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+ | | 1557||[[Will of Bishop Robert Reid, 1557|Will of Bishop Robert Reid]]. | ||
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− | |1580 | + | | 1580||[[Bequest of Clement Litill's Library, 1580|Bequest of Clement Litill's Library]]. |
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+ | | 1582|| [[Charter by King James VI, 14 April 1582|Charter from James VI]]. | ||
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+ | | 1583||[[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583|Opening of the University]] | ||
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+ | | 1620||[[Separation of Roles of Principal and Professor of Divinity, 1620|Separation of posts of Principal and Professor of Divinity]]. | ||
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+ | | 1626||[[William Drummond of Hawthornden's Donation of Books to Edinburgh University Library, 1626|William Drummond of Hawthornden donates books to Library]]. | ||
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+ | | 1639||[[Bartilmo Somerville's Endowment of the Chair of Divinity, 1639|Bartilmo Somerville endows Chair of Divinity]] (first major private benefactor) | ||
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+ | | 1665||[[Transfer of Rectorship to Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 1665|Rectorship transferred to Lord Provost of Edinburgh]] | ||
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+ | | 1670||[[Creation of Edinburgh Botanic Garden, 1670|Creation of Edinburgh Botanic Garden]] | ||
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+ | | 1690||[[Purge of Episcopalian and Jacobite Staff, 1690|Purge of Episcopalian and Jacobite Staff]]. | ||
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+ | | 1690||[[Appointment of Gilbert Rule as Principal of Edinburgh University, 1690|Gilbert Rule appointed Principal]]. | ||
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+ | | 1703||[[Appointment of William Carstares as Principal of Edinburgh University, 1703|William Carstares appointed Principal]]. | ||
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+ | | 1704||[[Seizure of College Records by Town Council, 1704|Seizure of College Records by Town Council]]. | ||
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+ | | 1707||[[Foundation of Faculty of Law, 1707|Foundation of Faculty of Law]]. | ||
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+ | | 1708||[[End of Regenting System, 1708|End of Regenting System]]. | ||
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+ | | 1708||[[Foundation of Faculty of Arts, 1708|Foundation of Faculty of Arts]]. | ||
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+ | | 1713||[[Foundation of Chair of Chemistry, 1713|Foundation of Chair of Chemistry]]. | ||
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+ | | 1726||[[Foundation of Faculty of Medicine, 1726|Foundation of Faculty of Medicine]]. | ||
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+ | | 1745||[[The University and the '45|Classes suspended as the Jacobites march on city]]. | ||
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+ | | 1745||[[David Hume's Failed Application for Chair of Moral Philosophy, 1745|David Hume turned down for Chair of Moral Philosophy]]. | ||
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+ | | 1749||[[First American Graduate, 1749|First American Graduate (John Moultrie)]]. | ||
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+ | | 1760||[[Foundation of Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, 1760|Foundation of Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres]]. | ||
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+ | | 1760||[[Foundation of Trustees' Drawing Academy, 1760|Foundation of Trustees' Drawing Academy]] (forerunner of Edinburgh College of Art) | ||
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+ | | 1762||[[Appointment of William Robertson as Principal of Edinburgh University, 1762|William Robertson appointed Principal]]. | ||
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+ | | 1787||[[Theft of College Mace, 1787|Theft of College Mace]], possibly by Deacon Brodie | ||
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+ | | 1789||[[Laying of Foundation Stone of Old College, 1789|Laying of Foundation Stone of Old College]]. | ||
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+ | | 1826||[[Visitation of Edinburgh University by Royal Commission, 1826|Visitation of the University by Royal Commission]] | ||
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+ | | 1843||[[Resignation of Thomas Chalmers, Professor of Divinity, 1843|Resignation of Thomas Chalmers, Professor of Divinity]]. | ||
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+ | | 1846||[[Foundation of New College, 1846|Foundation of New College]]. | ||
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+ | | 1847||[[Refusal of Charles MacDouall as Professor of Hebrew, 1847|Free Churchman Charles MacDouall refused as Professor of Hebrew on religious grounds]]. | ||
