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'''Andrew Young (d. 1623)''' was appointed Public Professor of [[Mathematics]] at Edinburgh University in 1620.
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rememberiiigMr'Rollock's recoininendation im-
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== Biography ==
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mediatly before his death, of Mr Henry Char-
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‘Born of mean parents nigh to Jedburgh’, Young studied under [[Henry Charteris (c1565–1628)]] at Edinburgh University and graduated MA in July 1598. He went to work as regent at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and in 1600 competed in a public trial for a vacant [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System|Regentship]] at Edinburgh. He was unsuccessful but the [[Town Council]] promised to hold the next vacancy open for him. He was accordingly appointed regent at Edinburgh in December 1601 following the resignation of William Craig. He became one of the University’s longest-serving regents, accompanying classes through to laureation in 1603, 1607, 1609, 1613, 1617, and 1621. According to [[Thomas Craufurd]], this was a 'flourishing time of the Universitie’, as Young and his fellow regents were 'both able and painful [i.e. conscientious]'.  They acquired ‘much authority’ through the combination of 'long experience' and 'knowledge'. As the country itself was enjoying 'a deep calme of peace', the 'followers of learning' were offered 'many great occasions of encouragement'. On 19 July 1617, Young was one of the regents commanded by [[James VI and I|King James]] to participate in a disputation before him at Stirling Castle. Young disputed upon the Aristotelian theory of Local Motion, prompting the King to pun that 'Mr. Young is very old in Aristotle'. In 1620, Young was appointed Public Professor of [[Mathematics]], which required him to give two public lectures a week, in addition to his duties as Regent of Philosophy. At the same time Andrew Ramsay was appointed Professor of Divinity and Young's long-standing colleague [[James Reid]] was appointed Public Professor of Metaphysics. This was a small but significant step towards specialization and the creation of a faculty system. Young died in office in 1623.
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teris, (who now had regented almost 10 yeara^
 
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as most fit to succeed to him, elected him to
 
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be Principal of the CoUedge. His class va-  
 
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kaing, a publick dispute was indicted by pro*
 
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gram. Two compeared for tiyal, Mr Robert
 
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Scot, laureatofttto 1597. and Mr Andrew Youn^
 
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bom of mean parents nigh to Jedbuigh, laureat
 
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anno 1 598, and at that same time entered R^ent
 
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of an Philosophie Classe in Aberdeen. Both
 
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were well approven. The judges, for diverse re-
 
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spects, chose Mr Robert Scot for the presently
 
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vaking charge. Mr Andrew Young, besides
 
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an honorary for his pains, was appointed to  
 
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succeed to the next decedent. At the same  
 
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time, Mr Charles Ferme beiqg removed to IVa-  
 
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serburgfa, Mr James Knctx succeeded to him
 
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according to the former appointment. ~
 
  
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1601In December following^ Mr William Crage
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== Archives at Edinburgh University ==
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dimitted his charge and went to France, where
 
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ps waa elected Professor of Divinity in the
 
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CoUedge of, Saumure, in the which profession
 
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he died not many years after with much re-
 
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grate : returning home to Scotland, he died in
 
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in his own house in Blackfriers Wynd. Mr
 
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Andrew Youii|^ upon his dimission, was call-
 
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ed from Aberdeen, and set over the chai^ of
 
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Ifhe class left by him.
 
  
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1608.
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*Signatures, 29 July 1598 (as student), 29 July 1603, 25 July 1607, 27 July 1609, 31 July 1613, 30 June 1617, 14 July 1621 (as regent), [[First Laureation & Degrees Album]], Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)
  
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== Sources ==
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*''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)
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*[[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)
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*[[Sir Alexander Grant]], ''The Story of the University of Edinburgh during its First Three Hundred Years'', 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884)
  
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there "trete no candidats to be graduated, yet
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[[Category:Academics|Young, Andrew]]
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this wias a most flouriihing time of the Unver-
 
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sitie, the present Regents, Mx Andrew Youag,
 
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Mr James Reid, Mr James Fairly, and Mr Wil-
 
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liam King, being both able and painfull; and
 
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withall they did ^ot change for a long time
 
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' thereafter, which did conciliat much authority
 
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to them throw their long experience, added to
 
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their knowledge. The country- likeways at this*
 
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time haying a deep calme of peace, swinAned
 
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in plenty of all things, and many great occa-
 
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sions of encouragement were set before the fol-
 
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lowers of learning.
 
