scientist	United Kingdom	ornithologist	1925-01-31	Darvel		University of Glasgow						Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Murray	Scottish oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist (1841-1914)	Canada United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer oceanographer limnologist marine biologist surgeon hydrobiologist botanist	1841-03-03	Ontario		University of Edinburgh Stirling High School	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences	oceanography				Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal Medal Vega Medal Founder’s Medal Alexander von Humboldt Medal Clarke Medal Cullum Geographical Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Order of the Bath Makdougall Brisbane Prize Livingstone Medal
John Murray	Scottish chemist and public lecturer	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist lecturer geologist physicist	1778	Edinburgh		University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Murray	Scottish geographer and educator	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geographer	1883	New Pitsligo		University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Neish Ritchie	John Neish Ritchie Born -19T00:00: Died -28T00:00: Occupation veterinarian Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh veterinarian (1904–1977) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		veterinarian	1904-01-19									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Nicholson Black	educator	United Kingdom	military personnel	1922-06-28			Exeter College Rugby School					University of Adelaide University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Norrie	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Ogilvie	Church of Scotland minister and poet	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Christian minister poet writer	1732	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Phillips	South African botanist and ecologist (1899 - 1987)	No/unknown value	ecologist botanical collector	1899-03-15	Makhanda				forestry				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Playfair	Scottish scientist and mathematician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician geologist physicist	1748-03-10	Dundee		University of St Andrews	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics		professor	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Powell	English physicist (1923-1996)		physicist	1923-11-04			University of Oxford						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Pringle	Scottish geologist and palaeontologist		geologist paleontologist	1877-10-21									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
John Pringle Nichol	Scottish educator, phrenologist, astronomer and economist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	economist astronomer	1804-01-13	Angus		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
John R. Underhill	Scottish football referee and professor of stratigraphy	United Kingdom	association football referee geologist	1961-01-05				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Lyell Medal Wollaston Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Ramsay L'Amy	John Ramsay L'Amy Born -01T Occupation photographer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh photographer (*1813) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		photographer	1813									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Rankine	Scottish jurist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	jurist teacher	1846-02-18			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Read	English organic chemist		chemist	1884-02-17	Maiden Newton		University of London	Royal Society				University of St Andrews	Dexter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
John Reddie	Scottish lawer and judge		judge	1805			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Reid	British clinical pharmacologist (born 1943)	United Kingdom	pharmacologist physician university teacher	1943			University of Oxford		medicine pharmacology			University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
John Rennie	engineer from Scotland (1761-1821)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	civil engineer engineer businessperson	1761-06-07	Phantassie		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame
John Robison	Scottish physicist and mathematician (1739–1805)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician chemist physicist inventor writer	1739-02-04	Scotland Baldernock		University of Glasgow	Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh The Poker Club				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Rogerson	Scottish physician employed by Catherine the Great		physician	1741	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh	Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Ronald Peddie	John Ronald Peddie Born -05T00:00: Died -11T00:00: Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation teacher Employer University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (1887–1979) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1887-01-05			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Rouse	biochemist		biochemist					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee	Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Russell Greig	Scottish veterinarian	United Kingdom	veterinarian physician university teacher	1889-09			University of Edinburgh		medicine veterinary medicine veterinary pharmacology veterinary pathology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Savill	Sir John Stewart Savill FMedSci FRS, Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Research Council (MRC)	United Kingdom	chief executive officer	1957-04-25			University of Oxford University of Sheffield Royal Postgraduate Medical School	Royal Society				Hammersmith Hospital University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
John Scott	19th century Scottish naval surgeon and physician to Queen Victoria in Scotland		physician	1797-01-26			Marischal College University of Aberdeen	Royal College of Physicians, London					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Scott Russell	naval engineer (1808–1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer military engineer	1808-05-09	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of St Andrews	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Shaw Stewart	Scottish advocate and writer (1793–1840)		writer	1793									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Sherwood	British chemist	United Kingdom	physical chemist professor		Redruth		Durham University Department of Chemistry Aireborough Grammar School					University of Strathclyde Faculty of Science	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
John Shoolbred	Scottish naval surgeon (1766-1831)			1766-03-13			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Sibbald	Scottish physician (1833-1905)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1833-06-24			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Simpson Ford	Scottish industrial chemist and microbiologist		chemist	1866				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Sligo	Scottish merchant and geologist	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist merchant	1794									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Smith	Scottish dentist, philanthropist and pioneering educator (1825-1910)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	dentist surgeon educator philanthropist	1825			University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Smith Purdy	(1872-1936) health officer and soldier		physician	1872-01-31			University of Aberdeen The King Edward VI Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Smith Samuel	Scottish civil servant			1870									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Souttar McKendrick	(1874-1946)		physician	1874									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Speakman	biologist and professor at the University of Aberdeen	United Kingdom	biologist physiologist scientist university teacher editing staff	1958-11 1958			University of Stirling	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Society of Biology Royal Society of Arts Academia Europaea National Academy of Sciences	animal ecophysiology obesity ageing			University of Aberdeen Chinese Academy of Sciences	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology ZSL Scientific Medal Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
John Stark	Scottish printer, author and naturalist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	naturalist printer writer	1779									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Steadman	John Steadman Born -01T Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation teacher Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh teacher (*1710) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		teacher	1710			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stenhouse	Scottish chemist (1809-1880)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1809-10-21	Glasgow		University of Glasgow University of Strathclyde University of Aberdeen University of Giessen	Royal Society Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Edinburgh				St Bartholomew's Medical College Royal Mint	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society	Thomas Graham
John Stephenson	British zoologist (1871-1933)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist surgeon linguist university teacher	1871-02-06	Padiham		Burnley Grammar School University of Manchester	Royal Society			Pre-registration house officer medical officer professor head teacher university teacher volunteer	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal India Medal Doctor of Science Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons
John Steuart Newbigging	Scottish lawyer and legal author		lawyer	1809									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Steven Watson	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1916-03-20			Christ Church St John's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stevenson	English priest, botanist and mycologist (1836-1903)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1836									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stewart Orr	Scottish medical physicist and researcher		physicist	1930-08-10			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stewart of Nateby Hall	British naturalist		naturalist	1813									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Strong	British educator		academic educator	1868-01-15			University of Leeds					University of Leeds	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Struthers	Regius Professor of Anatomy at the University of Aberdeen	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cetologist surgeon anatomist	1823-02-21 1823	Dunfermline		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stuart Archer	Vice-Chancellor/Principal/Heriot-Watt University (1943-2007)		engineer	1943-06-15			Imperial College London City, University of London Chiswick School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Imperial College London Heriot-Watt University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stuart Hepburn Forbes	Scottish peer and landowner	United Kingdom	writer	1804-09-25			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Stuart of Inchbreck	18th/19th century Scottish scholar		writer	1751			University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Sturgeon Mackay	(1843-1914) British mathematician and educator	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician educator writer classical scholar	1843-10-22	Auchencairn		University of St Andrews Perth Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Sutherland Black	Scottish editor and writer (1846-1923)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	biblical scholar literary editor	1846-07-04									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Swinton	Scottish theologian		theologian researcher	1957			University of Aberdeen	British Academy				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Oskar Pfister Award
John Tedder, 2nd Baron Tedder	British chemist and Baron (1926-1994)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pharmacist chemist politician university teacher	1926-07-04	London		Magdalene College Dauntsey's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	chemistry politics		member of the House of Lords	University of Sheffield University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Terence Coppock	British geographer (1921-2000)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geographer	1921-06-02			Queens' College Stanwell School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University College London University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Victoria Medal Scottish Geographical Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
John Thomson	Scottish minister and landscape painter (1778-1840)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	painter Anglican priest writer	1778-09-01	Ayrshire		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Thomson	Scottish physician and surgeon		surgeon pathologist	1765			University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Thomson Gordon	Scottish advocate			1786 1813			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Toland	mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1949-04-28	Derry		University of Sussex Queen's University Belfast	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematical analysis			University of Bath University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Sylvester Medal Senior Berwick Prize	Charles A. Stuart
John Turton Randall	British physicist (1905–1984)	United Kingdom	physicist	1905-03-23	Newton-le-Willows		University of Manchester School of Medicine, University of Manchester	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				King's College London University of Birmingham University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal John Price Wetherill Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize Honorary member of the British Biophysical Society John Scott Award	William Lawrence Bragg
John Walker	Scottish natural historian (1731-1803)	Scotland	botanist meteorologist chemist geologist zoologist natural historian	1731	The Canongate		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Walker Sharpe	Scottish physicist			1916			University of Glasgow Falkirk High School					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
John Watson Laidlay	Scottish merchant, numismatist and orientalist		orientalist	1803									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Watt Butters	Scottish mathematician (1863-1946)		mathematician	1863-08-10	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				Ardrossan Academy George Heriot's School	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Webster	English theologian	United Kingdom	theologian Anglican priest	1955-06-20	Mansfield		University of Cambridge Clare College Bradford Grammar School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews University of Toronto Durham University University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
John William Ballantyne	Scottish physician and obstetrician (1861–1923)		teacher physician	1861			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John William Henry Eyre	British bacteriologist and ophthalmologist		microbiologist ophthalmologist	1869-07-18			Whitgift School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John William McNee	physician and pathologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pathologist cardiologist bacteriologist	1887			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Wilson	Scottish advocate, literary critic and author (1785-1854)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	writer poet journalist literary critic lawyer philosopher	1785-05-18	Paisley		Magdalen College University of Glasgow Paisley Grammar School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
John Wishart	British statistician (1898-1956)	Scotland	statistician mathematician	1898-11-28	Montrose		University of Edinburgh Perth Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Mathematical Statistics		Wishart distribution Wishart mixture model Inverse-Wishart distribution		Rothamsted Research University of Cambridge Black Watch West Leeds High School University College London British Army	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Statistical Association Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics	Karl Pearson
John Young Buchanan	Scottish chemist and oceanographer (1844-1925)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer chemist oceanographer	1844	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Fellow of the Royal Society
Johnson Symington	British surgeon	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon anatomist	1851-09-08			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Jon Oberlander	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher	1962-06-16			Pembroke College University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh School of Informatics University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Jonathan Spencer	British social anthropologist and academic (born 1954)	United Kingdom	anthropologist	1954-12-23	Dorking		University of Edinburgh University of Chicago University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of South Asian Languages	London School of Economics and Political Science University of Sussex	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Jose L. Torero	Peruvian academic	Peru	mechanical engineer university teacher editor-in-chief		Lima		University of California, Berkeley Pontifical Catholic University of Peru		fire protection engineering			University of Queensland University of Edinburgh Fire Safety Journal University of Maryland	Honorary doctors of Ghent University Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Fairweather Lamb	British academic		physician physiologist university teacher	1928-07-18 1928			University of Edinburgh Brechin High School		medicine physiology			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Helszajn	Engineer and academic		engineer	1934	Belgium							Heriot-Watt University	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh IEEE Fellow
Joseph Henry Carter	British veterinarian		veterinarian	1857-05-05	Bradford			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph James Coleman	Joseph James Coleman Born -01T Occupation inventor Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh inventor (*1838) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		inventor	1838				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph John Blackie	Scottish chemist		chemist	1894	Duns		University of Edinburgh	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
Joseph Langley Burchnall	mathematician (1892-1975)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician university teacher	1892-12-08	Whichford		Christ Church Boston Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh		Burchnall–Chaundy theory		Durham University Royal Garrison Artillery	Military Cross Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Joseph Marie, baron de Gérando	French jurist, philanthropist and philosopher of Italian descent (1772-1842)	France	anthropologist philosopher linguist philanthropist politician	1772-02-29	Lyon			Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie Nationale de Médecine Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Société des observateurs de l'homme Academy of Sciences of Turin Société d'encouragement pour l'industrie nationale			Councillor of State member of the Chamber of Peers		Grand Officer of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Mitchell	Scottish civil engineer		civil engineer engineer autobiographer businessperson	1803	Moray		Inverness Royal Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Joseph Muter	British military personnel	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel	1777	Fife			Royal Society		Letter from Joseph Muter to his brother James 10 July 1815			Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order Companion of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Parker	Scottish mining engineer and educator		mining engineer	1871			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Pearson	British zoologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist	1881-04-19	Yorkshire		University of Liverpool Liverpool College					Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Riley Ratcliffe	physician, scientist. and antiquarian, active in Birmingham, England		physician				Burnley Grammar School	Birmingham Natural History Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Joseph Taylor Goodsir	Scottish minister and theological author (1815–1893)		writer	1815-09-16	Lower Largo		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joseph Wedderburn	British mathematician (1882–1948)	United Kingdom	mathematician engineer university teacher	1882-02-02	Forfar		University of Edinburgh University of Chicago George Watson's College Humboldt University of Berlin Leipzig University Forfar Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society	algebra	Artin–Wedderburn theorem Wedderburn's little theorem Wedderburn–Etherington number		Princeton University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize	George Chrystal
Joshua Henry Davidson	Scottish physician		physician	1785	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Joshua Nunn	Irish army veterinary surgeon	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel veterinarian surgeon	1853-05-10									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinguished Service Order
Josiah Livingston	Scottish merchant			1818									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Juda Hirsch Quastel	Canadian biochemist	Canada	biochemist university teacher biologist	1899-10-02	Sheffield		Trinity College Imperial College London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	biochemistry biology neurochemistry			McGill University University of British Columbia	Fellow of the Royal Society Companion of the Order of Canada Canada Gairdner International Award Flavelle Medal Leeuwenhoek Lecture Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate from the McGill University
K. A. Pyefinch	British zoologist and freshwater biologist		zoologist	1911-01-10			University of Cambridge Pocklington School					University of Nottingham	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kazimierz Kuratowski	Polish mathematician (1896–1980)	Poland Russian Empire	mathematician philosopher topologist university teacher	1896-02-02	Warsaw		University of Glasgow University of Warsaw	Academy of Sciences of the GDR Academy of Sciences of the USSR Hungarian Academy of Sciences Polish Academy of Sciences Polish Academy of Learning Royal Society of Edinburgh Lwów Scientific Society Russian Academy of Sciences Polish Mathematical Society	topology mathematics set theory mathematical logic metric space measure theory graph theory	Kuratowski's theorem Knaster–Kuratowski–Mazurkiewicz lemma Knaster–Kuratowski fan Kuratowski embedding Kuratowski closure axioms Kuratowski and Ryll-Nardzewski measurable selection theorem Kuratowski's closure-complement problem Kuratowski–Ulam theorem Kuratowski convergence Tarski–Kuratowski algorithm Kuratowski's free set theorem	director chairperson	University of Warsaw Lviv Polytechnic	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Medal of the 10th Anniversary of People's Poland Work Flag Order, 2nd class Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris	Stefan Mazurkiewicz Zygmunt Janiszewski
Keith Cochrane	businessperson	United Kingdom	entrepreneur	1949-12-05	Edinburgh		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Keith Martin Ball	British mathematician and Professor at the University of Warwick	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher science communicator	1960-12-26	New York City		Trinity College Berkhamsted School University of Cambridge	Royal Society American Mathematical Society	mathematics geometry functional analysis probability theory popular science			University of Warwick	Whitehead Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Mathematical Society	Béla Bollobás
Keith Matthews	British parasitologist		parasitologist university teacher	1964-06-24			University of Glasgow	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh University of Manchester Yale University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
Keith Moffatt	British mathematician	United Kingdom	physicist mathematician university teacher	1935-04-12	Edinburgh		George Watson's College University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge	Royal Society French Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Lincean Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh American Physical Society	mathematical physics applied mechanics			University of Bristol University of Cambridge	Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms Fellow of the Royal Society Hughes Medal Fellow of the American Physical Society Fluid Dynamics Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Whitehead Prize Panetti Ferrari Award	George Batchelor
Keith Robbins	British academic	United Kingdom	historian	1940-04-09 1940			Magdalen College Bristol Grammar School St Antony's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales Royal Historical Society				University of Glasgow Bangor University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Kemp Davidson, Lord Davidson	Scottish lawyer		judge	1929-04-13			University of Edinburgh Fettes College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kenneth Alexander	Scottish economist		economist	1922-03-14			George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Kenneth Boyd Fraser	British virologist		immunologist	1917-03-10			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross
Kenneth Calman	British cancer researcher	United Kingdom	surgeon	1941-12-25	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Chancellor of the University of Glasgow	University of Glasgow	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Bisset Hawkins Medal Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners
Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom	British politician (born 1931)	United Kingdom	politician judge	1931-06-11	Edinburgh		Corpus Christi College University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kenneth Dover	British classical scholar (1920–2010)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	hellenist university teacher classical scholar classical philologist ornithologist	1920-03-11	London		Balliol College St Paul's School	American Academy of Arts and Sciences British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Academia Europaea		Greek Homosexuality		University of Oxford	Gaisford Prize Kenyon Medal honorary doctor of Durham University honorary doctor of the University of Birmingham Honorary doctor of the University of Oxford honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight Bachelor
Kenneth Falconer	British mathematician (1952)	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1952-01-25	Hampton Court Palace		Corpus Christi College Kingston Grammar School University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Hallard T. Croft
Kenneth Harris	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist				University of Cambridge University of St Andrews	Academia Europaea Learned Society of Wales				Cardiff University	Tilden Prize Corday-Morgan Prize Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Marlow Award	John Meurig Thomas
Kenneth Murray	British biologist (1930-2013)	United Kingdom	molecular biologist	1930-12-30	East Ardsley		University of Birmingham	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	molecular biology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Leeuwenhoek Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Warren Alpert Foundation Prize Knight Bachelor
Kenneth Norrie	Scottish legal scholar	United Kingdom	legal scholar	20th century			University of Dundee School of Law	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde University of Aberdeen University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kenneth Standley	Scottish physicist		physicist	1920			University of Oxford					University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kenneth Williamson	British ornithologist		ornithologist	1914	Bury			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kevin Lala	British evolutionary biologist	United Kingdom	evolutionary biologist researcher	1962-10-05			University of Southampton University College London		ethology			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ERC Advanced Grant Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship PROSE Awards
Kirk Duncanson	Scottish surgeon and botanist		surgeon botanist	1846			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Knud Haakonssen	intellectual historian		historian university teacher author	1947-07-09			University of Copenhagen University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters British Academy				University of Erfurt Victoria University of Wellington University of Sussex University of St Andrews University College London University of Bergen National University of Singapore Boston University Australian National University Monash University University of Copenhagen	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Károly Pius Koller	British doctor, biologist of Hungarian origin	Hungary United Kingdom	cell biologist monk	1901-03-04	Nagykanizsa		Eötvös Loránd University University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
