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| 1557||[[Will of Bishop Robert Reid, 1557|Will of Bishop Robert Reid]].
 
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| 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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| 1620||Creation of post of [[Rector (office of)|Rector]].
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| 1620||Foundation of Chair of [[Mathematics]]
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| 1620||Foundation of Chair of [[Metaphysics]].
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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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| 1701||[[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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| 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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| 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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| 1858||[[Universities (Scotland) Act 1858|Universities (Scotland) Act]].
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Revision as of 14:57, 5 December 2014

1557 Will of Bishop Robert Reid.
1580 Bequest of Clement Litill's Library.
1582 Charter from James VI.
1583 Opening of the University
1620 Separation of posts of Principal and Professor of Divinity.
1620 Creation of post of Rector.
1620 Foundation of Chair of Mathematics
1620 Foundation of Chair of Metaphysics.
1626 William Drummond of Hawthornden donates books to Library.
1639 Bartilmo Somerville endows Chair of Divinity (first major private benefactor)
1665 Rectorship transferred to Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1670 Creation of Edinburgh Botanic Garden
1690 Purge of Episcopalian and Jacobite Staff.
1690 Gilbert Rule appointed Principal.
1703 William Carstares appointed Principal.
1704 Seizure of College Records by Town Council.
1701 Foundation of Faculty of Law.
1708 End of Regenting System.
1708 Foundation of Faculty of Arts.
1713 Foundation of Chair of Chemistry.
1726 Foundation of Faculty of Medicine.
1745 Classes suspended as the Jacobites march on city.
1745 David Hume turned down for Chair of Moral Philosophy.
1749 First American Graduate (John Moultrie).
1760 Foundation of Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres.
1760 Foundation of Trustees' Drawing Academy (forerunner of Edinburgh College of Art)
1762 William Robertson appointed Principal.
1787 Theft of College Mace, possibly by Deacon Brodie
1789 Laying of Foundation Stone of Old College.
1826 Visitation of the University by Royal Commission
1843 Resignation of Thomas Chalmers, Professor of Divinity.
1846 Foundation of New College.
1848 Free Church of Scotland Normal and Sessional School opens (forerunner of Moray House).
1847 Free Churchman Charles MacDouall refused as Professor of Hebrew on religious grounds.
1847 James Young Simpson discovers anaesthetic use of chloroform in childbirth.
1858 Universities (Scotland) Act.
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