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+ | | 1847||[[James Young Simpson's Discovery of Anaesthetic Uses of Chloroform, 1847|James Young Simpson discovers anaesthetic use of chloroform in childbirth]]. | ||
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+ | | 1848||[[Opening of Free Church of Scotland Normal and Sessional School, 1848|Free Church of Scotland Normal and Sessional School opens]] (forerunner of [[Moray House College of Education|Moray House]]). | ||
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+ | | 1858||[[Universities (Scotland) Act 1858|Universities (Scotland) Act]]. | ||
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+ | | 1859||[[Appointment of Sir David Brewster as Principal of Edinburgh University, 1859|Layman Sir David Brewster appointed Principal]]. | ||
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+ | | 1859||[[First Meeting of General Council, 1859|First Meeting of General Council]]. | ||
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+ | | 1859||[[First Election of Rector by Student Body, 1859|First Election of Rector by Student Body]] (Gladstone). | ||
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+ | | 1859||[[First Meeting of University Court, 1859|First Meeting of University Court]]. | ||
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+ | | 1859||[[Appointment of Curators of Patronage, 1859|Appointment of Curators of Patronage]]. | ||
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+ | | 1859||[[Building of Reid Concert Hall, 1859|Building of Reid Concert Hall]]. | ||
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+ | | 1868||[[Foundation of Edinburgh Ladies Education Association, 1868|Foundation of Edinburgh Ladies Education Association]]. | ||
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+ | | 1868||[[Foundation of Baxter Chair of Engineering, 1868|Foundation of Baxter Chair of Engineering]]. | ||
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+ | | 1868||[[Election of University's First Member of Parliament, 1868|Lyon Playfair elected first University MP]]. | ||
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+ | | 1878||[[Bequest of Laing Collection, 1878|David Laing bequests his manuscript collection to the University Library]]. | ||
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+ | | 1884||[[Tercentenary Festival, 1884|Tercentenary Festival]]. | ||
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+ | | 1884||[[Opening of New Medical School, 1884|Opening of New Medical School]]. | ||
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+ | | 1884||[[Foundation of Students' Representative Council, 1884|First Students' Representative Council elected]]. | ||
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+ | | 1887||[[Foundation of University Hall, 1887|Foundation of University Hall]]. | ||
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+ | | 1887||[[First Publication of the Student, 1887|First Publication of the 'Student']]. | ||
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+ | | 1889||[[Opening of University Union, 1889|Opening of University Union]] (for men) | ||
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+ | | 1893||[[First Graduation of Female Students, 1893|First female graduates]]. | ||
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+ | | 1893||[[Foundation of Faculty of Science, 1893|Foundation of Faculty of Science]]. | ||
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+ | | 1894||[[Foundation of Faculty of Music, 1894|Foundation of Faculty of Music]]. | ||
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+ | | 1897||[[Opening of McEwan Hall, 1897|Opening of McEwan Hall]]. | ||
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+ | | 1897||[[Opening of Masson Hall, 1897|Opening of Masson Hall]] (women's hall of residence) | ||
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+ | | 1901||[[Endowment of Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland, 1901|Andrew Carnegie donates 10,000,000 dollars to the Universities of Scotland]]. | ||
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+ | | 1901||[[Foundation of Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography, 1901|Foundation of Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography]]. | ||
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+ | | 1914-1918|| [[First World War|Nearly 8,000 Edinburgh students or graduates serve in First World War]]. | ||
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+ | | 1914||[[Election of Lord Kitchener as Rector, 1914|Lord Kitchener elected Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1915||[[First Female Senior President of Students' Representative Council, 1915|First Female Senior President of Students' Representative Council]] (Agnes Cunningham). | ||
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+ | | 1916||[[Admission of Women to Faculty of Medicine, 1916|Women finally admitted to Faculty of Medicine]]. | ||