L. P. W. Renouf	British biologist (1887-1968)		biologist	1887			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Q1827271	British geologist (1855-1936)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1855-03-21	Airth		Marlborough College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
L.J.F. Brimble	botanist (1904-1965)		journalist botanist	1904-01-16			University of Reading Sexey's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Manchester University of Glasgow Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Larry W. Hurtado	American biblical scholar	United States of America	biblical scholar university teacher theologian church historian	1943-12-29	Kansas City		Case Western Reserve University Central Bible College	Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas				University of Edinburgh University of Manitoba	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Laurence D. Barron	British chemist	United Kingdom	physical chemist	1944	Southampton			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Chirality Medal
Laurence Pullar	19th-century Scottish businessman, geographer and philanthropist (1838–1926)		businessperson	1838									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lawrence Crawford	Scottish mathematician (1867-1951)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1867	Glasgow			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of South Africa
Leigh Sparks	researcher		researcher	1957			University of Wales Trinity Saint David University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Stirling School of Management	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Leonard Alsager Elgood	British chartered accountant and company director.		businessperson chartered accountant business executive	1892-12-13	Essex		University of St Andrews High School of Dundee	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Leonard Dobbin	British chemist		writer chemist	1858-07-30			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Leonard Horner	Merchant, geologist and educational reformer	United Kingdom	geologist mineralogist	1785-01-17	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin			President of the Geological Society of London	University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Leslie Cunningham	Scottish statistician (1895-1946)		physicist mathematician	1895	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy St Mary's School Sedbergh School	Edinburgh Mathematical Society				Royal Air Force King's Own Scottish Borderers Royal Engineers	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire	E. T. Whittaker
Leslie Mackenzie	Scottish health administrator	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	health administrator physician hygienist	1862	Ross-shire				public health public health protection preventive medicine School hygiene				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Lewis Merson Davies	British soldier, geologist, palaeontologist and author		geologist writer	1883			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lewis Ritchie	Scottish medical doctor, general practitioner and researcher	United Kingdom	general practitioner	1952-06-26	Fraserburgh		Fraserburgh Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of General Practitioners Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Lindsay Farmer	Scottish legal scholar		legal scholar law professor	1963-10-31			European University Institute University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lindsay Paterson	educationalist		educational theorist university teacher	1956-06-06								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Linsdall Richardson	British geologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	geologist	1881-12-24	Burnley			Woolhope Naturalists' Field Club Geological Society of London					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the Geological Society of London Lyell Medal
Linus Pauling	American scientist (1901–1994)	United States of America	chemist physicist Esperantist university teacher biochemist peace activist crystallographer biophysicist activist shareholder	1901-02-28	Portland		California Institute of Technology Oregon State University Washington High School	Royal Society American Philosophical Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities National Academy of Sciences International Academy of Quantum Molecular Science French Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Académie Nationale de Médecine Polish Academy of Sciences	quantum chemistry biochemistry physical chemistry		professor	California Institute of Technology Linus Pauling Institute University of California, San Diego Stanford University Oregon State University	Guggenheim Fellowship ACS Award in Pure Chemistry Irving Langmuir Award in Chemical Physics William H. Nichols Medal Silliman Memorial Lectures Willard Gibbs Award Davy Medal Liversidge Award Foreign Member of the Royal Society doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris Medal for Merit doctor honoris causa from the University of Toulouse Nobel Prize in Chemistry honorary doctorate of the University of Montpellier Humanist of the Year Nobel Peace Prize Gandhi Peace Award Linus Pauling Award Roebling Medal Lenin Peace Prize National Medal of Science Lomonosov Gold Medal NAS Award in Chemical Sciences Priestley Medal Lavoisier Medal George C. Pimentel Award in Chemical Education Tolman Award California Hall of Fame Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of the American Physical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Chemical Pioneer Award	Roscoe G. Dickinson Richard Chace Tolman
Lionel Crawford	British virologist	United Kingdom	biologist virologist	1932			Emmanuel College	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gabor Medal
Lorna Milne	Scottish scholar of French literature	United Kingdom	scholar of French literature university teacher	1959-08-19				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Loudon MacQueen Douglas	Loudon MacQueen Douglas Born -00T Died -27T00:00: Occupation writer Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh writer (1863–1944) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		writer	1863				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Louis Agassiz	Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)	Switzerland United States of America	geologist paleontologist racial theorist zoologist glaciologist physician university teacher biologist philosopher botanist ichthyologist climatologist naturalist writer	1807-05-28	Môtiers		University of Zurich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Heidelberg University University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Hungarian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Philosophical Society Royal Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences Neuchâtel Society of Natural Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium	botany geology glaciology ichthyology biology		board member	Harvard University Cornell University University of Neuchâtel Museum of Comparative Zoology	Copley Medal Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Knight of the Legion of Honour Pour le Mérite Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society Wollaston Medal Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi	Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
Louis-Albert Necker	Swiss scientist (1786-1861)	Republic of Geneva France Switzerland	geologist politician mountaineer geographer	1786-04-10	Geneva		University of Edinburgh					University of Geneva	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair	British politician and chemist (1818-1898)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist politician university teacher	1818-05-01	Haiti		University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society			Postmaster General of the United Kingdom Chairman of Ways and Means Secretary of State for Education Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 24th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 23rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 21st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 20th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
M. M. Pattison Muir	British chemist		chemist	1848			University of Tübingen University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Macvey Napier	British legal scholar	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	librarian historian editor biographer	1776-04-11	Kirkintilloch		University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Magnus MacLean	electrical engineer		physicist electrician	1857			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Magnus Mowat	Scottish railway engineer		engineer	1875-11-10									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Malcolm Atkinson	Professor of e-Science/University of Edinburgh School of Informatics	United Kingdom	computer scientist	1943-10-13	Cornwall		University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society
Malcolm Ferguson-Smith	British geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist pathologist university teacher	1931-09-05			University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	medical genetics pathology			University of Cambridge University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Malcolm Jeeves	Scottish academic		writer psychologist university teacher	1926-11-16			University of Cambridge St John's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh International Society for Science and Religion	cognitive psychology neuropsychology			University of Leeds University of St Andrews	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Malcolm Knox	British philosopher		translator philosopher businessperson	1900			Pembroke College Bury Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Malcolm Laurie	Scottish zoologist and palaeontologist		zoologist paleontologist	1866-02-27	Edinburgh		King's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Malcolm Longair	British astronomer	United Kingdom	astronomer university teacher physicist	1941-05-18	Dundee		University of Cambridge University of St Andrews	Royal Society Australian Academy of Science Academia Europaea			Astronomer Royal for Scotland	Harvard University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh IET Kelvin Lecture	Martin Ryle
Malcolm McGregor Cooper	New Zealand born agriculturalist			1910-08-17			University of New Zealand University of Oxford University College, Oxford Massey University	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire honorary doctorate Rhodes Scholarship
Malcolm S. Muir	British epidemiologist (1930–1995)		pathologist epidemiologist	1930-04-23 1930			University of Glasgow		epidemiology tumor				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marc Isambard Brunel	French engineer	France United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	engineer civil engineer architect	1769-04-25	Hacqueville			Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh		Thames Tunnel			Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Knight Bachelor
Marc Turner	Scottish cell biologist	United Kingdom	cell biologist university teacher civil servant				The Open University	Royal Society of Edinburgh			director	University of Edinburgh Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marc-Auguste Pictet	Genevan scientist (1752-1825)	Republic of Geneva France Switzerland	physicist astronomer meteorologist university teacher advocate	1752-07-23	Geneva		University of Geneva	Royal Society Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Royal Society of Edinburgh German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Société des arts de Genève Académie de Stanislas				University of Geneva Observatory of Geneva	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mark Beaumont	Scottish cyclist, adventurer and documentary filmmaker	United Kingdom	explorer sport cyclist film director	1983-01-01	Swindon		High School of Dundee	Royal Society of Edinburgh					British Empire Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mark Girolami	Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Cambridge		engineer	1963			University of Glasgow University of the West of Scotland					University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering	Colin Fyfe
Mark Jones	British art historian, numismatist and museum director	United Kingdom	art historian numismatist	1951-02-05			Worcester College Courtauld Institute of Art Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London	art history numismatics		museum director	British Museum	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Knight Bachelor
Mark Logan	British technology executive	United Kingdom	business executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Skyscanner	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
Mark Pringle	British Member of Parliament (1754-1812)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1754-01-10			University of Cambridge				member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mark Steedman	British computational linguist	United Kingdom	linguist computer scientist engineer artificial intelligence researcher computational linguist	1946-09-18			University of Edinburgh University of Sussex	Academia Europaea British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence	computational linguistics			University of Warwick University of Edinburgh University of Pennsylvania	ACL Fellow AAAI Fellow CSS Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy	H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Mark W. Elliott	religious scholar			1965				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Marshall Hall	British neuroscientist (1790–1857)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	neuroscientist physiologist	1790-02-18	Basford		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	physiology neurology				Fellow of the Royal Society Croonian Medal and Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Goulstonian Lectures
Martin A. Hendry	British astrophysicist	United Kingdom	astrophysicist cosmologist university teacher	1967-11-13			University of Glasgow	International Astronomical Union	Gravitational astrophysics cosmology			University of Glasgow	Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Martin Barry	British physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician physiologist	1802-03-28	England		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Martin J. Siegert	researcher		geophysicist university teacher				University of Cambridge University of Reading		glaciology geophysics			Imperial College London University of Bristol University of Edinburgh University of Exeter	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Martin Melvin Cruickshank	Scottish surgeon			1888-03-22			University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Martin Pickering	psychologist (born 1966)		researcher psychologist	1966			University of Edinburgh Durham University					University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Martin R. Evans	British professor of statistical physics	United Kingdom	researcher statistician	1965-07			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	statistical physics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Martin Schröder	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist	1954			Imperial College London University of Sheffield Upton Court Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea	inorganic chemistry			University of Nottingham University of Edinburgh University of Manchester	Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize
Martin Smellie	Scottish biochemist and professor		biochemist	1927-04-01 1927			University of St Andrews The Glasgow Academy					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Alistair Grant	British businessman	United Kingdom	businessperson	1937-03-06			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Matthew Black	Scottish minister and biblical scholar (1908–1994)	United Kingdom	theologian	1908-09-03	Kilmarnock		University of Glasgow University of Bonn Kilmarnock Academy	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Burkitt Medal
Matthew Boulton	English manufacturer, industrialist 1728-1809, business partner of James Watt	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	businessperson inventor engineer mechanical engineer entrepreneur industrialist merchant designer	1728-09-03	Birmingham			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Lunar Society of Birmingham	mechanical engineering discoveries and inventions steam engine pump design coin		High Sheriff of Staffordshire		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Campbell	British civil servant		civil servant	1907-05-23			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Matthew Charteris	professor at Glasgow University (1840–1897)		teacher	1840			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Dalby	Professor of Cell Engineering	England	teacher	1972-10-19	Leicester		Queen Mary University of London		biomaterial			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Forster Heddle	Scottish physician and mineralogist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mineralogist physician	1828-04-28			University of Edinburgh						Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Guthrie	Scottish physician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician	1743			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Holden	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews Wellcome Sanger Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Murray	Scottish minister and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1735									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Stewart	Scottish mathematician (1717-1785)	Kingdom of Great Britain	mathematician	1717-01-15	Rothesay		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh		Stewart's theorem		University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Robert Simson
Matthew Stewart	1784?-1851			1784									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Matthew Young Orr	British botanist (1883-1953)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1883									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Maurice George Say	British electrical engineer		electrical engineer	1902			Colfe's School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Maurice Quenouille	British statistician		statistician	1924	London		Jesus College	Institute of Mathematical Statistics				University of Southampton	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Maurice Yonge	English zoologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	biologist university teacher zoologist marine biologist	1899-12-09	Wakefield		University of Edinburgh Silcoates School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Bristol University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Darwin Medal Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Bristol honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University honorary doctor of the University of Manchester honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi Makdougall Brisbane Prize Knight Bachelor
Max Born	German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)	German Reich United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist mathematician academic university teacher non-fiction writer theoretical physicist scientist	1882-12-11	Wrocław		University of Göttingen Heidelberg University University of Wrocław University of Zurich Gonville and Caius College	Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the GDR German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Göttingen Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of the USSR Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Göttingen Eighteen American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences	theoretical physics physics quantum mechanics	probability amplitude Born-Oppenheimer approximation	professor	Goethe University Frankfurt University of Göttingen Humboldt University of Berlin University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Nobel Prize in Physics Max Planck Medal Hughes Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guthrie Lecture Makdougall Brisbane Prize honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux	Carl David Tolmé Runge
Meirion Thomas	Thomas, Meirion (1894–1977), plant physiologist		physiologist botanist university teacher	1894				Royal Society	botany plant physiology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Melfort Campbell	Scottish company director	United Kingdom	company director	1956-06-06									Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Atiyah	British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician topologist university teacher	1929-04-22	Hampstead		Trinity College The Manchester Grammar School University of Cambridge Victoria College	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina French Academy of Sciences Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Lincean Academy American Mathematical Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine American Academy of Arts and Sciences Australian Academy of Science Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Indian National Science Academy Academia Europaea The World Academy of Sciences	topology mathematics geometry	Atiyah–Singer index theorem Atiyah algebroid Atiyah–Hirzebruch spectral sequence Atiyah–Segal completion theorem Atiyah–Hitchin–Singer theorem Atiyah–Bott fixed-point theorem Atiyah–Bott formula Atiyah–Hitchin space Atiyah-Jänich theorem Atiyah conjecture on configurations Atiyah–Jones conjecture Atiyah conjecture	President of the Royal Society Savilian Professor of Geometry President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chairperson	University of Cambridge University of Oxford Institute for Advanced Study University of Edinburgh British Army	Fields medal Copley Medal Abel Prize Royal Medal King Faisal International Prize in Science De Morgan Medal Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship Grand Prize of the French Academy of Science Order of Merit Royal Society Bakerian Medal honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia Berwick Prize honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences honorary doctorate of the University of Salamanca Fellow of the American Mathematical Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the Chinese University of Hong Kong Honorary Doctorate from the National Autonomous University of Mexico Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Bachelor honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales IET Kelvin Lecture Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize President's Medal Order of Andrés Bello Feltrinelli Prize Benjamin Franklin Medal Forder Lectureship Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science	W. V. D. Hodge
Michael Bond	English physician	United Kingdom	psychiatrist	1936-04-15			University of Sheffield Magnus Church of England School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Knight Bachelor
Michael Burton	British psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist professor professor	1959-01-21			University of Nottingham					University of York University of Aberdeen University of Glasgow Bond University University of Nottingham	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Cates	British physicist	United Kingdom	physicist	1961-05-05	Bristol		University of Cambridge Trinity College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences	physics		Lucasian Professor of Mathematics	University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society IOP Dirac Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Maxwell Medal and Prize Bingham Medal	Sam Edwards
Michael D. Rugg	American neuroscientist	United States of America	psychologist neuroscientist researcher	1954-09-23			University of Leicester	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University College London University of California, Irvine University of St Andrews University of Texas at Dallas	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Davies	engineer		engineer university teacher					Learned Society of Wales				University of Sussex	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael J. Benton	British palaeontologist	United Kingdom	paleontologist herpetologist university teacher non-fiction writer	1956-04-09	Aberdeen		Robert Gordon's College Newcastle University	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh		The Dinosaurs Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution Is Rewriting History		University of Bristol Trinity College	Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Jean Baptiste Lamarck Medal
Michael J. Ferguson	biochemist	United Kingdom	biochemist researcher	1957	County Durham		University of London University of Manchester	Royal Society of Edinburgh European Molecular Biology Organization Academy of Medical Sciences Royal Society				University of Alberta National Research Council Canada University of Oxford University of Dundee The Rockefeller University	Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Michael Keating	Irish political scientist	Ireland	political scientist university teacher	1950-02-02	United Kingdom		Pembroke College Glasgow Caledonian University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				Western University University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Michael Laverack	British zoologist		zoologist	1931-03-19			University of Southampton					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Lynch	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1946-06-15	Aberdeen		Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen Institute of Historical Research	Royal Historical Society Society of Antiquaries of Scotland				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Oliver	cardiologist	United Kingdom	teacher cardiologist physician	1925-07-03	Borth Aberystwyth		Marlborough College		medicine cardiology			University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Ovenden	British astronomer		astronomer	1926-05-21	Muswell Hill							University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Strachan	Scottish businessman		businessperson biographer	1919-10-23			Rugby School Corpus Christi College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Michael Swann	British biologist (1920-1990)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	biologist zoologist university teacher broadcasting director politician	1920-03-01	Cambridge		University of Edinburgh Gonville and Caius College King's College School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords Governor of the BBC Regius Professor of Natural History Chair of the BBC	BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Michael Victor Berry	British physicist	United Kingdom	mathematician theoretical physicist screenwriter university teacher	1941-03-14	Surrey		University of St Andrews Ilford County High School	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematical physics			University of Bristol Utrecht University Leiden University	Ig Nobel Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Lorentz Medal Pólya Prize Wolf Prize in Physics IOP Dirac Medal Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Onsager Medal Richtmyer Memorial Lecture Award Bakerian Lecture Maxwell Medal and Prize Lilienfeld Prize ICTP Dirac Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics doctor honoris causa of the University of Warwick honorary doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews honorary doctorate of the Weizmann Institute of Science honorary doctorate of Technion honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow honorary doctor of Ulm University honorary doctor of the University of Exeter Moyal Medal Royal Society Bakerian Medal Clarivate Citation Laureates Forder Lectureship EPS Europhysics Prize	Robert B. Dingle
Michel Kaiser	British marine ecologist		researcher marine ecologist	1967-01-30				Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University Marine Stewardship Council Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh FSBI Medal
Miles J. Padgett	Professor of Optics	United Kingdom	researcher	1963-06-01			University of York	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews University of Glasgow	Max Born Award Young Medal and Prize Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Rumford Medal
