Divinity

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 Sharp - 1630

• Alexander Colville - 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 Jackson Crawford - 1859

• Robert Flint - 1876

• William Paterson Paterson - 1903

• John Baillie - 1934

• John McIntyre - 1956

• David Fergusson - 2000