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George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was James Knox (d. 1633), a future regent who would teach William Drummond of Hawthornden. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was John Adamson, future [[Principal]] of the University.

== Sources ==
*''A Catalogue of the Graduates in the Faculties of Arts, Divinity, and Law, of the University of Edinburgh since its Foundation'' (Edinburgh: Printed by Neill and Company, 1858)
*[[Andrew Dalzel]], ''History of the University of Edinburgh from its Foundation'' (Edinburgh: Edmonston and Douglas, 1862)
*[[Thomas Craufurd]], ''History of the University of Edinburgh, from 1580 to 1646: To Which is Prefixed the Charter Granted to the College by James VI of Scotland, in 1582'' (Edinburgh: Printed by A. Neill & Co., 1808)
*[[Sir Alexander Grant]], ''The Story of the University of Edinburgh during its First Three Hundred Years'', 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884)
*Hew Scott, ''Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ: The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation'', vol. I (Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1915)
[[Category:Academics|Robertson, George]]

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−	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was ''John Adamson (1576–1651?)'', future [[Principal]] of the University.	+	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System\|Regent]] at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was ''John Adamson (1576–1651?)'', future [[Principal]] of the University.

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-*Signatures, August 1587 (as student), 1 August 1590, 7 August 1594, 29 July 1598 (as regent), [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)
+*Signatures, August 1588 (as student), 28 July 1596 (as regent), [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)
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	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was ''John Adamson (1576–1651?)'', future [[Principal]] of the University.		George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was ''John Adamson (1576–1651?)'', future [[Principal]] of the University.
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		+	== Archives at Edinburgh University ==
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		+	*Signatures, August 1587 (as student), 1 August 1590, 7 August 1594, 29 July 1598 (as regent), [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)

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−	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was John Adamson, future [[Principal]] of the University.	+	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was ''John Adamson (1576–1651?)'', future [[Principal]] of the University.

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−	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was James Knox (d. 1633), a future regent who would teach William Drummond of Hawthornden. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was John Adamson, future [[Principal]] of the University.	+	George Robertson (d. 1604) was appointed Regent at Edinburgh University following the resignation of [[Philip Hislop]] in November 1593. Robertson, the son of an Edinburgh burgess, was himself a recent Edinburgh graduate. He had studied under [[Adam Colt]] and graduated MA in 1588. He saw one class through to graduation on 28 July 1596. According to the University's earliest historian Thomas Craufurd, he was the first regent to print the theses of his graduating students. Among these students was [[James Knox (d. 1633)]], a future regent who would teach [[William Drummond of Hawthornden]]. Robertson left the university in January 1598, when he accepted a call to be Minister of Trinity Kirk in Edinburgh. His successor was John Adamson, future [[Principal]] of the University.

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