Mirko Canevaro	Italian historian of antiquity	Italy	historian of classical antiquity classical philologist historian university teacher	20th century	Alessandria			Young Academy of Europe Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh	classical philology history ancient history				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Morrell Draper	Australian teacher	Australia	teacher physiologist	1921-07-10	Adelaide							University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Moses Stevens of Bellahouston	Moses Stevens of Bellahouston Born -01T Other names Moses Steven of Bellahouston Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation lawyer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh lawyer (*1806) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		lawyer	1806			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mowbray Ritchie	Scottish chemist and scientific author		chemist	1905-10-05			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Mstislav Keldysh	Soviet mathematician and physicist (1911-1978)	Russian Empire Soviet Union	mathematician engineer university teacher politician physicist	1911-01-28	Riga		MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics Moscow State University Steklov Institute of Mathematics	Academy of Sciences of the GDR Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Academy of Sciences of the USSR Hungarian Academy of Sciences Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Polish Academy of Sciences American Mathematical Society International Academy of Astronautics Romanian Academy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences	mathematics mechanics		deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union president of the Russian Academy of Sciences	Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics Keldysh Research Center Moscow State University Academy of Sciences of the USSR Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology	Stalin Prize Order of Lenin Hero of Socialist Labour Order of the Red Banner of Labour Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Lomonosov Gold Medal Medal "In Commemoration of the 800th Anniversary of Moscow" Commander of the Legion of Honour Lenin Prize "Hammer and Sickle" gold medal Order of Georgi Dimitrov Order of Cyril and Methodius Order of Bernardo O'Higgins Order of Sukhbaatar Jubilee Medal "50 Years of the Mongolian People's Revolution" médaille d'or Tsiolkovski Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" Jubilee Medal "Twenty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Jubilee Medal "Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" Order of the Flag of the People's Republic of Hungary Order of the Red Banner of Labour USSR State Prize Medal "For the Defence of Moscow"	Mikhail Lavrentyev
Muhammad Ali Imran	researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-4743-9136		university teacher electrical engineer	1976				Royal Society of Edinburgh	communication system Internet of things Long Term Evolution			University of Glasgow University of Surrey	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Muir Russell	British civil servant	United Kingdom	writer	1949-01-09	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Scotland Principal of the University of Glasgow		Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mungo Fairgrieve	Scottish educator		mountaineer	1872			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Mungo Ponton	British photography pioneer (1801–1880)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist inventor photographer jurist	1801-11-20 1802	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Murdoch Mitchison	British biologist (1922–2011)	United Kingdom	zoologist university teacher	1922-06-11	Oxford		Winchester College Trinity College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Murray Macgregor	Scottish geologist		geologist	1884			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Clough Medal
N. M. H. Lightfoot	British mathematician and academic administrator (*1902 – †1962)		mathematician	1902-10-14			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Naeem Ramzan	British information engineer	United Kingdom	information engineer university teacher				University of Western Brittany Queen Mary University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of the West of Scotland	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Narendra Patel, Baron Patel	British obstetrician and life peer	United Kingdom	politician obstetrician	1938-05-11 1938-01-01	Lindi		University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords chancellor		Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Nathaniel Bowditch	American astronomer and mathematician who founded modern navigation (1773-1838)	United States of America	mathematician astronomer actuary physicist sailor politician	1773-03-26	Salem			Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Philosophical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Foreign Member of the Royal Society Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nehal Bhuta	Nehal Bhuta Born -26T00:00:, -00T Occupation(s) university teacher, jurist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh University teacher and jurist (*1975) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		university teacher jurist	1975-05-26				Royal Society of Edinburgh	public international law human rights international criminal law international humanitarian law				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Neil A. R. Gow	Professor of Microbiology at the University of Exeter	United Kingdom	researcher botanist microbiologist	1957-11-30	Tezpur		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Madras College Perth Academy	Royal Society British Society for Medical Mycology proposed standards of care for patients with invasive fungal infections British Mycological Society Microbiology Society	microbiology mycology immunology cell biology			University of Aberdeen University of Exeter	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society	Graham W. Gooday
Neil Campbell	Scottish chemist and amateur athlete		athletics competitor chemist	1903-08-29			University of Edinburgh George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Neil Gillespie	Scottish architect	United Kingdom	architect					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Neil MacCormick	Scottish legal scholar and politician (1941-2009)	United Kingdom	philosopher politician	1941-05-27	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Balliol College University of Edinburgh University of Dundee School of Law	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the European Parliament Regius Chair of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations	University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor
Neil Mackie	British opera singer	United Kingdom	opera singer	1946	Aberdeen		Royal Conservatoire of Scotland Royal College of Music Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Neil Macrae	British psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist university teacher										Spearman Medal Kurt Lewin Medal Jos Jaspars Medal Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh APA Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology
Nelson Annandale	Scottish entomologist, anthropologist, and herpetologist (1876–1924)	British Raj	anthropologist zoologist entomologist carcinologist botanical collector	1876-06-15	Edinburgh		Balliol College University of Edinburgh Rugby School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	zoology			University of Edinburgh Indian Museum Zoological Survey of India	Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Nevil Maskelyne	fifth Astronomer Royal (*1765 – †1811)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician astronomer scientist university teacher	1732-10-06 1732-10-05	London		Westminster School St Catharine's College, Cambridge Trinity College University of Cambridge	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences French Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Accademia Nazionale delle Scienze detta dei XL Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities	astronomy mathematics gravity celestial mechanics orbital mechanics mass astronomical observatory		Astronomer Royal	Royal Observatory	Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nicholas Hastie	British geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist	1947-03-29				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea					Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Nicholas Roe	British university teacher	United Kingdom	university teacher	1955-12-14			Trinity College					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Nick Barton	British biologist	United Kingdom	biologist university teacher	1955-08-30			Peterhouse University of East Anglia	Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh				University College London University of Edinburgh Institute of Science and Technology Austria	Fellow of the Royal Society Erwin Schrödinger Prize Darwin–Wallace Medal Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society Darwin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Gregor Mendel Medal	Godfrey Hewitt
Nick La Thangue	British biologist	United Kingdom	microbiologist university teacher	1957-11-29					cancer biology			University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Nigel Brown	British microbiologist (b.1948)	United Kingdom	microbiologist university teacher academic administrator	1948-12-19			University of Leeds	Learned Society of Wales	microbiology		president	University of Edinburgh University of Birmingham	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
Nigel Leask	English professor	United Kingdom	literary critic university teacher	1958-09-29	Edinburgh		Edinburgh Academy		English Renaissance theatre		Regius Professor of English Language and Literature, Glasgow		Fellow of the English Association Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Jack Prize
Nigel Rapport	Welsh anthropologist	United Kingdom	anthropologist university teacher	1956				Learned Society of Wales				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Ninian Imrie	Scottish army officer and geologist		geologist soldier										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Noel Farnie Robertson	Botanist and Agriculturist (1923-1999)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1923	Dundalk		University of Edinburgh Trinity Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Norman Borlaug	American biologist (1914–2009)	United States of America	biologist university teacher geneticist agronomist engineer agricultural scientist	1914-03-25	Cresco		University of Minnesota	Royal Society Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters National Academy of Sciences Chinese Academy of Engineering Polish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Academy of Engineering of Spain Hungarian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Indian National Science Academy Brazilian Academy of Sciences The World Academy of Sciences	agronomy			University of Iowa	Nobel Peace Prize Great Cross of the National Order of Scientific Merit Presidential Medal of Freedom Borlaug CAST Communication Award National Medal of Science Congressional Gold Medal Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering Philip Hauge Abelson Prize NAS Public Welfare Medal honorary doctor of the University Polytechnic of Catalonia Fellow of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences Fellow of Pakistan Academy of Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Granada Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society Honorary doctorate of the University of Florida
Norman Feather	British physicist		nuclear physicist	1904-11-16	Wadsworth		Trinity College Bridlington School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics			University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize	Ernest Rutherford
Norman Gash	British historian	United Kingdom	historian biographer	1912-01-16			St John's College Reading School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Literature Royal Historical Society				University of St Andrews	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Norman Hay Forbes	British physician and academic author		writer	1863-03-01			Bedford School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Norman Kemp Smith	British philosopher (1872–1958)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher psychologist translator university teacher	1872-05-05	Dundee		University of St Andrews Harris Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Princeton University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Norman Loftus Bor	Irish botanist (1893-1972)	Ireland	botanist	1893-05-02	Tramore		University of Edinburgh Kilkenny College Trinity College Dublin	Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany			Indian Forest Service Kew Gardens	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Norman MacLeod of MacLeod	British army officer and politician (1754–1801)	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician military officer	1754-03-04			University of Oxford	Royal Society			member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain Chief of Clan MacLeod		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Norman Macleod	Scottish minister (1838-1911)			1838			University of Glasgow				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Norman Miller Johnson	Scottish minister and academic author		writer	1887			University of Manchester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Norman Tebble	British marine biologist		biologist marine biologist	1924			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Norman Willison Simmonds	British botanist (1922-2002)		botanist	1922-12-05 1922			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
O. James Garden	British surgeon	United Kingdom	surgeon	1953-11-13			University of Edinburgh Lanark Grammar School					University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London
Octave Sneeden	Scottish engineer and author		engineer	1893			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Oliver O'Donovan	British theologian	United Kingdom	theologian university teacher Anglican priest philosopher priest	1945-06-28	London		Princeton University	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	philosophy theology ethics political theology moral theology pastoral theology			University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Oliver Penrose	British physicist, mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician physicist university teacher theoretical physicist	1929-06-06	Colchester		University College London University of Cambridge	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics			The Open University Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Harold Neville Vazeille Temperley
Orley Ashenfelter	American economist	United States of America	economist	1942-10-18	San Francisco		Princeton University Claremont McKenna College Sweetwater High School	American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Philosophical Society National Academy of Sciences Econometric Society			president	Princeton University	Guggenheim Fellowship IZA Prize in Labor Economics Frisch Medal honorary doctor of the Charles University of Prague Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association Fellow of the Econometric Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux	Albert Rees Stephen Goldfeld
Otto Egon Löwenstein	German zoologist	Germany	zoologist university teacher	1906-10-24	Munich			Royal Society	zoology comparative physiology comparative anatomy			University of Birmingham University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Owen Chadwick	English academic, priest and rugby union player (1916-2015)	United Kingdom	historian theologian rugby union player university teacher Anglican priest	1916-05-20	Bromley		St John's College Tonbridge School Ripon College Cuddesdon	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh American Academy of Arts and Sciences			vice chancellor	University of Cambridge	Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Wolfson History Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Owen F. T. Roberts	British meteorologist		meteorologist	1896			University of Cambridge					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross
Owen Sansom	Owen Sansom Born -21T00:00: Nationality United Kingdom Alma mater University of Nottingham, University of Manchester Occupation oncologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Oncologist (*1975) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences	United Kingdom	oncologist	1975-04-21			University of Nottingham University of Manchester						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences
Patrick Brydone	British scientist, traveller and author (1736-1818)	Scotland	explorer geologist antiquarian travel writer	1736-01-06 1736-01-05	Coldingham		University of St Andrews	Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Patrick Copland	Scottish natural philosopher and university teacher	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer university teacher	1748			University of Aberdeen Marischal College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Cumming	Professor of History ; (1741-1820)		teacher	1741-10-11			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Don Swan	Scottish ship owner and ship builder		politician	1808									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Dudgeon	British mineralogist		geologist	1817	Restalrig		Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Dunbar Ritchie	British chemist, artist, fine art conservator, philatelist, ornithologist and mountaineer		chemist	1907			University of Dundee Arbroath High School					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Fraser Tytler	Scottish historian		historian writer	1791-08-30	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Maitland Club Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Hunter Gordon	Scottish soldier and electrical engineer	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel	1916-12-06	Inverness		Cargilfield Preparatory School Oundle School University of Cambridge Royal Military Academy Sandhurst	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Patrick James Stirling	Scottish lawyer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	translator writer lawyer	1800 1809-07-13	Dunblane		University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Murray	politician in UK	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1771-02-03			University of Glasgow				member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Neill	Scottish printer and naturalist (1776-1851)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	horticulturist businessperson botanist naturalist printer	1776-10-25				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Patrick Neill Fraser	Scottish printer and botanist (1830-1905)		botanist horticulturist	1830				Botanical Society of Scotland Royal Scottish Geographical Society			treasurer		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Patrick Newbigging	(1813-1864)		surgeon	1813			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Paul Atkinson	Scottish businessman	United Kingdom	businessperson				University of Manchester	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate
Paul Attfield	British professor of materials science at extreme conditions	United Kingdom	lecturer materials scientist	1962	Birmingham		University of Oxford Durham Johnston Comprehensive School	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge	Meldola Medal and Prize Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society	Anthony Cheetham
Paul Boyle	British geographer	United Kingdom	geographer	1964-11-16	Felixstowe		University of Lancaster	Learned Society of Wales	population geography geography health			University of Leicester University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Paul Gordon Jarvis	leading ecologist and Professor of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Edinburgh from 1975 to 2001	United Kingdom	ecologist	1935-05-23	Royal Tunbridge Wells		Oriel College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Paul L. Younger	British hydrogeologist (1962–2018)	United Kingdom	hydrogeologist engineer	1962-11-01			Newcastle University Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Newcastle University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Paul Martin Sharp	professor of genetics at the University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	researcher	1957-09-12			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of Nottingham Trinity College Dublin	Fellow of the Royal Society EMBO Membership Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Royal Irish Academy	Alan Robertson
Paul Mealor	Welsh composer	United Kingdom Wales	composer	1975-11-25	St Asaph		University of York	Learned Society of Wales				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Commander of the Order of Saint John Commander of the Order of Saint Lazarus of Jerusalem Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Percy Hall Grimshaw	English entomologist and zoogeographer (1869–1939)		entomologist	1869									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Percy Samuel Lelean	WWI surgeon, public health specialist		surgeon	1871-07-21									Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Percy Theodore Herring	British doctor (1872–1967)	New Zealand	physician physiologist	1872-11-03			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Boyle	British epidemiologist (1951–2022)	United Kingdom	epidemiologist statistician	1951-06-08	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Hungarian Academy of Sciences Academia Europaea	epidemiology			Harvard University University of Strathclyde International Agency for Research on Cancer	Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctor of the University of Aberdeen Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
Peter Bruce	British chemist	United Kingdom	chemist researcher	1956-10-02	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea Royal Society				University of Oxford University of St Andrews	Beilby Medal and Prize Tilden Prize Interdisciplinary Prize Hughes Medal Liversidge Award Geoffrey Barker Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society Longstaff Prize
Peter Buneman	British computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist university teacher	1943			University of Warwick	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery Academia Europaea UK Computing Research Committee	database management system			University of Pennsylvania University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Member of the Order of the British Empire Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Christopher Zeeman
Peter Burt	businessman (1944-2017)	United Kingdom	chief executive officer banker	1944-03-06			University of St Andrews The Wharton School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Peter Coats	Scottish thread manufacturer and philanthropist			1808-07-18				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Peter Comrie	Scottish mathematician and educator		mathematician	1868-07-17	Muthill		University of St Andrews Morrison's Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Greenock Academy	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter David Handyside	Scottish surgeon and anatomist		surgeon anatomist	1808			University of Edinburgh	Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Downes	British biochemist	United Kingdom	biochemist	1953-10-15 1953-10	Manchester		University of Birmingham					University of Dundee	Colworth Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Knight Bachelor
Peter George Le Comber	British solid state physicist and academic		physicist inventor	1941-02-19			University of Leicester	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Leicester University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Dennis Gabor Medal and Prize
Peter Guthrie Tait	Scottish mathematical physicist (1831–1901)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician physicist	1831-04-28	Dalkeith		University of Edinburgh Peterhouse Edinburgh Academy University of Cambridge	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematical physics thermodynamics			University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast	Royal Medal honorary degree Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize
Peter Higgins	Scottish sustainability scientist	United Kingdom	sustainability researcher university teacher environmental scientist freshwater biologist fisheries biologist pedagogue biologist					Royal Society of Edinburgh	education Experiential Education pedagogy environmental education leisure pedagogy			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Q192112	British physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1929–2024)	United Kingdom	theoretical physicist researcher particle physicist physicist university teacher	1929-05-29	Newcastle upon Tyne		Cotham School City of London School King's College London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Physics King's College London Swansea University Royal Scottish Society of Arts Saltire Society Science Museum James Clerk Maxwell Foundation	theoretical physics molecular physics Higgs boson	Higgs boson		Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851 University of Edinburgh University of London University College London University of Technology Sydney Burnet Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Hughes Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Rutherford Medal and Prize Fellow of the Institute of Physics James Scott Prize Lectureship High Energy and Particle Physics Prize IOP Dirac Medal honorary doctor of the University of Bristol honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Physics honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow Wolf Prize in Physics Oskar Klein Medal Sakurai Prize honorary doctor of University College London honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge honorary doctor of Heriot-Watt University Companion of Honour Clarivate Citation Laureates Edinburgh Medal Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research Nobel Prize in Physics honorary doctor of Durham University honorary doctor of the University of Manchester citizen of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Copley Medal honorary doctor of Queen's University Belfast honorary doctorate of Trinity College, Dublin	Charles Coulson H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins
Peter Holmes	British physiologist	United Kingdom	physiologist university teacher	1942-06-06								University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Joseph Heald	biochemist		biochemist	1925-07-26			University of Manchester Stockport School					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Laird McKinlay	Scottish medical statistician		electrical engineer	1901-06-11	Aberdeen							University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Macnair	Scottish geologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1868-09-12	Glasgow								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter McBride	Scottish physician (1854–1946)		teacher	1854			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Mitchell Grant	British engineer	United Kingdom	engineer	1944-06-20	United Kingdom		University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University Strathallan School	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Engineering	Massachusetts Institute of Technology Rice University Stanford University University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Faraday Medal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering IEEE Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Peter Nicholas Pusey	astronomer		scientist	1942-12-30			University of Pittsburgh	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Pauson	British chemist (1925-2013)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1925-07-30	Bamberg		University of Sheffield Duquesne University	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina				University of Strathclyde	Tilden Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry
Peter Pinkerton	Born: 8 June 1870 in Kilmarnock, Scotland; Died: 22 November 1930 in Glasgow, Scotland		mathematician	1870-06-08			University of Glasgow					High School of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Proud	British digital executive	United Kingdom	business executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Accenture Microsoft	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Peter Redford Scott Lang	Scottish mathematician and Regius Professor at St Andrews University	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician university teacher	1850-10-08	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews	mathematics			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Bachelor
Peter Reekie	Scottish civil engineer and executive	United Kingdom	civil engineer executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief executive officer	Scottish Futures Trust	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers
Peter Smith	Scottish climate change scientist	United Kingdom	researcher	20th century			University of Reading University of London	Royal Society				University of Aberdeen Rothamsted Research	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society Philippe Duchaufour Medal
Philip Cohen	British biochemist	United Kingdom	biologist researcher	1945-07-22	Middlesex		University College London University of Washington	Royal Society National Academy of Sciences European Molecular Biology Organization Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Albert Einstein World Award of Science Colworth Medal Debrecen Award for Molecular Medicine Sir Hans Krebs Medal Croonian Medal and Lecture Bristol-Myers Squibb Award for Distinguished Achievement in Metabolic Diseases Research Novartis Medal and Prize Knight Bachelor Corresponding Member of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences EMBO Membership honorary doctor of Linköping University Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine
