Simon Somerville Laurie (1829-1909)

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Simon Somerville Laurie (1829-1909) was the first holder of the Bell Chair of Education from 1876 to 1903. One of his chief aims was to bring University and Training College closer together and, ideally, to entrust the training of teachers in Scotland to the Universities of Scotland.

Sources

  • James Drever, 'The New Developments in the Education Department', University of Edinburgh Journal, 1 (1925), 4-8.