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Josephat Martin Harvey (Funyana Mutyambizi) was a Zimbabwean mathematician born in Salisbury (now Harare) in 1949. Harvey studied at the University of Zimbabwe from 1969 to 1980, specialising in applied mathematics. From 1978 to 1979, he conducted…

Józef Stanisław Kosacki (21 April 1909–26 April 1990) was a Polish professor, engineer, and inventor, and he served in the Polish Army as an officer during WW2. He is most famous for inventing his mine detector. While he was staying in St Andrews, at…

Katherine Whitehorn, CBE, was a renowned journalist and author. In 1982, she was elected as rector of the University of St Andrews - the first female to hold this role in any Scottish university. The University opened Whitehorn Hall in 2018 as part…

Katherine Whitehorn, CBE, was a renowned journalist and author. In 1982, she was elected as rector of the University of St Andrews – the first female to hold this role in any Scottish university. The University opened Whitehorn Hall as an all female…

Katherine Whitehorn was a British journalist and columnist born on March 2nd, 1928. She graduated from Newham College in Cambridge, where she worked as a columnist for the Observer from 1960 to 1996. She became known for her wit, humour, and…