Philip Eggleton	British biochemist, physiologist		physiologist biochemist university teacher lecturer reader adviser	1903-03-19	London		Tiffin School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh BBC	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Philip Esler	Australian academic	Australia	business executive	1952-08-27	Sydney		Magdalen College University of Sydney Marist College Eastwood	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews University of Gloucestershire	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Philip Kelland	British mathematician (1808–1879)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1808-10-17 1808	Dunster		Queens' College Sherborne School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Philip Long	Scottish conservation executive	United Kingdom	conservator	1966-01-05							chief executive officer	National Trust for Scotland	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Philip Nelson	British Physician and historian (1872-1953)	United Kingdom	teacher	1872			University of Liverpool	Historic Society of Lancashire and Cheshire		Ancient painted glass in England (1170-1500)	secretary	University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland
Philip Rycroft	British Civil servant			1961-05-22			The Leys School Wadham College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Philip Steven Corbet	British entomologist (1929–2008)	Malaysia	botanist entomologist	1929-05-21	Kuala Lumpur		Nelson College University of Reading Gonville and Caius College Dauntsey's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Canterbury University of Dundee Lincoln University University of Waterloo	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Philip Wadler	American computer scientist	United Kingdom United States of America	computer scientist engineer university teacher	1956-04-08	United States of America		Stanford University Carnegie Mellon University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery UK Computing Research Committee	programming language			University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh Bell Labs	SIGPLAN Distinguished Service Award ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society	Nico Habermann Guy L. Steele
Phillips O'Brien	American historian		teacher historian military historian university teacher	1963	Boston			Royal Society of Edinburgh	history military history history of war military strategy				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Pierre Pruvost	French geologist (1890–1967)	France	geologist university teacher	1890-08-01	Raismes		University of Lille	French Academy of Sciences Société géologique du Nord Société géologique de France Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium Sciences Academy of Lisbon Geological Society of America Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Société géologique de Belgique Royal Society of Edinburgh	mineralogy paleontology geology		président de la Société géologique du Nord President of the Geological Society of France dean docent professor president administrator	University of Paris Service géologique national	Gustav-Steinmann Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Wollaston Medal Prix Jules Gosselet Knight of the Legion of Honour Officer of the Legion of Honour honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Louvain Officer of the French Order of Academic Palms Officer of the Order of the Crown honorary doctor of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz	Charles Barrois
Prideaux John Selby	English ornithologist, botanist and illustrator (1788–1867)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist ornithologist illustrator	1788-07-23	Alnwick		University College, Oxford Durham School Durham University		zoology		High Sheriff of Northumberland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Quintin McKellar	Scottish veterinarian and academic	United Kingdom	veterinarian pharmacologist	20th century			University of Glasgow					University of Hertfordshire	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology
R J Wheater	Scottish zoologist and academic, fl. 1991		ecologist zoologist academic					Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Scottish Wildlife Trust Edinburgh Zoo					Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
R. A. Stradling	British physicist	United Kingdom	physicist	1937			Brasenose College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Imperial College London University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
R. H. A. Swain	British virologist (1910–1981)		virologist	1910-02-06			University of Cambridge Dulwich College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
R. H. Stoy	British astronomer		astronomer	1910			University of Cambridge Gonville and Caius College		astronomy				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
R. J. Berry	British biologist (1934–2018)	United Kingdom	geneticist naturalist theologian university teacher	1934-10-26	United Kingdom		Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences University of Utah	Royal Society of Edinburgh	genetics natural science theology ecology environmentalism Christianity relationship between religion and science		President of the Linnean Society of London	University College London Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	Marsh Ecology Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Ralph Abercromby, 2nd Baron Dunfermline	British diplomat (1803–1868)	England	diplomat	1803-04-06	Scotland		Peterhouse Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh			ambassador of the United Kingdom to Sardinia ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Netherlands ambassador of the United Kingdom to the German Confederation ambassador of Tuscany to the Great Britain	Foreign Office	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ralph Hudson Johnson	British neurologist		writer neurologist	1933-12-03			University of Cambridge University of Oxford Rugby School Lawrence Sheriff School					University of Otago	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ralph Raphael	British chemist (1921–1998)	United Kingdom	chemist	1921-01-01	London Borough of Croydon		Wesley College	Royal Society			Regius Professor of Chemistry	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Meldola Medal and Prize Davy Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize
Ralph Stockman	Scottish pharmacologist (1861–1946)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pharmacologist university teacher	1861	Leith		University of Edinburgh					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ramaswamy S. Vaidyanathaswamy	Indian mathematician	India British Raj Dominion of India	mathematician	1894			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	E. T. Whittaker H. F. Baker
Ramsay Traquair	Scottish palaeoichthyologist (1840-1912)		paleontologist	1840-07-30	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	paleontology natural science			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Lyell Medal Royal Medal Wollaston Fund Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Ravinder Dahiya	researcher		researcher				University of Genoa	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Raymond Keiller Butchart	Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1888	Dundee		University of St Andrews Morgan Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				National University of Singapore University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Reginald Brettauer Fisher	British biochemist		biochemist	1907-02-13			University of Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Reginald Fairlie	Scottish architect (1883-1952)		architect	1883-03-07				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
Reginald John Gladstone	anatomist		anatomist physician embryologist	1865-06-09 1865			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh	anatomy embryology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Reinhold Furth	Czech-British physicist	Cisleithania United Kingdom	physicist	1893-10-20	Prague		German Technical University in Prague College of Philosophy of the Prague German University Deutsche wissenschaftliche Prüfungs-kommission für das Lehramt an Mittelschulen in Prag	Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics				Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Philipp Frank
René de Borst	scientist	Kingdom of the Netherlands	university teacher civil engineer	1958	The Hague		Delft University of Technology	Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics	Delft University of Technology Eindhoven University of Technology University of Glasgow	Royal Society Wolfson Fellowship Spinoza Prize Max Planck Research Award Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard A Anderson	cancer researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-7495-518X		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Bauckham	British theologian	United Kingdom	theologian university teacher historian	1946-09-22	London		Clare College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Leeds University of Manchester University of St Andrews Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Burkitt Medal
Richard Dalziel Graham	British educator, author, artist and printer		writer	19th century			The Manchester Grammar School Tettenhall College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Ellis	British pediatrician (1902–1966)	United Kingdom	pediatrician university teacher	1902-08-25	Leicester		University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine pediatrics			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard English	British historian	United Kingdom	historian	1963-12-16	Belfast		Keble College University of Keele	Royal Irish Academy Royal Historical Society				University of St Andrews Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Gregory	British psychologist; (1923-2010)	United Kingdom	psychologist neuroscientist university teacher	1923-07-24	London		Downing College King Alfred School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	psychology neuropsychology optical illusion	café wall illusion		University of Bristol University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Michael Faraday Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Gwilt	general manager and actuary at Scottish Widows	United Kingdom	mathematician	1901-07-25	Edinburgh		George Watson's College	Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Institute of Actuaries			chairperson general manager	Scottish Widows Fund & Life Assurance, 9-10 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Hill Norris	British physiologist, spiritualist and photographer		photographer physiologist	1830			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Hogg	Scottish historian of the English language (1944-2007)	United Kingdom	linguist	1944-05-20	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	historical linguistics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Richard Holloway	Scottish writer, broadcaster and Bishop of Edinburgh in the Scottish Episcopal Church	United Kingdom	priest	1933-11-26	Possilpark		Society of the Sacred Mission Union Theological Seminary	Royal Society of Edinburgh			bishop	Gresham College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard James Arthur Berry	British-born surgeon and anatomist well-known in Australia	Australia	teacher anatomist surgeon	1867-05-30	Up Holland		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Melbourne University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard John Lloyd	British linguist and phoneticist	United Kingdom	Esperantist linguist	1846			University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Kenway	British mathematical physicist	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1954-05-08				Learned Society of Wales	mathematical physics			University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Kirwan	Irish geologist and chemist (1733-1812)	Ireland	chemist meteorologist scientist geologist	1733-08-01	County Galway			Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of United Irishmen	chemistry				Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Richard Lightburn Sutton	physician, dermatologist (1878–1952)	United States of America	dermatologist	1878			University of Michigan						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Lorraine de Chasteney Holbourne Saunders	Richard Lorraine de Chasteney Holbourne Saunders Born -29T00:00: Died -21T00:00: Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation anatomist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Anatomist (1908–1995) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		anatomist	1908-05-29			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Ovenden	British librarian		librarian writer	1964-03-25			Durham University Sir Roger Manwood's School University College London	American Philosophical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	library science information management creative and professional writing non-fiction literature		Bodley's Librarian	Bodleian Libraries University of Edinburgh National Library of Scotland House of Lords Library Durham University Library and Collections University of Oxford	Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Richard Parnell	British physician and naturalist (1810-1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist ichthyologist physician	1810			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Phillips	British chemist (1778-1851)		chemist botanist	1778-11-21	London			Royal Society Askesian Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Richard Robb	Born: 7 September 1901 in Glasgow, Scotland; Died: 22 March 1977 in Eaglesham, Renfrewshire, Scotland		mathematician	1901-09-07	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Queen's Park Secondary School, Glasgow University of Michigan	Royal Astronomical Society			chairperson	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch	Duke of Buccleuch (born 1954)	United Kingdom	politician aristocrat art historian	1954-02-14	Edinburgh		Christ Church Eton College St Mary's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London	art history		Scottish clan chief		Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Knight Companion of the Order of the Thistle
Richard Sillitto	British physicist (1923–2005)		physicist	1923				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Richard Stanfield	British civil engineer (1863–1950)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mining engineer	1863-06-23			The Manchester Grammar School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Susskind	Legal scholar and consultant	United Kingdom	computer scientist	1961-03-28	Paisley		Balliol College University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh	law			Gresham College	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society
Richard Taunton Francis	British publisher	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	publisher	1883				British Ornithologists' Union					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Zoological Society of London
Richard Vary Campbell	Scottish advocate and author of legal books			1840-08-04			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard William Byrne	professor and researcher of cognitive and social behaviour		university teacher psychologist neuroscientist		United Kingdom				social behavior psychology neuroscience evolution cognitive psychology		emeritus	University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Richard Williams	English academic, engineer and innovator	United Kingdom	engineer	1960			Imperial College London				vice chancellor		Beilby Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
Rob Woodward	Scottish television executive	United Kingdom	television executive business executive					Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief executive officer Pro-Chancellor	STV Group City, University of London Blancco Ebiquity	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Adam	British neoclassical architect (1728–1792)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom	architect archaeologist politician furniture designer	1728-07-03	Kirkcaldy		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Accademia delle Arti del Disegno	architecture interior design	Syon House Lansdowne House Culzean Castle Kedleston Hall Pulteney Bridge Harewood House	member of the 13th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Robert Alexander Fleming	Scottish pathologist and medical author		pathologist	1862	Dundee		University of Edinburgh Craigmount School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Harveian Society of Edinburgh Aesculapian Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Alexander Rankin	Scottish mathematician; (1915-2001)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1915-10-27	Garlieston		Clare College Fettes College University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics	Rankin–Cohen bracket Rankin–Selberg method	chairperson	University of Cambridge University of Birmingham University of Glasgow Ministry of Supply	De Morgan Medal Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Senior Whitehead Prize	G.H. Hardy Albert Ingham
Robert Alexander Robertson	Scottish botanist (1873—1935)			1873			University of Edinburgh					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Allan	Scottish advocate, stockbroker and amateur mineralogist		mineralogist	1806-10-12			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Allardice	Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1862-03-02	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Mathematical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh American Mathematical Society	mathematics			Stanford University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Arnot Staig	Scottish entomologist and zoologist		teacher	1878			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Bald	Scottish surveyor, civil and mining engineer, and antiquarian.	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer mining engineer antiquarian	1776	Culross			Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Geological Society of London Institution of Civil Engineers Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Wernerian Natural History Society Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Royal Scottish Society of Arts				John Erskine, 23rd Earl of Mar	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Barclay	Scottish statistician, noted as a scholar of Orkney	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian statistician demographer archivist	1901-09-13			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Bartlett	British historian	United Kingdom	medievalist historian university teacher	1950-11-27	London		Peterhouse Princeton University St John's College Battersea Grammar School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Medieval Academy of America				University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Commander of the Order of the British Empire PROSE Awards Corresponding Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America
Robert Baxter	British army general	United Kingdom	military officer security guard					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Robert Black	Scottish lawyer		blogger	1947			University of Edinburgh McGill University	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Blyth Greig	Scottish agriculturalist (1874-1947)			1874-03-23			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Military Cross Knight Bachelor
Robert Bowes Malcolm	25 Aug 1807 - 6 Jun 1894		physician	1807-08-25			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Bryson	Scottish chronometer and clock maker (1778-1852)		watchmaker businessperson	1778-08-25									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Caird	British engineer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer businessperson				University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Campbell Garry	Professor of Medicine; (1900-1993)		university teacher physiologist physician non-fiction writer	1900-04-21	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Queen's Park Secondary School, Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh	human physiology		Regius Professor of Physiology	University of Dundee University of St Andrews University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Robert Chambers	Scottish publisher and writer (1802–1871)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer publisher historian biographer biologist naturalist geologist	1802-07-10	Peebles		Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh		Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Robert Chambers	Scottish publisher and encyclopaedist (1832–1888)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	editor golfer	1832-03	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Clark	Scottish marine zoologist (1882–1950)	United Kingdom	explorer cricketer marine biologist zoologist	1882-09-11	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Cleghorn	Scottish physician and pharmacologist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	physician pharmacologist	1755	Scotland			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Cook	British biochemist		biochemist chemist	1906	Melbourne		Trinity Grammar School Kew Gonville and Caius College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Courtney Smith	British businessman	United Kingdom		1927-09-10									Knight Bachelor Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Cox	Scottish gelatine and glue manufacturer and Liberal Unionist politician (1845–1899)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	businessperson politician	1845-05-06			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Loretto School	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Craig Maclagan	physician (1839-1919)		writer	1839-03-06			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Craigie Cross	British philosopher (1911–2000)		philosopher	1911-04-24	Glasgow		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Logic	University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Cranston Low	Scottish dermatologist		physician dermatologist	1879			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Crawford	Scottish poet, scholar and critic	United Kingdom	poet literary critic essayist biographer literary scholar scientist writer professor	1959	Bellshill		Balliol College University of Glasgow	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Eric Gregory Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Robert Cruickshank	Scottish bacteriologist and physician (1899–1974)		bacteriologist physician	1899-09-26			University of Glasgow University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Cunningham Graham Spiers	Scottish advocate and prison reformer		lawyer	1797-09-14									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Daun	Robert Daun Born -16T00:00: Died -00T Alma mater University of Aberdeen Occupation surgeon Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh surgeon (1785–1871) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		surgeon	1785-04-16			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Davidson	Professor of Old Testament at the University of Glasgow (1927–2012)	United Kingdom	professor theologian biblical scholar university teacher	1927-03-30			University of St Andrews Bell Baxter High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	theology biblical studies		Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Douglas Lockhart	Scottish anatomist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anatomist	1894			University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Dundas Thomson	Scottish physician and chemist (1810-1864)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	meteorologist chemist botanist	1810-09-21	Eccles Manse		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Dundas of Beechwood	(1761-1835)		lawyer	1761-06-30				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Dyce	Scottish surgeon and University Professor		physician	1798	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Edmund Holdsworth	researcher		researcher				University of Leeds	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Durham University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Elliott	Professor of Health Economics, Health Economics Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, 2012–16, now Emeritus (Professor of Economics, since 1990)		health economist university teacher	1947-06-15									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Etheridge	English geologist and palaeontologist (1819-1903)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist paleontologist botanist	1819-12-03	Ross-on-Wye			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	geology paleontology		President of the Geological Society of London	British Museum	Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Murchison Fund Mueller Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
Robert Evan Kendell	British psychiatrist (1935–2002)		psychiatrist	1935	Rotherham		Mill Hill School Peterhouse	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
Robert Ferguson of Raith	Scottish landowner, politician and mineral collector	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1769-09-08			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society			Member of Parliament of Great Britain member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society
Robert Freer	professor of medicine		surgeon	1745			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert G. W. Anderson	British chemist and historian of science	United Kingdom	chemist curator historian of science	1944-05-02	London		St John's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London British Society for the History of Science			museum director President of the British Society for the History of Science	British Museum Science History Institute	Paul Bunge Prize Dexter Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Robert George Allan	British agricultural administrator		scientist	1879-11-07									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Robert Gordon	Scottish minister and writer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	writer cleric	1786-05-05	Glencairn		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Gray	British ornithologist	United Kingdom	ornithologist banker	1825-08-15	Dunbar			Glasgow Natural History Society				City of Glasgow Bank Bank of Scotland British Linen Bank	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert H. S. Robertson	Scottish chemist and mineralogist	United Kingdom Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist mineralogist	1911			University of Cambridge Rugby School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Halliday Gunning	Scottish surgeon, entrepreneur and philanthropist		surgeon	1818-12-12			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Hamilton	Scottish mathematician and political economist; (1743-1829)		economist mathematician businessperson	1743-06-11			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Hamilton	Scottish lawyer	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	lawyer	1763			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Handyside, Lord Handyside	(1798-1858)			1798-03-26			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Hannay Millar	British zoologist	United Kingdom	zoologist										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Henry Bow	British photographer and civil engineer (1832–1908)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	photographer civil engineer engineer	1832	Alnwick			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Hutchison of Carlowrie	Scottish landowner, landscape photographer and arboriculturalist		photographer	1834									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert I. Frost	British historian		historian university teacher	1960-06-20 1958	Edinburgh		Jagiellonian University University of St Andrews UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies		history modern period history of war			King's College London University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Knight's Cross of the Order for Merits to Lithuania
