Marion Gilchrist was a physician born on February 5th, 1864, in Lanarkshire. She matriculated as an arts student from Queen Margaret College for the Higher Education of Women in Glasgow, with aims to become a teacher.
During her time at Queen…
Elizabeth Garrett was a physician born on June 9th 1836 in Whitechapel, London. Garrett overcame initial disapproval by her father to obtain a medical education, although she faced a raft of difficulties along the way.
In 1862, she became the…
Thomas Rodger (18 April 1832 – 6 January 1883) was a Scottish photographer. Rodger was one of the early photographers that developed the calotype method in his work. His house was used as a professional photography studio by him and it was where he…
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…
John Napier (1550 - 1617 ) was a Scottish mathematician, physicist and astronomer. At the age of 13, he began his studies at the Saint Salvator's college of the University of St Andrews. He contributed a lot to Mathematics, by developing the concept…
David Brewster (11 December 1781 – 10 February 1868) was a British scientist and inventor. While he was in St Andrews, he contributed a lot to the field of photography. One of his most important achievements was the development of the “lenticular…
James Gregory was a Scottish astronomer, mathematician and Regius Professor of Mathematics at the University of St Andrews. Gregory's contribution to his field is astonishing. For Astronomy, he developed a telescope that uses the properties of…
Sir Robert Watson-Watt was a Scottish engineer and the inventor of radar. His work led to the survival of the RAF during the Battle of Britain and to eventual German defeat.
Born in Brechin, Angus, in 1892, Watson-Watt studied for a degree in…
Adeline Herbert Campbell (1887-1965) attended the University of St Andrews in 1905 until 1912 when she graduated with a degree in medicine. She lived in University Hall, then an all-female residence, with her seven sisters.
Following the outbreak…