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+ | | 1920||[[Laying of Foundation Stone of King's Buildings, 1920|Laying of foundation stone at Science Campus at King's Buildings]]. | ||
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+ | | 1924||[[Eric Liddell's Olympic Gold Medal, 1924|Student Eric Liddell wins 400 metres at Paris Olympics]]. | ||
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+ | | 1924||[[Foundation of University of Edinburgh Graduates' Association, 1924|Foundation of University of Edinburgh Graduates' Association]]. | ||
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+ | | 1924||[[Record Percentage of Women Students, 1924|Percentage of women students reaches peace time peak of 31%]]. | ||
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+ | | 1932||[[Universities (Scotland) Act 1932|Merger of United Free Church College with Faculty of Divinity]]. | ||
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+ | | 1932||[[First 'Non-Political' Rectorial Election, 1932|First 'non-political' rectorial election]]. | ||
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+ | | 1932||[[First Charities Week, 1932|First Charities Week]]. | ||
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+ | | 1936||[[Appointment of Max Born to Chair of Natural Philosophy, 1936|Refugee Max Born appointed to Chair of Natural Philosophy]]. | ||
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+ | | 1936||[[Rectorial Election, 1936|Sir Herbert Grierson elected Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1941||[[Foundation of Polish School of Medicine, 1941|Foundation of Polish School of Medicine]]. | ||
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+ | | 1948||[[Merger of Edinburgh Dental School with Faculty of Medicine, 1948|Edinburgh Dental School merges with Faculty of Medicine]]. | ||
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+ | | 1948||[[First Celebrity Rector, 1948|Alastair Sim elected first celebrity Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1951||[[Integration of Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, 1951|Royal (Dick) Veterinary College integrated into University]]. | ||
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+ | | 1951||[[Election of Sir Alexander Fleming as Rector, 1951|Sir Alexander Fleming elected Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1958||[[First Woman Professor, 1958|Appointment of first woman Professor]] (Elizabeth Wiskemann). | ||
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+ | | 1963||[[Foundation of Faculty of Social Sciences, 1963|Foundation of Faculty of Social Sciences]]. | ||
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+ | | 1966||[[Construction of James Clerk Maxwell Building, 1966|Construction of James Clerk Maxwell Building]]. | ||
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+ | | 1967||[[Foundation of Chair of Computer Science, 1967|Foundation of Chair of Computer Science]]. | ||
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+ | | 1968||[[Resignation of Rector Malcolm Muggeridge, 1968|Malcolm Muggeridge resigns as Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1972||[[Election of Gordon Brown as Rector, 1972|Gordon Brown elected Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1973||[[Foundation of Edinburgh University Students' Association, 1973|Foundation of Edinburgh University Students' Association]]. | ||
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+ | | 1980||[[First Woman University Librarian, 1980|Brenda Moon appointed first woman University Librarian]]. | ||
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+ | | 1988||[[First Woman Rector, 1988|Muriel Gray elected first woman Rector]]. | ||
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+ | | 1996||[[Cloning of Dolly the Sheep, 1996|Cloning of Dolly the Sheep at Roslin Institute]]. | ||
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+ | | 1998||[[Merger with Moray House Institute of Education, 1998|Merger with Moray House Institute of Education]]. | ||
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+ | | 2002||[[Reconstitution of Faculties into Colleges, 2002|Reconstitution of Faculties into Colleges]]. | ||
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+ | | 2002||[[Opening of New Medical School, 2002|Opening of new Medical School at Little France]]. | ||
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+ | | 2002||[[Fire Damage to School of Informatics, 2002|School of Informatics badly damaged by fire]]. | ||
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+ | | 2011||[[Merger with Edinburgh College of Art, 2011|Merger with Edinburgh College of Art]]. | ||
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+ | | 2011||[[Opening of Easter Bush Veterinary Campus, 2011|Opening of Easter Bush Veterinary Campus]]. | ||
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+ | | 2013||[[Award of Nobel Prize to Peter Higgs, 2013|Peter Higgs awarded Nobel Prize in Physics]]. | ||
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