Robert Inglis	civil engineer (1881-1962)		engineer civil engineer	1881-05-05 1881			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert James Blair Cunynghame	Robert James Blair Cunynghame Born -13T00:00: Died -23T00:00: Resting place Dean Cemetery Alma mater University of Edinburgh Medical School Occupation physiologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh physiologist (1841–1903) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		physiologist	1841-01-13			University of Edinburgh Medical School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert James Douglas Graham	botanist (1884-1950)		botanist	1884			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Jameson	British scientist; (1774-1854)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	ornithologist university teacher geologist	1774-07-11	Leith		University of Edinburgh Leith Academy	Royal Society Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	mineralogy geologist		Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Jardine	Nova Scotian and professor of midwifery in Glasgow, Scotland		surgeon	1862			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert John Harvey-Gibson	Scottish botanist (1860-1929)	United Kingdom	botanist	1860-11-02	Helensburgh		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert John Reed, Baron Reed of Allermuir	British academic	United Kingdom	judge writer	1956-09-07	Scotland		University of Edinburgh Balliol College George Watson's College University of Edinburgh School of Law	Faculty of Advocates			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords	Glasgow Caledonian University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert K Semple	researcher		researcher				University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh NHS Lothian University of Cambridge Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Kaye Greville	British botanist (1794-1866)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	botanist bryologist mycologist botanical illustrator	1794-12-13	Bishop Auckland		University of Edinburgh	German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Kenedi	Robert Kenedi Born -19T00:00: Died -00T Alma mater University of Glasgow Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (1921–1998) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1921-03-19			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Kerr Hannay	Scottish historian 1867-1940		historian	1867-12-31			University of Glasgow University College, Oxford	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Dundee University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Kilpatrick, Baron Kilpatrick of Kincraig	Scottish politician, peer, educator, academician, and former President of the General Medical Council (1926-2015)	United Kingdom	politician pharmacologist	1926-07-29	Fife			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London			member of the House of Lords	University of Sheffield University of Leicester University of Dundee University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London honorary doctor of the University of Leicester honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Robert Kirk	Scottish parasitologist and pathologist		pathologist	1905-01-26			University of Glasgow Greenock Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Chalmers Medal Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Robert Knox	Scottish physician, anatomist, zoologist and ethnologist (1791-1862)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military physician surgeon anatomist zoologist	1791-09-04	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of Paris Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie Nationale de Médecine					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London
Robert Lee, Lord Lee	Scottish judge			1830-04-01			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Lickley	aeronautical engineer (1912–1998)		military flight engineer engineer	1912-01-19	Dundee		University of Edinburgh Imperial College London	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Cranfield University	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Gold Medal of the Royal Aeronautical Society
Robert Lim	Chinese physician (1897-1969)	United States of America Republic of China	physician physiologist	1897-10-15	Singapore		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College	National Academy of Sciences Academia Sinica Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh Miles Laboratories University of Illinois at Chicago Peking Union Medical College	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong
Robert Lovell Reid	Australian agricultural scientist (1921-1996)			1921-04-11									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Lyell Mitchell	Scottish chemist and mountaineer		chemist	1910-06-03			Bathgate Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert M Ellam	researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-8159-4864)		geochemist	1962			The Open University Imperial College London		isotope geochemistry			University of Glasgow The Open University University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert MacFarlane	Scottish judge		judge	1802			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert MacKay Smith	Scottish businessman, meteorologist and philanthropist		meteorologist	1802			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Maclagan	British Army officer and military engineer (1820–94)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer army officer	1820									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Meldrum Craig	Robert Meldrum Craig Born -13T00:00: Died -28T00:00: Occupation geologist Awards Keith Medal, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh geologist (1882–1956) ♂; Keith Medal and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		geologist	1882-07-13				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Melville	General and antiquarian (1723-1809)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	inventor military officer antiquarian archaeologist historian botanist	1723-10-12	Scotland		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Arts			governor		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Milne Murray	Scottish surgeon and medical author (1855-1904)		teacher surgeon	1855-05-06			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Mond	British chemist and archaeologist (1867–1938)	United Kingdom	anthropologist archaeologist chemist art collector patron of the arts industrialist	1867-09-09	Farnworth		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Peterhouse Cheltenham College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres				Tata Chemicals Europe Mond Nickel Company	Commander of the Legion of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor	William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
Robert Morehead	Scottish priest	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	poet Anglican priest	1777	Stirlingshire		Balliol College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Doctor of Divinity
Robert Mortimer Glover	British surgeon	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon university teacher	1815-11-02	South Shields			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Mossman	British polar explorer		meteorologist	1870-11-07			Royal High School						Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Muir	British pathologist (1864-1959)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pathologist	1864-07-05	Balfron		University of Edinburgh Hawick High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Lister Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Knight Bachelor
Robert Munro	Scottish archaeologist (1835–1920)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist archaeologist	1835-07-21			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Munro	Scottish minister and folklorist		folklorist	1853-04-26			University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Murray Keith	British diplomat (1730-1795)	Kingdom of Great Britain	diplomat politician	1730-09-20	Edinburgh						ambassador of the United Kingdom to Austria ambassador of the United Kingdom to Denmark ambassador of the United Kingdom to Saxony member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain	Foreign Office	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Nasmyth	Scottish dental surgeon		surgeon	1792	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Nisbet	Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland and religious author		Christian minister	1814-01-07	Auchterarder		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Pollock Gillespie	Scottish mathematician		mathematician	1903-11-21	Johnstone		University of Glasgow University of Cambridge Paisley Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow Royal Air Force	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Ernest William Hobson
Robert Pullar	British politician (1828-1912)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1828-02-18							member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Robert Rowand Anderson	British architect (1834-1921)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	architect	1834-04-05	Forres		Edinburgh College of Art George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Royal Gold Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Robert S. Calderwood	British minister		chaplain	1864			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Schlapp	548*		mathematician	1899-07-18	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College University of Cambridge				chairperson president	University of Edinburgh Middlesex Regiment	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Joseph Larmor
Robert Scoresby Jackson	English physician and geographer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician geographer historian	1833-11-12			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Scott Mylne	antiquarian (1854-1920), son of Robert William Mylne		writer	1854-04-02									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Silver	British physicist		engineer physicist	1913			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Robert Spittal	Scottish physician and amateur botanist		teacher				University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Stevenson	civil engineer and lighthouse designer (1772-1850)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer civil engineer inventor	1772-06-08	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh University of Strathclyde	Royal Society of Edinburgh		Bell Rock Lighthouse			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Stevenson Thomson	British physician			1858			University of Glasgow The Glasgow Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Stewart MacDougall	Scottish scientist and author		zoologist	1862-06-05			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Stuart Pilcher	early 20th century British transport engineer and author		engineer	1882-01-28									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert T. Skinner	Scottish mathematician, historical author and antiquarian		writer	1867-05-22									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Tatlock Thomson	Robert Tatlock Thomson Born -01T Died -20T00:00: Alma mater University of Glasgow Occupation chemist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh chemist (1856–1950) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		chemist	1856			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Tennent	Scottish photographer and landowner in Australia	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	photographer large estate owner	1813			Edinburgh Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Traill Omond	Scottish meteorologist and physicist		geologist physicist	1858-06-05			University of Edinburgh						Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Waldron Plenderleith	Scottish engineer and museum curator (1901-1974)			1901-11-24	Coatbridge		University of St Andrews						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Walker Hay	British chemist		chemist professor	1934-09-17 1934	Stirling		University of Glasgow		organic chemistry			Victoria University of Wellington University of Stirling University of St Andrews Australian National University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Wallace	Scottish agricultural academic (1853-1939)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Scotland	university teacher naturalist	1853-06-24	Glencairn		University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh Royal Agricultural University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Robert Webb	Honorary Professor, School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, 2012–17, now Emeritus Professor			1950-06-18									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Wilfred Scarff	Robert Wilfred Scarff Born -00T Died -00T Occupation pathologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh pathologist (1899–1970) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		pathologist	1899									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert William Philip	physician and founder of tuberculosis dispensaries	United Kingdom	physician	1857-12-29	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	tuberculosis				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert William Pringle	Scottish physicist		physicist	1920-05-02			University of Cambridge George Heriot's School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robert Wilson Dron	Scottish geologist and mining engineer		businessperson geologist	1869				Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robertson Fotheringham Ogilvie	Robertson Fotheringham Ogilvie Born -01T00:00:, -00T Died -17T00:00:, -00T Other names Robertson F. Ogilvie Alma mater University of Edinburgh Occupation(s) writer, internist Employer University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh writer and internist (1904–1966) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		writer internist	1904-09-01 1904			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Robin Campbell Allshire	scientist	United Kingdom	biologist	1960-05-19	Howth		University of Dublin	Royal Society	epigenetics			Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology MRC Human Genetics Unit Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory	Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal Society
Robin Milner	British computer scientist (1934-2010)	United Kingdom	computer scientist engineer university teacher	1934-01-13	Plymouth		Eton College King's College	Royal Society Academia Europaea French Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Association for Computing Machinery	computer science			City, University of London Stanford University University of Edinburgh Swansea University	Turing Award Friedrich L. Bauer Prize EATCS award Programming Languages Achievement Award honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Computer Society honorary doctor of the University of Stirling
Robin Watson	Robin Watson Born -00T Occupation(s) businessperson, engineer Awards Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh businessperson and engineer (*1967) ♂; Commander of the Order of the British Empire and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		businessperson engineer	1967				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Roderick MacLeod	Principal of Kings College, Aberdeen 1800 to 1815.			1754			University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Roderick MacSween	British pathologist	United Kingdom	pathologist physician	1935-02-02				Royal Society of Edinburgh	medicine pathology histopathology			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists Knight Bachelor honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Roderick Murchison, 1st Baronet	British geologist (1792-1871)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist paleontologist geologist military personnel entomologist writer	1792-02-19	Ross and Cromarty		Durham School	Royal Society German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences French Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Royal Irish Academy Hungarian Academy of Sciences Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Geological Society of London Royal Geographical Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society National Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin	geology		President of the Geological Society of London President of the Royal Geographical Society President of the British Science Association	Geological Society of London University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Copley Medal Founder’s Medal honorary doctor of the University of Vienna Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Order of Saint Anna, 2nd class Makdougall Brisbane Prize Wollaston Medal Silver Medal of the Zoological Society of London
Roger Burton Land	20th century British animal geneticist	United Kingdom	geneticist	1940-04-30	Shipley		Bradford Grammar School University of Nottingham University of Edinburgh		genetics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Roger Cowley	English physicist	United Kingdom	physicist university teacher	1939-02-24	United Kingdom		Trinity Hall	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Max Born Prize Fellow of the Royal Society Holweck Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Faraday Medal and Prize
Roger Fletcher	British mathematician (1939–2016)	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1939-01-29			University of Cambridge University of Leeds	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics				University of Dundee	The George B. Dantzig Prize Lagrange Award for Continuous Optimization Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics	Colin M. Reeves
Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh	Irish linguist	Ireland	linguist	1966	Dublin		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			professor Chair of Gaelic, Glasgow	University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ronald Audley Martineau Dixon	Ronald Audley Martineau Dixon Born -00T Died -17T00:00: Occupation(s) historian, antiquarian Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society historian and antiquarian (1871–1960) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh and Royal Geographical Society		historian antiquarian	1871				Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Geographical Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society
Ronald E. Asher	British linguist	United Kingdom	linguist university teacher	1926-07-23 1926	Gringley on the Hill		University College London Retford Oaks Academy		Dravidian			School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Ronald Hay	molecular biologist		molecular biologist	20th century			University of Glasgow	Royal Society Academia Europaea				University of Dundee University of St Andrews MRC-University of Glasgow Centre For Virus Research Harvard Medical School	Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Novartis Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Ronald Ian Currie	Scottish marine biologist		marine biologist	1928			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ronald John Roberts	Scottish veterinary pathologist	United Kingdom	botanist veterinarian veterinary pathologist author teacher ichthyologist	1941-03-28	Liverpool		University of Glasgow School of Veterinary Medicine		natural science veterinary medicine veterinary pathology ichthyology fish disease				Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australia Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the Crown of Thailand
Ronald Pearson Tripp	British paleontologist		paleontologist geologist	1914	England			Royal Society of Edinburgh	paleontology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ronnie Bell	British physical chemist	United Kingdom	chemist university teacher	1907-11-24	United Kingdom		Balliol College University of Oxford	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences	physical chemistry chemistry			Balliol College University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society Meldola Medal and Prize Liversidge Award Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Tilden Prize	Harold Hartley
Ronnie Selby Wright	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		civil servant	1908-06-12			University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy Stewart's Melville College	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Rory Duncan	British science communicator	United Kingdom	science communicator academic administrator					Royal Society of Edinburgh				Sheffield Hallam University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ross J. Anderson	British computer scientist, cryptographer (1956–2024)	United Kingdom	cryptographer mathematician computer scientist university teacher computer security engineer	1956-09-15			Trinity College	Royal Society Foundation for Information Policy Research Royal Society of Edinburgh	computer science cryptography technology policy occupational safety management safety engineering				Fellow of the Institute of Physics Lovelace Medal Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Roger Michael Needham
Rowland Edgar Cooper	botanist (1890-1962)	United Kingdom	botanist curator	1890 1890-06-16	Kingston upon Thames			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Geographical Society Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland				Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh National Kandawgyi Botanical Gardens	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Roy Brown Strathdee	Roy Brown Strathdee Born -01T Aberdeen Died -17T00:00: Alma mater University of Aberdeen, Robert Gordon's College Employer University of Aberdeen Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Chemical Society Person (1897–1976) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Chemical Society			1897	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Roy Watling	Scottish mycologist	United Kingdom	mycologist	1938	Scotland		University of Sheffield	Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Russell Morris	Professor of Structural and Materials Chemistry	United Kingdom	cricketer chemist university teacher scientist materials scientist	1967-06-08	St Asaph		Ysgol Dyffryn Conwy Oriel College	Academia Europaea Royal Society Learned Society of Wales	chemistry materials engineering porous medium zeolite			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society Tilden Prize Applied Inorganic Chemistry Award	Anthony Cheetham
Sabir Zazai	Scottish human rights activist		human rights activist					Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief executive officer	Scottish Refugee Council	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate of the University of Glasgow
Sampson Gamgee	British surgeon (1828-1886)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon	1828-04-17	Livorno			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Samson Abramsky	computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist engineer	1953-03-12			Queen Mary University of London King's College University of London	Royal Society Academia Europaea Royal Society of Edinburgh UK Computing Research Committee Association for Computing Machinery				Imperial College London Queen Mary University of London University of Edinburgh University College London University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society Lovelace Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh ACM Fellow Turing Talk	Richard Bornat
Samuel Alexander Pagan	Scottish surgeon and obstetrician		physician	1793			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Samuel Brown	British Royal Navy officer and engineer (1776-1852)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	engineer civil engineer metallurgist naval officer	1776	London			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Samuel H. Butcher	Anglo-Irish classicist and politician (1850-1910)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	linguist politician classical scholar translator classical philologist university teacher	1850-04-16	Dublin		Trinity College Marlborough College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	classical philology Greek		member of the 30th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 29th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom	Harvard University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Samuel Hibbert-Ware	British geologist and antiquarian (1782-1848)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1782-04-21	Manchester			Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society Chetham Society					Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Samuel J. Shand	British geologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist	1882-10-29	Edinburgh		University of St Andrews University of Münster		geology			Columbia University Stellenbosch University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Lyell Medal
Samuel James Thomson	Scottish chemist and academic	United Kingdom	chemist	1922-09-27			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Durham University University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Samuel K. Cohn	American medieval historian		medieval historian university teacher historian professor	1949-04-13	Birmingham		Harvard University					Brandeis University University of Glasgow	Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	David Herlihy
Samuel L. Mitchill	American politician (1764-1831)	United States of America	politician economist physicist physician naturalist ichthyologist university teacher geologist	1764-08-20	Hempstead		University of Edinburgh	American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society Académie de Stanislas	medicine zoology		member of the United States House of Representatives United States senator	Columbia University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Samuel Newby Curle	British mathematician (1930–1989)		mathematician	1930-06-18	Sunderland		Victoria University of Manchester St. Bede's Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	fluid mechanics			University of St Andrews National Physical Laboratory (United Kingdom) University of Southampton	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Samuel Shepherd	British politician (1760-1840)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	judge politician	1760-04-06			Merchant Taylors' School	Inner Temple Bannatyne Club			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom Solicitor General for England and Wales Attorney General for England and Wales		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Sanford Sterling Munro	Canadian zoologist and geneticist		zoologist	1908-05-20									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Satnam Virdee	British historical sociologist	United Kingdom	sociologist university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sergio Della Sala	neuropsychologist/neurologist	Italy	editor neurologist researcher	1955	Milan								Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Seth G. Grant	neuroscientist	United Kingdom	neuroscientist molecular biologist	1959-02-17	Sydney		University of Sydney	Academia Europaea	neuroscience			University of Edinburgh Columbia University Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Royal Free Hospital University of Sydney	Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sethu Vijayakumar	roboticist	United Kingdom	academic roboticist	1970-09			Tokyo Institute of Technology					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Shepherd Dawson	British psychologist and author		psychologist	1880			School of Medicine, University of Manchester	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sidney Michaelson	computer scientist and mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician computer scientist	1925-12-05	London		Imperial College London					University of Edinburgh Imperial College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Simon M. Kirby	British cognitive scientist		cognitive scientist	1970-04-29								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Adam Fergusson, 3rd Baronet	British Member of Parliament (1733–1813)	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician plantation owner	1733-05-07 1733-05-08			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet	British politician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	songwriter politician writer	1775-10-09	Auchinleck House		Eton College	Roxburghe Club			member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Sir Alexander Dick, 3rd Baronet	Scottish physician	Kingdom of Scotland Kingdom of Great Britain	physician	1703-10-22 1703-09-22			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet	British historian (1792–1867)	England	judge historian jurist writer biographer economist	1792-12-29	Kenley		University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen		Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Archibald Campbell, 2nd Baronet	Scottish judge (1769-1846)	Netherlands	judge	1769-08-01	Bearsden			Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir David Dickson	Scottish naval surgeon		naval surgeon surgeon	1780	Bedrule			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir David Lowe	Sir David Lowe Born -01T Musselburgh Died -03T00:00: Haddington Nationality United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Occupation businessperson Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Commander of the Order of the British Empire businessperson, Deputy Lieutenant (1899–1980) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and Commander of the Order of the British Empire	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	businessperson	1899	Musselburgh						Deputy Lieutenant		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Sir Donald Miller	chairman of Scottish Power	United Kingdom	electrical engineer	1927-02-09	London		Banchory Academy University of Aberdeen				chairperson		Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology
Sir Douglas Elphinstone, 5th Baronet	British stockbroker	United Kingdom	stockbroker	1909-04-13			Jesus College Loretto School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Duncan McDonald	Scottish engineer and businessman		electrical engineer businessperson	1921-09-20									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor
