The Concise Dictionary of National Biography: From Earliest Times to 1985. Oxford University Press, 1992, 3 vols.
University of Edinburgh
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | J. K. Rowling | She then enrolled at Moray House
(a teacher training college then attached to Heriot-Watt University
but now part of Edinburgh University
) for a Post-Graduate Certificate of Education, without which she would not be qualified... |
| Education | Thomas Carlyle | He attended Annan Academy
and, starting in 1809, the University of Edinburgh
. He intended to enter the clergy but later changed his mind. Drabble, Margaret, editor. The Oxford Companion to English Literature. 5th ed., Oxford University Press, 1985. Corey, Melinda, and George Ochoa, editors. The Encyclopedia of the Victorian World. Henry Holt and Company, 1996. |
| Education | Karen Gershon | At fifteen she found herself not at a real school but at a temporary training centre, Whittingehame Farm School at East Lothian inScotland. After to some extent recovering from her recent experiences she won... |
| Education | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | He then entered Edinburgh University
as a medical student—just after the university had successfully fought off the women seeking admission to the medical faculty. His most significant mentor was Joseph Bell
(who was attached not... |
| Education | Oliver Goldsmith | After various local schools he attended Trinity College, Dublin
, as a sizar: a poor student who financed his course by acting as a servant to other students. He was often in trouble with the... |
| Education | Kathleen Jamie | But having drifted to Edinburgh, she attended Edinburgh University
, where she studied for and received her MA in philosophy (in Scotland a first degree). Taylor, Debbie. “Interview with Kathleen Jamie”. Mslexia, Vol. 9 , 1 Mar. 2001– 2024, pp. 39-40. 40 |
| Education | Charlotte Stopes | Charlotte Carmichael (later CS
) took classes for women conducted by members of Edinburgh University
who were concerned about the exclusion of females from the University. Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990. |
| Education | Sophia Jex-Blake | SJB
officially applied to study medicine at Edinburgh University
. Todd, Margaret. The Life of Sophia Jex-Blake. Macmillan, 1918. 235 |
| Education | Sophia Jex-Blake | SJB
placed an advertisement in The Times asking women interested in entering a medical faculty to contact her. Her aim was to institute separate lectures for women and eventually that women should matriculate at Edinburgh University |
| Education | Sophia Jex-Blake | Under pressure from SJB
, the Chancellor of Edinburgh University approved a proposal to admit the first female medical students at a British university. Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990. 102 |
| Education | Sir J. M. Barrie | James Barrie studied at Edinburgh University
, where he earned his MA (in Scotland the first degree taken) in 1882. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Brunton | Her widower, devastated at her death, later became professor of oriental languages at Edinburgh University
, and lived until 1854. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Jane Welsh Carlyle | Thomas Carlyle
was installed as Rector of Edinburgh University
. Surtees, Virginia. Jane Welsh Carlyle. Michael Russell, 1986. 266 |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Ling Shuhua | During his youth, Chen
spent a decade in Britain, studying literature at Edinburgh University, then moving to the |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Agnes Hamilton | MAH
's father, Robert Adamson
, educated at Edinburgh University
, became Professor of Logic and Metaphysics successively at Owens College
(later merged in Manchester University), and the Universities of Aberdeen
and then Glasgow
... |
Timeline
14 April 1582: The College of Edinburgh (later the University...
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14 April 1582
The College of Edinburgh
(later the University of Edinburgh) received its charter from James VI of Scotland
(later James I of England).
Haydn, Joseph. Haydn’s Dictionary of Dates and Universal Information. Editor Vincent, Benjamin, 23rd ed., Ward, Lock, 1904.
1335
Edinburgh University: A Sketch of its Life for 300 Years. James Gemmeli, 1884.
3
1726: The University of Edinburgh established a...
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1726
The University of Edinburgh
established a medical faculty and the first chair of obstetrics in Great Britain.
Warren, Michael. “A Chronology of State Medicine, Public Health, Welfare and Related Services in Britain: 1066 - 1999”. Michael Warren’s Chronology, 6 Jan. 2003.
1748-51: Adam Smith delivered lectures on rhetoric...