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In 1620 they appointed Andrew Young to be "Public
 
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Professor of Mathematics " in addition to his duties as Regent
 
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of Philosophy (see Vol I. p. 203). It is possible that Napier had
 
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made a suggestion on this subject ; at all events he took an
 
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interest in it, for on the 17th August 162 1 the Town Council
 
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paid for the carriage from London of a quadrant which Napier
 
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(the year before his death) presented to the College "for the
 
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Professor of Mathematics."
 
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Young, having graduated in Edinburgh, had gone to serve
 
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as Regent in Marischall College, which was always a good school
 
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of Mathematics, and he may have picked up something there.
 
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He must certainly have had a reputation for mathematical
 
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^ From Professor Chrystal's (unpublished) Inaugural Address. Most of
 
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the above facts and estimates relative to the Professors of Mathematics are
 
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taken from that Address. Unless otherwise specified, the passages quoted are
 
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all from Professor Chrystal.
 
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294 THE STORY OF THE UNIVERSITY. [1668.
 
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knowledge. He came back to Edinburgh as Regent in 1601.
 
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When appointed " Professor of Mathematics " he had to give two
 
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public lectures a week, but what they consisted in we know not
 
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He died in 1 6 2 3, after three years' performance of these new duties.
 
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" Mr. Young who disputed next,' insisted upon the Nature
 
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of Local Motion, pressing many things by clear testimonies of
 
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Aristotle's text To which, when the defender made his answers
 
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and cleared the purpose, the King said to some English Doctors
 
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which were near to him, * These men know Aristotle's mind as
 
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well as himself did while he lived.'
 
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not barren, for certainly he hath shewen a fertile wit Mr.
 
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Young is very old in Aristotle.
 

Latest revision as of 13:56, 25 February 2015

Andrew Young (d. 1623) was appointed Public Professor of Mathematics at Edinburgh University in 1620.

Biography

‘Born of mean parents nigh to Jedburgh’, Young studied under Henry Charteris (c1565–1628) at Edinburgh University and graduated MA in July 1598. He went to work as regent at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and in 1600 competed in a public trial for a vacant Regentship at Edinburgh. He was unsuccessful but the Town Council promised to hold the next vacancy open for him. He was accordingly appointed regent at Edinburgh in December 1601 following the resignation of William Craig. He became one of the University’s longest-serving regents, accompanying classes through to laureation in 1603, 1607, 1609, 1613, 1617, and 1621. According to Thomas Craufurd, this was a 'flourishing time of the Universitie’, as Young and his fellow regents were 'both able and painful [i.e. conscientious]'. They acquired ‘much authority’ through the combination of 'long experience' and 'knowledge'. As the country itself was enjoying 'a deep calme of peace', the 'followers of learning' were offered 'many great occasions of encouragement'. On 19 July 1617, Young was one of the regents commanded by King James to participate in a disputation before him at Stirling Castle. Young disputed upon the Aristotelian theory of Local Motion, prompting the King to pun that 'Mr. Young is very old in Aristotle'. In 1620, Young was appointed Public Professor of Mathematics, which required him to give two public lectures a week, in addition to his duties as Regent of Philosophy. At the same time Andrew Ramsay was appointed Professor of Divinity and Young's long-standing colleague James Reid was appointed Public Professor of Metaphysics. This was a small but significant step towards specialization and the creation of a faculty system. Young died in office in 1623.

Archives at Edinburgh University

  • Signatures, 29 July 1598 (as student), 29 July 1603, 25 July 1607, 27 July 1609, 31 July 1613, 30 June 1617, 14 July 1621 (as regent), First Laureation & Degrees Album, Edinburgh University Archives (EUA IN1/ADS/STA/1/1)

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)
  • 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)
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