Sir Ewen John Maclean	Scottish physician (1865-1953)	Scotland	physician	1865-10-15	Scottish Highlands		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet	Scottish politician (1787-1867)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1787-11-19 1787	Penicuik House		Royal High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 15th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom Financial Secretary to the Treasury Master of the Mint		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir George Makgill, 9th Baronet	Scottish baronet and de jure peer			1812-12-23									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Iain Colquhoun, 7th Baronet	British Baronet (1887-1948)	United Kingdom	military personnel	1887-06-20				Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Distinguished Service Order
Sir Iain Gray	British aerospace professor	United Kingdom	military flight engineer university teacher	1957-03-22			Aberdeen Grammar School University of Aberdeen University of Southampton					Cranfield University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Sir James Forrest, 1st Baronet	Scottish politician			1780-10-17			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord Provost of Edinburgh		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir James King, 1st Baronet	Scottish businessman		businessperson	1830-07-13									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Sir James McGrigor, 1st Baronet	Scottish physician, military surgeon and botanist (1771-1858)	United Kingdom	military physician autobiographer botanist surgeon	1771			University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces Rector of Marischal College, Aberdeen		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Sir James Milles Riddell, 2nd Baronet	Scottish landowner and agricultural improver			1787									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir James Ramsay, 8th Baronet	Scottish baronet			1797-09-26									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir James Roberton	Scottish lawyer and professor		lawyer	1821			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir James Stuart Menteath, 2nd Baronet	Scottish advocate and geologist		geologist	1792-08-19	Dumfries and Galloway		Rugby School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir John Gladstone, 1st Baronet	British politician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician merchant plantation owner	1764-12-11	Leith			Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir John Hay, 6th Baronet	British politician (1788-1838)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1788-08-03							member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 11th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir John Henderson, 5th Baronet	British politician	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1752-01-08 1762			University of St Andrews Christ Church				member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir John Melville	politician		politician	1803			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet	Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754–1835)	Kingdom of Great Britain	economist mathematician politician statistician botanist	1754-05-10	Thurso		University of Edinburgh Trinity College	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Rouen			member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Sir John Thomas Stanley	(1735-1807)			1735 1735-11-26 1735-03-26									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Sir Mitchell Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baronet	British politician		businessperson	1846-12-15				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Richard Griffith, 1st Baronet	Irish geologist and mining engineer (1784-1878)	Ireland	geologist civil engineer scientific collector	1784-09-20	Dublin			Royal Society of Edinburgh Geological Society of London	geology			Royal Dublin Society	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London Wollaston Medal
Sir Robert Abercromby, 5th Baronet	British politician (1784-1855)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1784-02-04							member of the 5th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Robert Arbuthnot, 2nd Baronet	Scottish civil servant (1801-1873)		civil servant	1801-09-09				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir Thomas Clark, 1st Baronet	Scottish publisher and politician		politician	1823-09-05				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir William Arbuthnot, 1st Baronet	British politician (1766-1829)		writer	1766-12-24	Scotland		Royal High School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir William Knighton, 1st Baronet	English physician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician surgeon	1776	Bere Ferrers		University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Göttingen				Keeper of the Privy Purse	Royal Navy	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sir William Oliver	Scottish business advisor		inventor businessperson	1885			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Srinivasa Katikireddi	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stair Agnew	Scottish public official and rower (1831-1916)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	rower	1831-12-06	Leswalt		Trinity College	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stanley Cursiter	Scottish artist (1887-1976)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cartographer painter art historian visual artist	1887-04-29	Kirkwall		Edinburgh College of Art Kirkwall Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh	visual arts				Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stanley Desmond Smith	OBE FRS; elected 1976	United Kingdom		1931 1931-03				Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
Stenhard Landale	British businessman		businessperson	1905								University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stephen Blackmore	British botanist	United Kingdom	botanist	1952-07-30			University of Reading	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Bicentenary Medal of the Linnean Society Linnean Medal Victoria Medal of Honour Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Stephen Breslin	Scottish museum administrator	United Kingdom	museum administrator engineer					Royal Society of Edinburgh			chief executive officer	Glasgow Science Centre	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary doctorate
Stephen Chapman	Australian teacher and chemist	Australia	teacher chemist	1959-05-12	Newcastle upon Tyne		Newcastle University	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University University of Edinburgh Edith Cowan University	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stephen Halliwell	British classicist and academic (born 1953)		classical scholar docent	1953-10-18									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Stephen J. Skinner	physicist, researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-5446-2647		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stephen Liddle	British chemist		chemist researcher university teacher	20th century	Sunderland		Newcastle University	Royal Society of Edinburgh	inorganic chemistry transition metal lanthanide actinide			University of Manchester University of Nottingham	Corday-Morgan Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Tilden Prize
Stephen Salter	British academic (1938–2024)	United Kingdom	engineer	1938-09-07	Johannesburg		University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	engineering geoengineering fluid dynamics wave power	Salter's duck Cloud reflectivity modification wave tank		University of Edinburgh Aquamarine Power	Member of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stephen T. Driscoll	archaeologist		archaeologist university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh	medieval archaeology			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman	Senator of the College of Justice		advocate judge	1953-05-16			University of Aberdeen George Heriot's School University of Aberdeen School of Law	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Steve Reicher	British social psychologist	United Kingdom	psychologist researcher university teacher scientist	20th century			University of Bristol University of Aberdeen		psychology social psychology interpersonal relationship group behaviour	The Experiment		University of St Andrews University of Exeter University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Nevitt Sanford Award for Outstanding Professional Contributions to Political Psychology Harold Lasswell Award for Outstanding Scientific Accomplishment in Political Psychology
Steven Beaumont	British engineer	United Kingdom	engineer university teacher academic administrator	1952-02-20					nanoelectronics			University of Glasgow	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Steven H. Spoel	researcher		researcher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh The New Phytologist Tansley Medal
Steven Yearley	British sociologist	United Kingdom	sociologist	1956-09-06	Walthamstow		University of York Emmanuel College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	sociology			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stevenson Macadam	Scottish scientist (1829-1901)		chemist	1829-04-27	Glasgow			Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Stewart Mercer	researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-1703-3664		researcher				University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of Houndwood	British Baron, academic and philosopher (1941-2018)	United Kingdom	philosopher politician	1941-02-25	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen Corpus Christi College Robert Gordon's College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales			member of the House of Lords	King's College London University of London University of Stirling	Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy honorary Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales
Strickland Goodall	Strickland Goodall Born -00T Died -22T00:00: Other names Joseph Strickland Goodall Alma mater Harrow School, University of London Occupation cardiologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Cardiologist (1874–1934) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		cardiologist	1874			Harrow School University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Struther Arnott	Scottish academic	United Kingdom	chemist oncologist	1934-09-25	Larkhall		University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Chemistry Royal Society of Edinburgh				Purdue University King's College London University of St Andrews	Guggenheim Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Stuart Crampin	British geophysicist		researcher geophysicist				University of Cambridge					University of Edinburgh British Geological Survey	Price Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Stuart Monro	British geologist	United Kingdom	geologist	1947-03-03	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen					The Open University	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Geological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Stuart Piggott	British archaeologist (1910-1996)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist archaeologist prehistorian	1910-05-28	Petersfield		UCL Institute of Archaeology Churcher's College	American Academy of Arts and Sciences Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society				University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Grahame Clark Medal Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Saltire Awards
Sudhamoy Ghosh	Sudhamoy Ghosh Born -13T00:00: Died -15T00:00: Occupation biochemist Awards Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Member of the Order of the British Empire biochemist (1890–1970) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and Member of the Order of the British Empire		biochemist	1890-01-13									Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Member of the Order of the British Empire
Sunder Lal Hora	Indian ichthyologist (1896–1955)	India British Raj Dominion of India	biologist ichthyologist zoologist	1896-05-22	Hafizabad				ichthyology				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sutherland Simpson	(1863-1926)		physiologist	1863			University of Edinburgh					Cornell University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sydney Harland	agricultural botanist and geneticist (1891–1982)		botanist geneticist	1891-06-19			King's College London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Sylvester Douglas, 1st Baron Glenbervie	British politician (1743-1823)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	diarist politician aristocrat	1743-05-24			University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen School of Law	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Member of Parliament in the Parliament of Ireland Member of the Privy Council of Ireland member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain Rector of King's College. Aberdeen		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
T. B. Hyslop	British physician (1863–1933)		writer physician	1863	Kirkhill		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
T. T. Paterson	British archaeologist (1909–1994)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist archaeologist geographer	1909	Buckhaven		University of Edinburgh					University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tam Dalyell	Scottish politician (1932-2017)	United Kingdom	politician author autobiographer writer biographer teacher obituary writer	1932-08-09	Edinburgh		King's College Edinburgh Academy Eton College University of Edinburgh Moray House School of Education				Father of the House Member of the European Parliament member of the 53rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 52nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 51st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 50th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 49th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 47th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 46th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 45th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 44th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 43rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 42nd Parliament of the United Kingdom	Bo'ness Academy	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tariq Durrani	British engineer	United Kingdom	electrical engineer university teacher	1943-10-27			University of Southampton					University of Strathclyde	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology IEEE Fellow
Terry Lyons	British mathematician	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1952-05-04			University of Oxford	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Learned Society of Wales Institute of Mathematical Statistics	probability theory			University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Rollo Davidson Prize Whitehead Prize Pólya Prize Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics doctor honoris causa from the University of Toulouse Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales	Henry McKean Richard Geoffrey Haydon
Theodore Salvesen	Scottish soldier and businessman		businessperson	1863									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Theophilus Houlbrooke	British minister and botanist	United Kingdom	botanist	1745			University of Cambridge						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Allan	Scottish mineralogist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mineralogist	1777-07-17	Edinburgh			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Thomas Alty	Scottish physicist and university administrator		physicist	1899-09-10			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Andrews	English chemist and ironmaster	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ironmaster metallurgist chemist	1847-02-16				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
Thomas Annandale	Scottish surgeon	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon university teacher	1838-12-02	Newcastle upon Tyne		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Arthur Helme	English physician (1866–1921)		obstetrician	1866			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Arthur Munro	Scottish physician and psychologist		psychologist	1905-10-01			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Astle	British antiquary and palaeographer; (1735-1803)		palaeographer	1735-12-22	Yoxall			Royal Society Society of Antiquaries of London			Keeper of the Records in the Tower of London		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Royal Society
Thomas Baker Morrell	episcopalian Bishop of Edinburgh			1815			Balliol College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Balfour	British politician (1810-1838)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician	1810-04-02				Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Barnby Whitson	Scottish politician	United Kingdom		1869-03-10									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Bedford Franklin	Thomas Bedford Franklin Died -11T00:00: Other names T. Bedford Franklin Occupation(s) mathematician, meteorologist, teacher, agrarian historian Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh mathematician, meteorologist, teacher, and agrarian historian (†1960) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		mathematician meteorologist teacher agrarian historian										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Blantyre Simpson	Scottish lawyer		lawyer	1892			University of Oxford						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Boverton Redwood	British petroleum consultant (1846–1919)		chemical engineer	1846-04-26									Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Thomas Boyd	(1818–1902), publisher and philanthropist		businessperson	1818				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Brown	Scottish philosopher and poet, born 1778	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	philosopher physician poet	1778-01-09	Wigtownshire		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh American Antiquarian Society				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Brown	Scottish minister of the Free Church of Scotland	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer	1811-04-23	Gavinton			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Brown of Lanfine and Waterhaughs	botanist (1774-1853)		surgeon botanist	1774			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Brumby Johnston	Scottish geographer and engraver	Scotland	photographer	1814-01-28	Perth								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Burns	Scottish minister		civil servant	1853				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Carlaw Martin	Scottish newspaper editor and Director of the Royal Scottish Museum		editor	1850-04-10			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Chalmers	Scottish mathematician and leader of the Free Church of Scotlandl (1780-1847)	United Kingdom	mathematician theologian writer university teacher economist philosopher	1780-03-17	Anstruther		University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Charles Hope	British physician and chemist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist physicist university teacher	1766-07-21	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of Paris Royal High School	Royal Society Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh	Joseph Black
Thomas Clouston	Scottish psychiatrist (1840–1915)		psychiatrist	1840-04-22	Orkney Islands		University of Edinburgh Aberdeen Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Coke Squance	Thomas Coke Squance Born -01T Occupation physician Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh physician (*1852) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		physician	1852									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Crawford	Church of Scotland minister and theologian (1812-1875)		Christian minister theologian	1812			University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Cuthbert Day	British chemist, photo-engraver and geologist	United Kingdom	geologist photographer	1852				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Dalling	Scottish veterinarian (1892–1982)		veterinarian	1892-04-23			George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Academy of Medicine of Belgium				University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Thomas Dick Lauder	Scottish author		visual artist	1784-08-13	East Lothian		Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Diery Patten	Scottish engineer		teacher	1926			University of Edinburgh Leith Academy					University of Edinburgh Heriot-Watt University	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk	Scottish Earl	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	philanthropist	1771-06-20	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Duncan Greenlees	Scottish psychiatrist		writer	1859			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Edington	Scottish iron-founder and mineralogist		businessperson	1814				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Elder Dickson	Scottish artist		painter	1899-08-26			University of Glasgow Barrhead High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas F Krauss	British physicist	United Kingdom	physicist professor				University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews University of York Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences University of Glasgow California Institute of Technology IBM Research	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics Young Medal and Prize
Thomas F. Torrance	Protestant theologian (1913–2007)	United Kingdom	theologian writer	1913-08-30	Chengdu		University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Basel	Royal Society of Edinburgh	theology		chaplain	University of Edinburgh	Member of the Order of the British Empire Templeton Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Ferguson	Scottish surgeon and professor of public health		writer	1900-05-23			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Gibson	Scottish physician and medical researcher (1915-1993)	United Kingdom	surgeon	1915-11-24	Renfrewshire		University of Glasgow Paisley Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Thomas Goodall Nasmyth	Scottish physician influenced pasteurisation of milk and bonding of whisky		writer general practitioner	1855-02-28	Auchterderran		University of Edinburgh					HM Factory, Gretna	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Gordon	Scottish philosopher, mathematician and antiquarian (1714–1797)		philosopher mathematician	1714	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Graham	British chemist (1805–1869)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist university teacher physicist	1805-12-20	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academy of Sciences of Turin	chemistry interface and colloid science diffusion		Master of the Mint	University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society Copley Medal Royal Medal Jecker Prize Bakerian Lecture Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Graham Robertson, Lord Robertson	Scottish advocate		judge	1881-11-23									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Grainger	British civil engineer (1794–1852)		civil engineer engineer businessperson	1794-11-12			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Grainger Stewart	Scottish doctor (1837-1900)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	pathologist university teacher literary critic	1837-09-23	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School University of Vienna Charles University Humboldt University of Berlin	Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Thomas Haining Gillespie	British zoologist, solicitor and writer (1876–1967)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	zoologist	1876-10-03	Dumfries		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Zoological Society of London Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Hamilton	writer and philosopher from Scotland; (1789-1842)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	philosopher writer poet botanist	1789			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Hastie Bryce	Scottish anatomist, medical author and archaeologist	United Kingdom	anatomist anthropologist	1862-10-20	Dalkeith		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Collegiate School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Anatomical Society Glasgow Archaeological Society				University of Glasgow	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Legum Doctor
Thomas Hugh Milroy	Scottish physiologist and academic	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist physiologist	1869	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh Humboldt University of Berlin University of Marburg					University of Edinburgh Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Hutchison	Scottish landowner and politician		physician	1866									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas J Mackie	Scottish bacteriologist (1888–1955)		military physician bacteriologist	1888-06-05			University of Glasgow Hamilton Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Jackson	Scottish physicist		physicist	1773	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Glasgow					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas James Henderson	Scottish lawyer, astronomer and mathematician (1798-1844)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	astronomer mathematician	1798-12-28	Dundee		High School of Dundee	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			Astronomer Royal for Scotland	City Observatory University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Jameson Torrie	Scottish advocate, geologist, botanist and author		geologist botanist artist				University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas John Jehu	Welsh geologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	geologist physician	1871-02-19	Llanfair Caereinion		University of Edinburgh University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Geology	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
Thomas Kinnear	Thomas Kinnear Occupation banker Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh banker ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Bannatyne Club		banker					Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Logie MacDonald	British politician (1901-1973)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician astronomer	1901			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Login	E Hanif		civil engineer	1823									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas MacKnight	Scottish minister	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Christian minister mathematician geologist	1762							Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Malcolm Charlton	British civil engineer and historian		civil engineer	1923				Royal Society of Edinburgh				Queen's University Belfast	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Matthew Finlay	Scottish geologist and palaeontologist		geologist	1879-09-17	Shetland Islands		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Miller	Scottish advocate, judge, politician and landowner	Kingdom of Great Britain	judge politician	1717-11-03	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of Glasgow School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Milville Raven	English cleric and photographer		photographer	1827			University of Wales						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Muir	British mathematician and educationalist (1844–1934)	Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	mathematician pedagogue university teacher	1844-08-25	South Lanarkshire		University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics determinant			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society honorary doctorate of the University of Cape Town Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prize
Thomas Murray MacRobert	Scottish mathematician (1884–1962)	United Kingdom Scotland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1884-04-04	Dreghorn		University of Glasgow Trinity College Irvine Royal Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh		MacRobert E function		University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Nelson junior	Scottish publisher (1822–1892)		inventor	1822			Royal High School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Nicol Johnston	Scottish zoologist		zoologist	1870			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Oliver	physician and authority on industrial hygiene (1853–1942)		physician writer	1853	St Quivox		University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Goulstonian Lectures
