DEANS OF FACULTY-(Continued). 1796 George Campbell, late Principal | 1826 1802-03 Alexander Irvine of Drum 1819-25 Hugh Lumsden of Pitcaple Alex. Thomson of Banchory 1827-33 Duncan Davidson of Tullichetly 1834-36 James Blaikie, Provost 1837-47 Alexander Bannerman, M.P. 1848-51 Sir Michael Bruce, Bart. 1852-55 Alexander Thomson of Banchory 1856-57 Sir John Forbes, Bart., M.D. Alexander Thomson of Banchory Sir Thomas Blaikie, Knt. Alex. Stronach 1858 1859 1860 *Afterwards Principal of St. Mary's College, St. Andrews. + Afterwards first Bishop of Edinburgh. Author of "The Philosophy of Rhetoric," "A Dissertation on Miracles," &c. § Previously Professor of Church History, Moral Philosophy, and the Law of Nature, Utrecht University; author of the first Burnet Prize Essay on Theism. Afterwards Latin Secretary to King James VI. One of the "Aberdeen Doctors ** Afterwards Regent, King's Coll. Afterwards Principal of Edinburgh University. Afterwards Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh University. REGENTS (Continued). 1753 William Duncan, Professor of Natural Philosophy 1758 William Kennedy, Prof. of Greek George Skene, Professor of Natural 1775 Patrick Copland, Prof. of Natural 1779 Robert Hamilton, Prof. of Natural Philosophy 1782 John Stuart, Prof. of Greek 1787 James Hay Beattie, Prof. of Moral Philosophy 1788 William Morgan, Prof. of Civil and James Beattie, Prof. of Civil and 1796 George Glennie, Professor of Moral 1811 Robert Rainy, Prof. of Civil and James Davidson, Prof. of Civil and 1817 Patrick Copland, Prof. of Natural 1823 William Knight, Prof. of Natural Philosophy 1827 Robert James Brown, Prof.of Greek 1841 Wm. MacGillivray, Prof. of Civil and Natural History § 1845 David Gray, Professor of Natural Philosophy 1846 William Martin, Professor of Moral Philosophy 1853 James Nicol, Professor of Civil and Natural History 1856 James Clerk Maxwell, Professor of Natural Philosophy || PROFESSORS OF DIVINITY. 1745 Robert Pollock 1795 William Laurence Brown 1831 Alexander Black ** 1843 William Robinson Pirie Afterwards Regent, Edinburgh University. + Appointed Regent at King's College in 1711, but declined to accept. Author of the "Essay on Truth,' The Minstrel," &c. § Author of "A History of British Birds," and other Zoological works. Author of "A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism," and other works on Physics. Afterwards Professor of Experimental Physics, Cambridge University. Previously Regent, St. Salvator's College, St. Andrews. One of the "Aberdeen Doctors". ** Afterwards Professor in New College, Edinburgh. * Author of "A Complete System of Fluxions," and other Mathematical works. Afterwards Professor of Mathematics, Edinburgh University. + Author of the famous "Inquiry into the National Debt".-From 16th November, 1780, Professors Copland and Hamilton, with the approbation of the Magistrates and College, made an exchange of their Classes and Duties, Professor Copland resuming charge of the Natural Philosophy Class, and Professor Hamilton acting as Professor of Mathematics. No formal change of offices was, however, made until 1817. Afterwards Professor of Anatomy, Glasgow University. § Mention is found of a Humanist in 1620-4 (David Wedderburn), in 1650-5 (John Forbes), and in 1660 (George Whyte). Afterwards Professor of Greek, Edinburgh University. University of Aberdeen. ON the 2nd of August, 1858, the Royal assent was given to an Act of Parliament (21 and 22 Victoria, cap. 83), intituled "an Act to make provision for the better government and discipline of the Universities of Scotland, and improving and regulating the course of study therein; and for the Union of the Two Universities and Colleges of Aberdeen ". By Ordinance No. 7 of the Commissioners appointed under this Act, approved by Her Majesty in Council, on 30th June, 1860, the two foundations of the "University and King's College of Aberdeen" and "Marischal College and University of Aberdeen " were, from and after the 15th September, 1860, united and incorporated into One University and College, under the style and title of the "UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN". The University as thus constituted is a corporate body, consisting of a Chancellor, Rector, Principal, Professors, Registered Graduates and Alumni, and Matriculated Students. Its government is administered by the University Court, the Senatus Academicus, and the General Council. It possesses all the powers, privileges, and property of the two Universities and Colleges above-mentioned, and, by virtue of the Universities Act (Sect. I.), it takes rank among the Universities of Scotland as from the date of the foundation of the University of 1494-5. By the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889 (52 and 53 Victoria, cap. 55), which, so far as is consistent with the tenor thereof, is to be read and construed along with the afore-mentioned Act of 1858, important changes were made in the administration of the government of the University, and Commissioners were appointed with extensive powers for the regulation of the arrangements of this as well as the other Scottish Universities. The University Court was much enlarged, and its powers greatly extended. Power was also given to the Commissioners to grant a constitution to the Students' Representative Council; and a new body, the Scottish Universities' Committee of the Privy Council, which stands in a common relation to all the Scottish Universities, was instituted. |