- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- A Note about the Text
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Glasgow University to 1701
- 3 Principal Stirling's Regime: Family and Politics, 1701–1725
- 4 Glasgow under the Campbells, 1725–1742
- 5 Squadrone Glasgow and the Return of the Duke of Argyll, 1742–1761
- 6 The Age of Bute and the Moderates
- 7 Glasgow University in the Age of Dundas
- 8 Edinburgh University to 1704
- 9 Edinburgh Appointments in the Faculty of Divinity
- 10 Chairs of Interest to Lawyers
- 11 Surgical and Medical Chairs
- 12 The Arts Chairs
- 13 The Arts Chairs, 1690–c. 1715
- 14 St Mary's College and Other Appointments, 1713–1747
- 15 The Untold Story
- 16 Thomas Tullideph's St Andrews, 1747–1777
- 17 The Dundas Era at St Andrews, 1780–1806
- 18 Summaries and Results
- I. Manuscripts Sources
- II. Unpublished Dissertations, Books and Articles
- III.Other Sources
- Appendices
- Appendix 2
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
Edinburgh University to 1704
Edinburgh University to 1704
- Chapter:
- (p.211) 8 Edinburgh University to 1704
- Source:
- Academic Patronage in the Scottish Enlightenment
- Author(s):
Roger L. Emerson
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
This chapter discusses the largest and most prestigious of the universities — Edinburgh University. It describes the university as the centre of national life and as the most intellectually vibrant place in the country. It observes that the city attracted members of the political elite who enjoyed the social amenities of the city as they attended court and sought suitors for their daughters and jobs for their sons. It notes that the purging of Edinburgh University after the Revolution of 1688–90 was accomplished by the end of 1690, involving the professor of mathematics, David Gregorie of Kinnairdie (24 June 1661–10 October 1708) and the ousted principal, Alexander Monro, who probably had some help from his colleague, the professor of divinity, John Strachan.
Keywords: Edinburgh University, Revolution, David Gregorie, Alexander Monro, John Strachan
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Preface
- A Note about the Text
- Abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Glasgow University to 1701
- 3 Principal Stirling's Regime: Family and Politics, 1701–1725
- 4 Glasgow under the Campbells, 1725–1742
- 5 Squadrone Glasgow and the Return of the Duke of Argyll, 1742–1761
- 6 The Age of Bute and the Moderates
- 7 Glasgow University in the Age of Dundas
- 8 Edinburgh University to 1704
- 9 Edinburgh Appointments in the Faculty of Divinity
- 10 Chairs of Interest to Lawyers
- 11 Surgical and Medical Chairs
- 12 The Arts Chairs
- 13 The Arts Chairs, 1690–c. 1715
- 14 St Mary's College and Other Appointments, 1713–1747
- 15 The Untold Story
- 16 Thomas Tullideph's St Andrews, 1747–1777
- 17 The Dundas Era at St Andrews, 1780–1806
- 18 Summaries and Results
- I. Manuscripts Sources
- II. Unpublished Dissertations, Books and Articles
- III.Other Sources
- Appendices
- Appendix 2
- Index of Names
- Index of Subjects