Thomas Parker	English electrical engineer and inventor	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	electrical engineer	1843-12-22	Coalbrookdale								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Paterson Noble	Scottish surgeon		military personnel surgeon	1887-03-03			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Percival	British physician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician	1740	Warrington		University of Edinburgh Leiden University Sir Thomas Boteler Church of England High School	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society			president		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Thomas Phemister	20th-century Scottish geologist		geologist	1902-05-25			University of Glasgow St John's College Allan Glen's School					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Reid	Scottish philosopher (1710–1796)	Kingdom of Great Britain	philosopher librarian mathematician writer university teacher	1710-04-26	Strachan		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh	metaphysics ethics	An Inquiry into the Human Mind: on the Principles of Common Sense Essays on the Intellectual Powers of Man Essays on the Active Powers of the Human Mind		University of Aberdeen University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Richardson Colledge	British surgeon	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon	1796	Kilsby		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London			president		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Risk	Scottish banker (1922-2012)	United Kingdom	banker	1922-09-13							Governor of the Bank of Scotland		Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Robert Bolam	British chemist		chemist	1893			University of Bristol						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Robert Swinburne	British military administrator and artist			1794-03									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Robertson	Church of Scotland minister and author	Kingdom of Great Britain	Christian minister author historian				University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Romney Robinson	British astronomer (1792–1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	physicist astronomer	1792-04-23	Dublin		Trinity College Dublin Belfast Royal Academy	Royal Society Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	astronomy				Fellow of the Royal Society Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Rowatt	director of the Royal Scottish Museum (1879-1950)	United Kingdom		1879-11-07							museum director		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Rumble	Thomas Rumble Born -01T Other names Thomas William Rumble Occupation engineer Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh engineer (*1832) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		engineer	1832									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Shortt	Scottish physician		military physician physician	1788	Dumfries and Galloway		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Sivright	Scottish landowner, art collector and bibliophile			1783									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Slater Price	Professor of Chemistry at Heriot-Watt College	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1875-08-24	Wednesbury		King Edward's School	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
Thomas Smith	lawyer, soldier and academic (1915-1988)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	diplomat lawyer military personnel legal scholar	1915-12-03			Christ Church University of Edinburgh	Faculty of Advocates Gray's Inn British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				Harvard University University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Knight Bachelor
Thomas Somerville	Church of Scotland minister and historian	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	historian	1741	Hawick		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Southwell	British zoologist and parasitologist		zoologist	1879									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Spens	Thomas Spens Born -01T Alma mater University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (*1764) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1764			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Stephens Davies	British mathematician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	mathematician	1795-01-01				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Thomas Stewart Patterson	Scottish organic chemist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist	1872	Greenock		Merchiston Castle School Heidelberg University		chemistry			University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Summers West	Scottish chemist (1927-2010)	United Kingdom	chemist	1927-11-18	Peterhead		University of Birmingham University of Aberdeen Tain Royal Academy	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	analytical chemistry			Imperial College London University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Meldola Medal and Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Taylor	Scottish lawyer and university principal		lawyer	1897			University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Thomson	Scottish chemist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist university teacher physician botanist	1773-04-12	Crieff		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	chemistry phytochemistry mineralogy medicine		Regius Professor of Chemistry	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
Thomas Thomson	Scottish advocate	United Kingdom	archivist	1768-11-10	Dailly		University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas William Drinkwater	Thomas William Drinkwater Born -01T Occupation scientist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh scientist (*1852) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		scientist	1852				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Williamson	Scottish surgeon		surgeon	1815			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Thomas Wilson	Scottish composer (1927-2001)	United Kingdom	composer musicologist	1927-10-10	Trinidad		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tim Ingold	British anthropologist	United Kingdom	anthropologist university teacher social anthropologist	1948-11-01	Kent		University of Cambridge Churchill College Leighton Park School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh	anthropology social anthropology environmentalism			University of Aberdeen	Anders Retzius Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Huxley Memorial Medal doctorat honoris causa de l'université Grenoble-Alpes Knight First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Timothy O'Shea	British academic	United Kingdom	teacher	1949-03-28	Hamburg		University of Leeds University of Sussex Royal Liberty School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Timothy Sprigge	British philosopher (1932-2007)	United Kingdom	philosopher university teacher	1932-01-14	London			Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Timothy Williamson	British philosopher	United Kingdom	philosopher university teacher	1955-08-06	Uppsala		New College The Henley College Leighton Park School	Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters British Academy American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea				University of Oxford University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Lauener Prize
Tom Brown, Sr.	UK nucleic acid chemist (1952-)	United Kingdom	chemist	1952-11-10	Barnsley		University of Bradford		chemical biology nucleic acids			University of Oxford University of Edinburgh University of Southampton University of Cambridge	Chemistry World Entrepreneur of the Year Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Prize Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Tom Cottrell	Scottish chemist		chemist	1923-06-08	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Stirling	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tom Devine	Scottish historian	United Kingdom	historian university teacher	1945-07-30	Motherwell		University of Strathclyde	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Historical Society	history			University of Strathclyde University of Edinburgh	Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Knight Bachelor
Tom Farmer	Scottish entrepreneur	United Kingdom	entrepreneur	1940-07-10	Leith		St. Augustine's High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
Tom Johnston	Scottish socialist and politician (1881-1965)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	politician journalist	1881-11-02	Kirkintilloch		University of Glasgow Lenzie Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Scottish History Society			Secretary of State for Scotland Lord Privy Seal member of the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 34th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 32nd Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tom McKillop	Chemist, businessman, banker	United Kingdom	chemist chief executive officer businessperson	1943-03-19	Dreghorn		University of Glasgow Irvine Royal Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Bachelor Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Ulf Leonhardt	German physicist	Germany	physicist university teacher	1965-10-09	Bad Schlema			Royal Society of Edinburgh				Royal Institute of Technology	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Institute of Physics
V. C. Wynne-Edwards	British zoologist (1906–1997)	United Kingdom	ornithologist zoologist sociobiologist biologist	1906-07-04	Leeds		Rugby School New College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	zoology		President of the British Ornithological Union Regius Professor of Natural History	McGill University University of Bristol University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society Frink Medal Godman-Salvin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Victor Eyles	British geologist and science historian		geologist	1895-10-10	Bristol		University of Bristol Fairfield High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Vilhelm Bjerknes	Norwegian physicist and meteorologist (*1862 – †1951)	Norway	physicist meteorologist university teacher mathematician climatologist	1862-03-14	Christiania		University of Oslo	Royal Society Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Pontifical Academy of Sciences Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Gothenburg Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Washington Academy of Sciences National Academy of Sciences	physics meteorology	Bjerknes forces Bergen School of Meteorology	professor	Leipzig University Stockholm University Carnegie Institution for Science University of Oslo University of Bergen, Geophysical Institute	Fridtjof Nansen Award of Excellence, Mathematics-Natural sciences class Gunnerus Medal Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St. Olav‎ Buys Ballot Medal Alexander Agassiz Medal Vega Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Symons Gold Medal Foreign Member of the Royal Society	Heinrich Hertz Carl Anton Bjerknes Henri Poincaré
Vincent Poor	American electrical engineer	United States of America	electrical engineer inventor researcher	1951-10	Columbus		Auburn University Princeton University	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea National Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering Institute of Mathematical Statistics Heidelberg Academy for Sciences and Humanities				University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign Princeton University	IEEE James H. Mulligan, Jr. Education Medal Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Foreign Member of the Royal Society honorary doctor of Syracuse University honorary doctor of the University of Edinburgh honorary doctor of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Guggenheim Fellowship IEEE Alexander Graham Bell Medal Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award IEEE Eric E. Sumner Award	John B. Thomas
W. H. C. Romanis	W. H. C. Romanis Born -08T00:00: Died -25T00:00: Other names William Hugh Cowie Romanis Alma mater University of Cambridge, Charterhouse School, Trinity College Occupation(s) writer, surgeon Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh writer and surgeon (1889–1972) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh		writer surgeon	1889-11-08			University of Cambridge Charterhouse School Trinity College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
W. J. B. Riddell	Scottish ophthalmologist		ophthalmologist	1899			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
W. P. D. Wightman	British historian of science		writer historian of science	1899-06-04	Streatham Hill London		Eastbourne College University College London Imperial College London	British Society for the History of Science			President of the British Society for the History of Science	University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
W. W. J. Nicol	Scottish chemist and photographer		photographer chemist	1855			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
W.H. Walsh	philosopher (1913–1986)	United Kingdom	philosopher	1913-12-10	Leeds		Bradford Grammar School	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the British Academy
Walcot Gibson	British geologist (1864–1941)		geologist	1864-08-24				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Murchison Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Garner Medal
Wallace Robson	English literary scholar and critic		teacher	1923-06-20 1923			University of Oxford					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Aubrey Kidd	British physician and medical and zoological writer (1852-1929)		writer	1853			University of London						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Biggar Blaikie	British astronomer, engineer, historian and printer (1847–1928)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer historian astronomer	1847-11-23	Pilrig		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Brown	mathematician (1886–1957)		engineer mathematician	1886-04-29	Glasgow		University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Strathclyde University of Glasgow Allan Glen's School University of Hong Kong	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Eric Spear	German physicist (1921–2008)	United Kingdom	physicist	1921-01-20	Frankfurt		University of Westminster Birkbeck, University of London	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				Birkbeck, University of London University of Leicester University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society Max Born Prize Rumford Medal Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
Walter Frederick Campbell	British politician (1798–1855)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1798-04-10			Eton College	Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Dilettanti			member of the 13th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 12th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 10th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 8th Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 9th Parliament of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter George Burnett Dickinson	British veterinary surgeon		veterinarian	1858			Boston Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Hume Kerr	British archaeologist		archaeologist engineer	1861-06-25			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Ledermann	German and British mathematician (1911–2009)	United Kingdom	mathematician university teacher	1911-03-18	Berlin		University of St Andrews Köllnisches Gymnasium Leibniz-Gymnasium Frederick William University Berlin	Royal Society of Edinburgh	algebra group theory			University of Manchester University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Sussex	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	Herbert Westren Turnbull
Walter Levinthal	German bacteriologist	Germany	bacteriologist	1886-04-12	Berlin								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter McLeod	McLeod, (James) Walter (1887–1978), bacteriologist		bacteriologist	1887				Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Mercer	surgeon	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon orthopedian university teacher	1890			University of Edinburgh		orthopedic surgery			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Walter Mykura	Czech-born geologist working in Britain		geologist	1926			University of Birmingham						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Noel Hartley	British chemist		chemist	1845	Lichfield		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Longstaff Prize
Walter Scott	Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom	poet playwright linguist translator novelist musicologist biographer writer judge poet lawyer lawyer historian literary critic short story writer	1771-08-15	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School Kelso High School Jordan High School University of Edinburgh School of Law	Faculty of Advocates freemasonry Royal Society of Edinburgh Celtic Society Bannatyne Club	fiction	Waverley Rob Roy Ivanhoe Old Mortality The Lady of the Lake	judge		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Scott	Scottish investment manager		businessperson nuclear physicist	1947-05	Glasgow		University of Edinburgh Trinity Hall	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Stibbs	Australian astronomer and astrophysicist	Australia	astrophysicist	1919								University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Walter Whitehead	British surgeon (1840-1913)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United States of America	surgeon designer	1840-10-12				Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh				Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wayne Powell	British geneticist		geneticist					Learned Society of Wales				Scotland's Rural College	Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wenfei Fan	computer scientist	United Kingdom	computer scientist	1963-01			University of Pennsylvania	Academia Europaea Royal Society Chinese Academy of Sciences UK Computing Research Committee Association for Computing Machinery				University of Edinburgh Bell Labs, Alcaltel-Lucent Temple University	ACM Fellow Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering	Peter Buneman Scott Weinstein
Wenxuan Hou	British corporate finance theorist	United Kingdom	corporate finance theorist university teacher				University of Manchester	Young Academy of Scotland Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William A. F. Browne	British doctor (1805–1885)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	psychiatrist	1805 1806			University of Edinburgh Stirling High School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Abbott Herdman	Scottish marine zoologist, oceanographer (1858–1924)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist archaeologist marine biologist zoologist geologist oceanographer	1858-09-05	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society	biology		President of the Linnean Society of London	University of Liverpool	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Adam	British advocate, barrister, politician and judge	Kingdom of Great Britain	judge lawyer politician	1751-08-02	Scotland		Christ Church University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh Bannatyne Club			member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain Lord Lieutenant of Kinross-shire		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Alexander Fairbairn	British forester and ornithologist		ornithologist	1902			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Andrew Clark	Scottish botanist		botanist	1911			Harris Academy Alva Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Angus Sinclair	Scottish philosopher (1905-1954)		philosopher	1905-09-27			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Archer Porter Tait	Scottish civil engineer (1866–1929)		civil engineer	1866			Edinburgh Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Archibald Cadell	British businessman	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	writer businessperson mathematician traveler	1775	Falkirk			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
William Arthur Harland	Northern-Irish forensic scientist		scientist medical examiner university teacher non-fiction writer	1926-03-07	Belfast		Queen's University Belfast				Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine, Glasgow	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Bald	British surveyor, cartographer and civil engineer	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	cartographer civil engineer engineer geologist	1789	Burntisland			Royal Irish Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Geological Society of London
William Barr McKinnon Duncan	Scottish businessman		businessperson	1922-12-16			University of Glasgow Ardrossan Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Barron Coutts	Born: 26 May 1885 in Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland; Died: 16 December 1946 in Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	scientist	1885-05-26	Kinghorn		University of Edinburgh Kirkcaldy High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				George Heriot's School Royal Garrison Artillery Royal Military Academy, Woolwich	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Brand	British private banker (1807-1869)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	banker botanist	1807-01-05				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Bryson	electrical engineer (1855-1906)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer	1855-03-02									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Bullerwell	English geologist		geologist geophysicist	1916-09-27	Newcastle upon Tyne		Durham University	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
William Burney Bannerman	(1858-1924)		physician	1858-07-06			Edinburgh Academy					Haffkine Institute	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Campbell Johnston	Scottish lawyer and cricketer (1860-1938)		cricketer	1860			Clifton College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Charles Earnshaw	Professor of Chromosome Dynamics at the University of Edinburgh	United Kingdom	scientist	20th century			Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lenox School for Boys	Royal Society				University of Edinburgh Johns Hopkins School of Medicine	Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences Fellow of the Royal Society
William Charles Wells	scottish-American physician and printer	United Kingdom	military physician	1757	Charleston		University of Edinburgh Leiden University	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Rumford Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Christopher Miller	British veterinarian		veterinarian	1898			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Cochran	Scottish physicist (1922–2003)	United Kingdom	physicist	1922-07-30	Scotland		University of Edinburgh Boroughmuir High School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Howard N. Potts Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Guthrie Medal and Prize
William Colin Mackenzie	Australian anatomist, benefactor, museum administrator and director (1877-1938)	Australia	physician zoologist	1877-03-09			University of Melbourne	Royal Society of Edinburgh			museum director		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Craig	Scottish surgeon and botanist (1832-1922)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1832-03-28	South Lanarkshire		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Creech	Scottish publisher, printer, bookseller and politician; (1745-1815)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	politician	1745-05-12			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord Provost of Edinburgh		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Crosbie Mair	Scottish physician		physician	1802			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk	British judge and lawyer (born 1935)	United Kingdom	judge politician	1935-11-18			University of St Andrews University of Edinburgh University of Dundee School of Law University of Edinburgh School of Law	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh			Lord Justice Clerk Lord President of the Court of Session Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Dickson	Scottish chemist and educator		chemist	1905-01-23	St. Abbs		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
William Dittmar	German chemist	Grand Duchy of Hesse United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	chemist university teacher	1833-04-14 1833-04-15	Groß-Umstadt			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society
William Donald Patrick	Scottish airman, advocate and judge (1889-1967)		judge	1889-12-24	Dalry		University of Glasgow	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh International Military Tribunal for the Far East			Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Drummond of Logiealmond	Scottish diplomat and Member of Parliament, poet and philosopher	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	diplomat politician philosopher	1770	Perth		University of St Andrews University of Oxford	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			ambassador of the United Kingdom to Naples Ambassador of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to the Ottoman Empire member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain	Foreign Office	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Durham	Scottish chemist, papermaker, astronomer and academic author		chemist astronomer	1834-11				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Dyce	Scottish artist (1806-1864)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	painter university teacher	1806-09-19	Aberdeen			Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh	art of painting			King's College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Dyce Cay	civil engineer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer	1837	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Eagle Clarke	British ornithologist (1853-1938)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	ornithologist solicitor	1853-03-16 1853-07	Leeds		Leeds Grammar School University of Leeds University of St Andrews	British Ornithologists' Union			President of the British Ornithological Union	Leeds City Museum Royal Museum of Scotland	Godman-Salvin Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Imperial Service Order Honorary Fellow of the American Ornithological Society
William Edge	British mathematician (1904-1997)		mathematician	1904-11-08	Stockport		Trinity College University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh	geometry		chairperson	University of Edinburgh Trinity College	Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	H. F. Baker
William Edmondstoune Aytoun	British writer and lawyer (1813-1865)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	linguist poet judge translator university teacher writer lawyer novelist humorist	1813-06-21	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Edinburgh Academy	Faculty of Advocates Royal Society of Edinburgh	English poetry Scottish poetry	Homer		University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Elgin Swinton	Scottish paleontologist (1900-1994)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	paleontologist zoologist	1900-09-30	Kirkcaldy		University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Canada					Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Euing	Scottish philanthropist			1788-05-20			University of Glasgow High School of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Evans	ornithologist		entomologist ornithologist arachnologist	1851				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Farquharson	Peerage person ID=404093		surgeon	1760				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Fisher Cassie	British civil engineer and academic	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer	1905	Monifieth			Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Fleetwood Sheppard	Australian statistician	Australia	statistician mathematician	1863-11-21	Sydney		Trinity College Charterhouse School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Mathematical Association	statistics	Sheppard's correction			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Fleming Hoggan Jarrett	veterinary pathologist (1928–2011)		pathologist	1928-01-02			University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Leeuwenhoek Lecture Feldberg Foundation Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
William Forbes Gray	Scottish writer		writer	1874									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Forster Lanchester	British zoologist (1875-1953)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom	zoologist carcinologist	1875-03-14	Croydon		University of Cambridge King's College Uppingham School					University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Francis Porter McLintock	20th-century Scottish geologist	United Kingdom	geologist	1887-02-02			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School				museum director		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Fraser Hume	historic figure in geology		geologist	1867-10-01			University of London						Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Frederick Harvey	Scottish expert on public health			1873			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Fullarton	Soldier, statesman, agriculturalist and author	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician diplomat	1754-01-12	Ayrshire		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom member of the 14th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Gammie Ogg	British horticultural scientist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	horticulturist	1891-11-02	Aberdeenshire		University of Aberdeen Robert Gordon's College						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Garden Blaikie	British minister (1820–1899)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	theologian biographer writer university teacher	1820-02-05	Aberdeen		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen		theology Scottish literature biography			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Gentle	Scottish mathematician and physicist			1877-01-19	Dundee		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William George Aitchison Robertson	lecturer in medical jurisprudence and public health, died 1946	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	academic author general practitioner lawyer	1865			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William George Hill	British geneticist (1940–2021)	United Kingdom	geneticist statistician	1940-08-07			University of California, Davis University of London St Albans School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Officer of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Mendel Medal	Alan Robertson
