• Rev John Wilson FRSE FEIS (1847–1896) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. Wilson was born in Montrose on 21 November 1847. In his youth he moved...
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  • philosopher John Wilson (Scottish mathematician) (1847−1896), Scottish mathematician and physicist John Cook Wilson (1849–1915), English philosopher John Hardie...
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  • English mathematician John Wilson (South Carolina) (1773–1828), member of the U.S. House of Representatives John Wilson (painter) (1774–1855), Scottish painter...
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  • John Smith (1721–1797) was a Scottish physician and academic. Smith was born in Maybole, Scotland, where his father, William, was a merchant. He studied...
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    Scottish Enlightenment (Scots: Scots Enlichtenment, Scottish Gaelic: Soillseachadh na h-Alba) was the period in 18th- and early-19th-century Scotland...
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  • This is a list of notable scientists born in Scotland or associated with Scotland, as part of the List of Scots series....
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  • John Carswell (bowls) (1887–?), Scottish international lawn bowler John Caswell (1654 or 1655 – 1712), sometimes John Carswell, English mathematician...
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  • John West (1756-1817) was a mathematician and priest from Scotland. Fourth child of Samuel West and Margaret Mein, his father died in 1766. West matriculated...
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    List of University of Glasgow people (category Lists of people by university or college in Scotland)
    Civil Law) John Wheatley, Baron Wheatley, former Lord Advocate and Lord Justice Clerk, established Scottish Legal Aid system Lord Wilson of Langside...
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  • (1834–1901), Scottish architect Robert Wilson (businessman) (born 1942/1943), British businessman Robert Wilson (engineer) (1803–1882), Scottish engineer...
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    Diaspora Scottish Americans Scotch-Irish Americans Scottish Australians Scottish Argentines Scottish Brazilians Scots-Quebecer Scottish Canadians Scottish New...
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  • William John Dundas, FRSE, LLD, WS (1849–1921) was a Scottish lawyer and mathematician. In later life he was a director of the Royal Bank of Scotland. He...
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    Alexander Wilson FRSE (1714 – 16 October 1786) was a Scottish surgeon, type-founder, astronomer, mathematician and meteorologist. He was the first scientist...
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  • Washington Post. John Lichfield (15 January 2016). "Alexander Grothendieck: Legal battle over 'scribblings' of 20th century's 'greatest mathematician'". The Independent...
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  • 26 – François Arago, French mathematician, physicist and astronomer (died 1853) February 28 – Christian Ramsay, Scottish botanist (died 1839) April 16...
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  • Jeffrey Gunion Barclay (19 April 1849 – 15 September 1943) was a Scottish mathematician, known for being one of the founders of the Edinburgh Mathematical...
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  • (1896–1985), Scottish mathematician, namesake of Birmingham University's Calderwood Prize Helen Calkins (1893–1970), American mathematician and professor...
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  • Elliot (category Surnames of Scottish origin)
    Elliot in Angus, Scotland. More likely sources claim that the Scottish surnames (Eliott, Elliot) originate from the Ellot Scottish border-clan, from...
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  • List of people from Edinburgh (category Lists of people by city in Scotland)
    (1765–1799), political reformer, leader of Scottish "Friends of the People Society" John Playfair (1748–1819), mathematician, "Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory...
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    Trump John Truss (born 1947), British mathematician John Van Denburgh (1872–1924), American herpetologist John Weir (geologist) (1896–1978), Scottish geologist...
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    Smout, 'Henry Kalmeter's Travels in Scotland', Scottish Industrial History, A Miscellany (Edinburgh: Scottish History Society, 1978), p. 29 Andrew Spicer...
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  • (1933–2002), American educator and mathematician George Falconer (1946–2013), Scottish footballer Hugh Falconer (1808–1865), Scottish palaeontologist, geologist...
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  • List of people educated at George Watson's College (category Lists of Scottish people by school affiliation)
    Category for Watsonians. Peter Baikie, Scottish comedian and composer Finlay Currie, actor Jack Docherty, Scottish writer, actor, presenter and producer...
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    Minister of Scotland (2024–) Iain Gray, Leader of the Scottish Labour Party (2008-2011; 2015) Andrew Dewar Gibb, Leader of the Scottish National Party...
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  • Variation Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer – Nansen passport John Napier, Scottish mathematician – neper, unit of relative power level, Napier's bones, method...
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  • Colin (given name) (category Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text)
    (1754–1821), Scottish soldier and surveyor See Colin Mackenzie (disambiguation) for more people with this name Colin Maclaurin, Scottish mathematician Colin...
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  • date – John Bogle, miniature painter (died 1803) 4 February – Robert Blair, "graveyard poet" (born 1699) 14 June – Colin Maclaurin, mathematician (born...
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  • educator and professor Robert John Patterson, Canadian politician Robert Patterson (educator) (1743–1824), mathematician and 4th director of the U.S. Mint...
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  • Edward Campbell (1862–1924), mathematician credited for the Campbell-Hausdorff formula John Lorne Campbell (1906–1996), Scottish historian, farmer, environmentalist...
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  • Australian-Scottish pathologist and microbiologist – Brucella, brucellosis. James Bruce, Scottish explorer – brucine. R. H. Bruck, American mathematician – Bruck–Ryser–Chowla...
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