EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Formed 1860 by the merger of King's College with Marischal College.

Location:
Aberdeen, Scotland

Founding Date:
1860

Motto:
Initium sapientiae timor domini

Enrollment:
13,500

Official Website:
http://www.abdn.ac.uk/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Charles Chree	Astronomer	5-May-1860	12-Aug-1928	Geomagnetic phenomena
Donald G. Cruickshank	Government	c. 1942		Director-General of Oftel, 1993-98
Alistair Darling	Politician	28-Nov-1953		Chancellor of the Exchequer
Iain Glen	Actor	24-Jun-1961		Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Alex Kapranos	Musician	20-Mar-1972		Franz Ferdinand frontman
George MacDonald	Author	10-Dec-1824	18-Sep-1905	At the Back of the North Wind
John Macleod	Scientist	6-Sep-1876	16-Mar-1935	Helped discover insulin
Thomas Reid	Philosopher	26-Apr-1710	7-Oct-1796	Epistemologist, Common Sense school
Bill Schuette	Politician	13-Oct-1953		Congressman from Michigan, 1985-91
Ali Smith	Author	24-Aug-1962		There But For The
William Thornton	Architect	20-May-1759	28-Mar-1828	First architect of the US Capitol

TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Alexander Bain	Philosopher	11-Jun-1818	18-Sep-1903	The Senses and the Intellect
Antony Flew	Philosopher	11-Feb-1923	8-Apr-2010	British Libertarian philosopher
Robert Morrison MacIver	Sociologist	17-Apr-1882	15-Jun-1970	The Web of Government
John Macleod	Scientist	6-Sep-1876	16-Mar-1935	Helped discover insulin
Arthur Marwick	Historian	29-Feb-1936	17-Sep-2006	The Deluge
Thomas Reid	Philosopher	26-Apr-1710	7-Oct-1796	Epistemologist, Common Sense school
Frederick Soddy	Chemist	2-Sep-1877	22-Sep-1956	Isotopes
George Paget Thomson	Physicist	3-May-1892	10-Sep-1975	Diffraction of electrons
Edward Tylor	Anthropologist	2-Oct-1832	2-Jan-1917	Founder of cultural anthropology

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Herbert Henry Asquith	Head of State	12-Sep-1852	15-Feb-1928	UK Prime Minister, 1908-16
Alexander Bain	Philosopher	11-Jun-1818	18-Sep-1903	The Senses and the Intellect
Robert Cecil	Politician	14-Sep-1864	24-Nov-1958	Diplomat, Nobel Prize recipient
Stafford Cripps	Politician	24-Apr-1889	21-Apr-1952	Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1947-50
William Edward Forster	Politician	11-Jul-1818	5-Apr-1886	Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1880-82
Jo Grimond	Politician	29-Jul-1913	24-Oct-1993	Leader of the UK Liberal Party, 1956-67

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