William George Nicholson Geddes	Scottish civil engineer (1913-1993)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer association football player	1913-07-29	Oldhamstocks		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Gidley Emmett	British industrial chemist, educationalist and academic author		writer chemist	1887-08-21	Beeston		University of Cambridge	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh HM Factory, Gretna Shell USA University of Birmingham	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Grant Craib	British botanist (1882–1933)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist	1882-03-10	Banff		University of Aberdeen Fordyce Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Botany	University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
William Greenfield	Scottish minister, literary critic, author and mathematician		teacher	1755			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Gregory	Scottish physician and chemist (1803–1858)	Scotland	linguist translator university teacher chemist botanist	1803-12-25	Edinburgh		University of Giessen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
William Grylls Adams	British physicist (1836-1915)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist engineer astronomer philosopher	1836-02-18	Laneast		St John's College	Royal Society				King's College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society
William Hallowes Miller	Welsh mineralogist & crystallographer (1801–1880)	Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist university teacher crystallographer	1801-04-06	Llandovery		St John's College	Royal Society American Academy of Arts and Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Prussian Academy of Sciences Academy of Sciences of Turin	geology			University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Hamilton	Scottish surgeon and man-midwife (1758-1790)	Kingdom of Great Britain	surgeon botanist	1758-07-31			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Hamilton	Irish, naturalist and political activist	Kingdom of Ireland	naturalist priest	1755									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Hanneford-Smith	British engineer and publisher		writer	1878									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Harold Joseph Childs	British physicist and academic author (1905-1983)		physicist university teacher	1905-01-19 1905	Bromley-by-Bow London		University of London Langdon School, Newham	Royal Society of Edinburgh	physics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Hayes	Irish geneticist, physician and microbiologist (1913-1994)	United States of America	military physician geneticist	1913-01-18			School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin	Royal Society Australian Academy of Science Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Leeuwenhoek Lecture Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Macfarlane Burnet Medal and Lecture Mendel Medal
William Henry Allchin	American physician and lecturer		physician	1846-10-16	Paris			Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal College of Physicians, London					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of London Harveian Oration
William Henry Barlow	British civil engineer (1812-1902)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1812-05-10	Woolwich			Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Henry Lowe	Scottish physician and amateur botanist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician				University of Edinburgh				president		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
William Henry Playfair	Scottish architect (1790-1857)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland British Empire	architect	1790-07-15	London		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh		Scottish National Gallery University of Edinburgh Royal Scottish Academy			Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Henry White	British warship designer; (1845-1913)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	civil engineer engineer	1845-02-02	Plymouth		Trinity College	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh			Director of Naval Construction		Fellow of the Royal Society John Fritz Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
William Hope Fowler	(1876-1933)			1876-03-14			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Hugh Clifford Frend	British ecclesiastical historian and archaeologist (1916–2005)	United Kingdom	historian Anglican priest archaeologist	1916-01-11	Haslemere		Keble College Haileybury and Imperial Service College	British Academy Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Antiquaries of London Royal Historical Society				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the British Academy Fellow of the Royal Historical Society Doctor of Divinity Gold Cross of Merit with Swords
William Hunter	Scottish surgeon (1861-1937)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Scotland	surgeon	1861-06-01	Ballantrae		University of Edinburgh					University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Hutchison McMillan	Scottish mining engineer	United Kingdom	writer	1886			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Inglis Clark	Scottish pharmaceutical chemist, mountaineer and photographer (1855-1932)		inventor chemist photographer mountaineer	1855-06-04				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Irvine	Scottish chemist	Kingdom of Great Britain	chemist	1743	Glasgow		University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Ivison Macadam	Scottish scientist		chemist	1856-01-27	Edinburgh			Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries Fellow of the Chemical Society
William Jack	Scottish mathematician and journalist		newspaper editor mathematician journalist	1834-05-29	Stewarton		University of Glasgow Irvine Royal Academy					University of Glasgow Victoria University of Manchester	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Jameson	Scottish army surgeon and botanist (1815-1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	military personnel botanist surgeon	1815			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William John Dundas	Scottish lawyer and mathematician		mathematician	1849-03-16			Edinburgh Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William John Macquorn Rankine	civil engineer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	engineer physicist civil engineer university teacher inventor	1820-07-05	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Ayr Academy Scottish Naval and Military Academy	Royal Society Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences American Academy of Arts and Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh	engineering		Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics	University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society Keith Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William John McCallien	Scottish mathematician and geologist		geologist artist	1902			University of Glasgow					University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Keddie	British journalist (1809-1877)		journalist university teacher	1809-03-22	Peebles			Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow			sub-editor newspaper editor university teacher		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Keith Murray	Scottish peer, landowner and soldier		soldier	1801-07-19	Ochtertyre								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Kermack	British biochemist and epidemiologist	United Kingdom	epidemiologist biochemist writer	1898-04-26	Kirriemuir		University of Aberdeen	Royal Society		Kermack–McKendrick theory SIR model		University of Aberdeen Royal Air Force Dyson Perrins Laboratory Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize Fellow of the Royal Society
William Kerr, 6th Marquess of Lothian	British noble	Scotland	politician	1763-10-04			University of Edinburgh				member of the House of Lords		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William King	Scottish engineer (1851–1929)	United Kingdom	engineer meteorologist businessperson	1851-04-17			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William King Gillies	Scottish educator		mathematician	1875-03-20			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Lauder Lindsay	Scottish physician and botanist (1829-1880)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist botanical collector physician	1829	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
William Leadbetter Calderwood	Scottish marine biologist		zoologist	1865			Merchiston Castle School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Lindsay	Scottish shipowner			1819-11-24	Leith								Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Lister	physician		physician	1756 1757			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Lochead	Scottish surgeon and botanist	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist surgeon	1750s			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Lothian	Church of Scotland minister and historian	Kingdom of Great Britain	Christian minister historian	1740			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William MacGillivray	British naturalist and ornithologist (1796–1852)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist ornithologist writer	1796-01-25	Aberdeen		University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh	ornithology		Regius Professor of Natural History	University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William MacGregor Henderson	Scottish veterinarian (1913-2000)		veterinarian	1913-07-17	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Argentine Association of Microbiology National Academy of Agronomy and Veterinary Science Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons					Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor Order of May
William MacTaggart	painter from Scotland (1903–1981)		painter	1903-05-15			Edinburgh College of Art	Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society of Edinburgh Society of Eight Edinburgh School Royal Scottish Academy Society of Scottish Artists					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Macadam	Scottish industrialist		chemist	1783-11-03	Glasgow							University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Mackay Davidson	William Mackay Davidson Born -00T Died -00T Alma mater University of Aberdeen Occupation pathologist Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh pathologist (1909–1991) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh; member of Royal Society of Edinburgh		pathologist	1909			University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Mackie	Scottish geologist (1856–1932)		geologist	1856			University of Aberdeen						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Murchison Fund
William Mackintosh, Lord Kyllachy	Scottish advocate			1842-04-09			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Mair	Scottish pharmacist and manufacturing chemist		chemist	1868									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Marshall Smart	British astronomer (1889-1975)		astronomer mathematician university teacher	1889-03-09			University of Glasgow Trinity College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	mathematics astronomy navigation			University of Cambridge University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William McGregor Mitchell	Scottish veterinary surgeon		veterinarian	1888			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William McIntosh	Scottish physician and marine zoologist (1838-1931)	United Kingdom	psychiatrist zoologist university teacher marine biologist botanist	1838-10-10	St Andrews		University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews Madras College	Royal Society Linnean Society of London Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Royal Medal Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London
William McLachlan Dewar	headmaster of George Heriot's School			1905-04-19	Crieff		University of Edinburgh Morrison's Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Commander of the Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William McRae	botanist (1878-1952)		botanist	1878			James Gillespie's High School						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Metzler	Canadian mathematician		mathematician	1863-09-18	Odessa		University of Toronto Clark University	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				Syracuse University State University of New York at Albany	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh	William Edward Story Henry Taber
William Michael Herbert Greaves	British astronomer (1897–1955)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	astronomer	1897-09-10	Barbados		St John's College The Lodge School Codrington College	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Astronomical Society			Astronomer Royal for Scotland chairperson	University of Edinburgh Royal Observatory	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Smith's Prize Tyson Medal
William Moodie	Scottish minister of religion and philologist		linguist	1759			University of Edinburgh University of St Andrews	Royal Society of Edinburgh			Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Morehead	18th-century Scottish landowner	Kingdom of Great Britain	large estate owner	1737			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Moses Feldman	English physician and writer		writer	1880-11-11			London School of Jewish Studies	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Muir	Church of Scotland minister		minister	1787			University of Edinburgh				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William N. Stokoe	British organic chemist		chemist	1892									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Newbigging	(1773-1852)		surgeon	1773-04-25	Lanark		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Nicol	Scottish geologist and physicist (1770-1851)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physicist geologist	1770-04-18	Humbie		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Chemical Society
William Orr Leitch	Scottish civil engineer involved with building the Peking-Mukden railway		civil engineer										Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Osborne Greenwood	British surgeon and a minister of religion		surgeon	1873			University of London Ermysted's Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Paterson Paterson	Church of Scotland minister and theologian (1860-1939)	United Kingdom	teacher	1860			University of Edinburgh				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Peck	Scottish astronomer and scientific instrument maker		astronomer	1862-01-03				Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Peddie	Scottish physicist and applied mathematician (1861-1946)		physicist university teacher	1861-05-31	Papa Westray		University of Edinburgh Kirkwall Grammar School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Edinburgh Mathematical Society				University of Edinburgh University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
William Penney, Baron Penney	English mathematician and physicist (1909-1991)	United Kingdom	politician physicist mathematician	1909-06-24	Gibraltar		Royal College of Science University of Cambridge University of Groningen Imperial College London University of Wisconsin–Madison Gilberd School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh National Academy of Sciences	nuclear physics	Particle in a one-dimensional lattice	member of the House of Lords chairperson rector	Imperial College London Manhattan Project Atomic Weapons Establishment United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority	Fellow of the Royal Society Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire Wilhelm Exner Medal Rumford Medal Glazebrook Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Order of Merit James Alfred Ewing Medal	John Lennard-Jones
William Pirrie	Scottish surgeon (1807-1882)		surgeon	1807			University of Aberdeen					University of Aberdeen	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Preston Lauder	Scottish physician		physician	1788			University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Pulteney Alison	Scottish physician; (1790-1859)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	physician physiologist	1790-11-12	Burghmuirhead		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh			Regius Professor of Forensic Medicine	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Quarrier Kennedy	professor of geology at Leeds University and founder of the Research Institute of African Geology (1903-1979)		geologist volcanologist	1903-11-30	Bridge of Weir		University of Glasgow University of Zurich	Royal Society Geological Society of London				University of Leeds	Bigsby Medal Lyell Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Ramsay Smith	Scottish physician and anthropologist (1859-1937)	United Kingdom Australia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon anthropologist pathologist anatomist zoologist	1859-11-27	King Edward		University of Edinburgh University of Adelaide	Royal Society of Edinburgh	anthropology of religion anatomy pathology zoology	Woman and her possibilities		University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Reid	Scottish businessman and mining engineer (1906-1985)		mining engineer	1906-06-20			University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Ritchie	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1801		teacher	1758			University of Glasgow				Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Ritchie Russell	British neurologist and RAMC general	United Kingdom	neurologist military physician	1903-02-07	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Commander of the Order of the British Empire
William Robert Smith	British physician		forensic scientist	1850									Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Roberts Flett	Scottish geologist and author		geologist	1900			University of Glasgow	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Robertson	British historian, minister of religion, and principal of the University of Edinburgh (1721-1793)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom	historian writer	1721-09-19	Borthwick		University of Edinburgh	Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences Russian Academy of Sciences Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland The Select Society The Poker Club	history		Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland	University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Robertson	Scottish antiquary and record keeper (1740–1803)		antiquarian historian	1740			University of Aberdeen Fordyce Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Robertson	Scottish advocate; (1753-1835)	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	advocate	1753-12-15			University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Robertson	19th-century Scottish physician (1818-1882)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	statistician	1818-01-08	New Town		University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Robertson Smith	Scottish orientalist and minister of the Free Church of Scotland (1846–1894)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	anthropologist linguist librarian historian of religion archaeologist theologian university teacher writer physicist biblical scholar	1846-11-08	Aberdeenshire		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Cambridge	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Roxburgh	British surgeon and botanist (1751–1815)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	botanist pteridologist surgeon illustrator entomologist	1751-06-29 1759-06-29	Ayrshire		University of Edinburgh University of Aberdeen	Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Linnean Society of London	John Hope
William Rutherford	British physiologist (1839-1899)		physiologist	1839-04-20			University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				King's College London University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Rutherford Sanders	Scottish physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician pathologist	1828			University of Edinburgh					University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Saunders	Scottish physician	Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician	1743	Banff		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Goulstonian Lectures Harveian Oration
William Seller	Scottish physician and botanist		physician	1797-11-09			University of Edinburgh	Medico-Chirurgical Society of Edinburgh					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
William Sharpey	Scottish physiologist	United Kingdom	physiologist anatomist university teacher	1802-04-01 1802-05-02	Arbroath		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities	anatomy physiology			University College London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Baly Medal
William Skinner of Corra	town clerk of Edinburgh		lawyer	1823			Edinburgh Academy						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Smellie	Scottish master printer, naturalist, antiquary, editor and encyclopedist (1740-1795)	Kingdom of Great Britain	editor writer botanist naturalist	1740	Edinburgh		University of Edinburgh Royal High School	Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Smellie	Scottish geologist (1890-1973)		geologist	1890			University of Glasgow						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Smith Greenfield	British anatomist		anatomist	1846			University of London	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Smith Syme	William Smith Syme Born -01T Alma mater University of Edinburgh Awards Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Person (*1870) ♂; Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh			1870			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Somerville	agriculturist		scientist	1860			University of Edinburgh					University of Cambridge University of Oxford	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
William Speirs Bruce	Scottish marine biologist and polar explorer (1867-1921)	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	explorer marine biologist oceanographer naturalist	1867-08-01	London		University of Edinburgh Watts Naval School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				Heriot-Watt University	Patron’s Medal David Livingstone Centenary Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
William Stevenson	Edinburgh professor (b. 1805)		teacher	1805	Renfrewshire							University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Stewart	Scottish biologist	United Kingdom	biologist	1935-06-06			University of Glasgow	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Academia Europaea			Government Chief Scientific Adviser	University of London University of Nottingham University of Dundee	Fellow of the Royal Society President's Medal Leeuwenhoek Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Knight Bachelor
William Stirling	English histologist and physiologist	United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physiologist histologist	1851-01-26	Grangemouth		University of Edinburgh Dollar Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Manchester University of Aberdeen University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Stuart Mcrae Craig	English paediatrician (1903-1975)	United Kingdom	pediatrician	1903-07-19	Bingley		University of Edinburgh Bingley Grammar School George Watson's College	Royal Society of Edinburgh	pediatrics				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Tait	British Member of Parliament (died 1800)	Kingdom of Great Britain	politician				University of Edinburgh				member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain		Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Thomas Calman	Scottish zoologist (1871-1952)	United Kingdom	zoologist malacologist marine biologist carcinologist scientific illustrator	1871-12-29	Dundee		University of Dundee	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh			President of the Linnean Society of London	University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Linnean Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Thomas Gordon	botanist (1884-1950)		geologist botanist	1884			University of Edinburgh George Heriot's School	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of London	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Makdougall Brisbane Prize
William Thomas Ritchie	Scottish cardiologist (1873-1945)			1873-11-03			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Thomson	Scottish physician	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	physician physiologist	1802			University of Edinburgh					University of Glasgow University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Trevelyan Harry	British geologist and academic author		geologist university teacher	1911			University of Leeds		geology			University of Dundee University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Wallace	Scottish mathematician and astronomer	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kingdom of Great Britain	mathematician civil engineer engineer astronomer	1768-09-23	Dysart		University of Edinburgh	Royal Irish Academy Royal Astronomical Society Royal Society of Edinburgh	geometry			University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Whigham Fletcher	Scottish biologist		biologist botanist	1918-08-11 1918			University of Glasgow Airdrie Academy	Royal Society of Edinburgh	botany				Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Williams	Welsh veterinary surgeon	Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	surgeon veterinarian	1832	Bontnewydd St Asaph		University of Edinburgh	Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Wood (Scottish surgeon)	Scottish surgeon		surgeon	1782-09-13			University of Edinburgh						Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William Young Sellar	British academic (1825–1890)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	classical philologist university teacher classical scholar	1825-02-22	Morvich		University of Glasgow University of Oxford Edinburgh Academy					University of Oxford Durham University University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
William de Wiveleslie Abney	British astronomer, chemist and photographer (1843–1920)	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	photographer chemist astronomer army officer	1843-07-24	Derby		Royal Military Academy, Woolwich Rossall School	Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Astronomical Society Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society	astronomy		president		Fellow of the Royal Society Rumford Medal Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Bakerian Lecture Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wilson Dobie Wilson	nineteenth century antiquary, author and traveller		writer	1803				Royal Society of Edinburgh Maitland Club					Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Wilson Sibbett	British physicist	United Kingdom	physicist	1948-03-15				Royal Society Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of St Andrews	Fellow of the Royal Society Commander of the Order of the British Empire Charles Hard Townes Award Rumford Medal Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Win Rampen	British engineer	United Kingdom	engineer university teacher	1956								University of Edinburgh	Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Witold Nowacki	Polish engineer	Poland	engineer civil engineer university teacher	1911-07-20	Zakrzewo		Warsaw University of Technology	Polish Academy of Sciences	civil engineering studies Calcul des structures flexibility mechanical property			University of Warsaw Warsaw University of Technology Gdańsk University of Technology	Order of Polonia Restituta Order of the Builders of People's Poland Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Work Flag Order, 1st class Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta honorary doctorate of the Łódź University of Technology
Ya Ping Wang	Chinese-Scottish urban studies scholar	People's Republic of China	urbanologist university teacher					Royal Society of Edinburgh				University of Glasgow	Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Árpád Pusztai	Scientist, researcher	United Kingdom Hungary	biologist biochemist	1930-09-08	Budapest		Eötvös Loránd University	Royal Society of Edinburgh	biochemistry				Whistleblower Prize Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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