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1748-51
Adam Smith
delivered lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres at Edinburgh University
: the first significant university programme devoted to the analysis of English literary discourse.
Hawkes, Terence. “Dr Blair, the Leavis of the North”. London Review of Books, 18 Feb. 1999, pp. 23-4.
24
O’Brien, Karen. Women and Enlightenment in Eighteenth-Century Britain. Cambridge University Press, 2009.
89-91, 144
27 April 1762: The chair of Rhetoric to which Hugh Blair...
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27 April 1762
The chair of Rhetoric to which Hugh Blair
(1718-1800) had been appointed at Edinburgh in 1760 was converted to a Regius Professorship of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres.
Hawkes, Terence. “Dr Blair, the Leavis of the North”. London Review of Books, 18 Feb. 1999, pp. 23-4.
24
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
1820: Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind...
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1820
Lectures on the Philosophy of the Human Mind by Thomas Brown
, Professor of Moral Philosophy at Edinburgh University
, appeared in four volumes in the year of his death.
Harris, James A. “First feeling”. Times Literary Supplement, 5 Mar. 2004, p. 32.
32
1836: The Botanical Society of Edinburgh was f...
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1836
The Botanical Society of Edinburgh was founded.
Gascoigne, Robert Mortimer. A Chronology of the History of Science, 1450-1900. Garland, 1987.
389
Morrell, J. B. “The Patronage of Mid-Victorian Science in the University of Edinburgh”. The Patronage of Science in the Nineteenth Century, edited by Gerard L’Estrange Turner, Noordhoff International, 1976, pp. 53-93.
54
Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
202
21 August 1865: The Manchester Guardian reported the scandalous...
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21 August 1865
The Manchester Guardian reported the scandalous discovery that medical army inspector James Barry, who had recently been found dead, had also been found to be a woman.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
89
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
James Barry was rarely included in...
October 1865: Elizabeth Garrett obtained an apothecary's...
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October 1865
Elizabeth Garrett
obtained an apothecary's licence through the Society of Apothecaries
: this began her medical career, after her rejection by the Universities of London
, Edinburgh
, St Andrews
, Oxford
, and Cambridge
.
Franck, Irene, and David Brownstone. Women’s World: A Timeline of Women in History. HarperCollins; HarperPerennial, 1995.
156
Alic, Margaret. Hypatia’s Heritage: A History of Women in Science. Women’s Press, 1985.
106
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
66
1868: James Africanus Beale Horton published at...
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1868
James Africanus Beale Horton
published at LondonWest African Countries and Peoples, British and Native, and A Vindication of the African Race, analysing the conditions required to establish self-government for his people.
Edwards, Paul. “Black Writers of the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries”. The Black Presence in English Literature, edited by David Dabydeen and David Dabydeen, Manchester University Press, 1985, pp. 50-67.
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British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.
March 1870: Edinburgh University student Mary Edith Pechey...
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March 1870
Edinburgh University
student Mary Edith Pechey
received the highest grades in her class for the Chemistry examination, but was denied the right to receive the Hope Scholarship.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
114-5
Feminist historian Catriona Blake notes an alternative...
: The five pioneering female medical students...
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Spring 1870
The five pioneering female medical students at Edinburgh University were awarded significant honours.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
105
October 1870: The General Council of Edinburgh University...
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October 1870
The General Council of Edinburgh University renewed their decision to keep female students out of the medical classes.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
123
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
123
30 June 1871: After teaching female medical students for...
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30 June 1871
After teaching female medical students for thirteen months, the extra-mural lecturers at Edinburgh University revoked their resolution and announced that they would no longer teach separate classes.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
138
October 1871: Under pressure from the public, the Senate...
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October 1871
Under pressure from the public, the Senate of Edinburgh University allowed the female medical students to sit the preliminary arts examinations, having previously banned them.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
139
November 1871: The Senate of Edinburgh University decided...
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November 1871
The Senate of Edinburgh University decided to rescind all regulations allowing women entrance into the medical faculty.
Blake, Catriona, and Wendy Savage. The Charge of the Parasols: Women’s Entry to the Medical Profession. Women’s Press, 1990.
142
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