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Profession: Philosopher Academic administrator (Bursar and lecturer in philosophy in Oxford 1931-1936) Talents etc.: Business Scholarly prowess Savoir faire (Professional) Role in St Andrews: Chair of moral philosophy at the…

Sir James Irvine was a Scottish organic chemist and he served as Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of St Andrews for more than 30 years. He is well known for his discoveries concerning sugar molecules, especially his development of the…

Sir James Donaldson was a dedicated St Andrews principal, classical scholar, and political advocate.  When he started working at the University, he was not very popular and many disliked his active involvement in liberal politics and Scottish…

Sir James Whyte Black was a Scottish pharmacologist, and the only graduate from the University of St Andrews that holds a Nobel prize. He was born on the 14th of June 1924 and died on the 22nd of March 2010. His exceptional research on pharmacy led…

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Sir D’Arcy Wentworth Thompson (1860-1948) was a biologist, zoologist, classicist, and the head of Natural History at the University of St Andrews for more than 30 years. In his more recognised book, 'On Growth and Form', he deduced that the science…

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