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| − | The Chair of Divinity had been founded in 1620, following the [[Separation of Roles of Principal and Professor of Divinity, 1620|separation of the roles of Principal and Professor of Theology]]. It soon began to attract private donations and bequests. Between 1618 and 1634, the Town Council received 8,475 merks from ten separate donors towards the upkeep of the Chair. These sums, however, were dwarved by the [[Bartilmo Somerville's Endowment of the Chair of Divinity, 1639|funds bestowed by Bartilmo Somerville in 1639]]. | + | The Chair of Divinity had been founded in 1620, following the [[Separation of Roles of Principal and Professor of Divinity, 1620|separation of the roles of Principal and Professor of Theology]]. It soon began to attract private donations and bequests. Between 1618 and 1634, the [[Town Council]] received 8,475 merks from ten separate donors towards the upkeep of the Chair. These sums, however, were dwarved by the [[Bartilmo Somerville's Endowment of the Chair of Divinity, 1639|funds bestowed by Bartilmo Somerville in 1639]]. |
== Professors of Divinity == | == Professors of Divinity == | ||
Revision as of 14:40, 19 February 2015
The Chair of Divinity had been founded in 1620, following the separation of the roles of Principal and Professor of Theology. It soon began to attract private donations and bequests. Between 1618 and 1634, the Town Council received 8,475 merks from ten separate donors towards the upkeep of the Chair. These sums, however, were dwarved by the funds bestowed by Bartilmo Somerville in 1639.
Professors of Divinity
Andrew Ramsay, 1620
Henry Charteris, 1627
James Fairley, 1629
John Sharpe, 1630
Alexander Colvill, 1648
Samuel Rutherford, 1649
David Dickson, 1650
Patrick Scougall, 1662
William Keith, 1664
Laurence Charteris, 1675
John Menzies, 1682
John Strachan, 1683
George Campbell, 1690
George Meldrum, 1701
William Hamilton, 1709
James Smith, 1732
John Gowdie, 1733
Robert Hamilton, 1754
Andrew Hunter, 1779
William Ritchie, 1809
Thomas Chalmers, 1828
John Lee, 1844
Thomas J. Crawford, 1859
Robert Flint, 1876
William Paterson Paterson, 1903