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SANDILANDS SCOT, Sir John (1585-1670) of Cupar. Pioneer map maker and scholar. SCOT, Michael (c.1175-1234) ofBalwearie. Scholar and mathematician attached to the Court of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. He wrote works on astrology, astronomy and alchemy and became popular as a magician and sometimes known as the 'Wonderous Wizard' SCOTT, Alastair lan (1928-), educ. Glasgow. Professor of Chemistry, Texas A & M Univ. (1977-). Prof. Univ. of Columbia (1962-65), Univ. of Sussex (1965-68) and Yale Univ. (1968-77). Elected FRS 1978. SCOTT, Alexander (c. 1525-84) from near Edinburgh. Lyrical poet. SCOTT, Alexander Whiteford (1904-) of Glasgow. Professor of Chemical Engineering, Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow (1955-71). Was Hon. Engineering Consultant to the Min. of Agri., Fisheries and Food (1946-62). SCOTT, David (1806-49) of Edinburgh. Historical painter. His painting The Vintager is in the National Gallery. RSA (1829). SCOTT, Duncan Campbell (1862-1947) born in Canada, son of a Scottish missionary. Poet and writer of short stories. Known chiefly as Canada's Poet Laureate. His pieces 'The Forsaken' and 'Half-breed Girl' are among the most famous in Canadian poetry. SCOTT, Francis George (1880-1958) of Hawick. Composer described as probably the most original and substantial composer Scotland has yet produced. His works include the orchestral suite The Seven Deadly Sins. SCOTT, Sir lan Dixon (1909-) of Inverness. Diplomat. First Sec. Foreign Office (1950-51), Brit. Legation Helsinki (1952), Brit. Embassy, Beirut (1954-59), Consul-General then Ambassador to the Congo (1960-61), to Sweden (1961-65) and Norway (1965-68). SCOTT, John (1784-1821) of Aberdeen. Journalist, author and critic. Became first editor of the London Magazine in 1820. He was mortally wounded in a duel in London. SCOTT, Michael (1789-1835) of Glasgow. Businessman and author. Spent some time in the West Indies. His Tom Cringle's Log (1829-33) and The Cruise of the Midge (1834-35) considered among his best works. SCOTT, Paul Henderson (1920-) of Edinburgh. Consul-General, Vienna (1968-) and Milan (1977-). SCOTT, Sir Robert (1905-) of Peterhead. Minister, Brit. Embassy, Washington (1953-55). Commissioner-General for UK in SE Asia (1955-59). Permanent Sec. Min. of Defence (1961-63). SCOTT, Thomas (1897-1968) of Montrose. Major-General. Chief of Staff to C in C Ceylon (1944), Director of Manpower, Planning GHQ India (1944-46) and Deputy Chief of General Staff (B) GHQ, India (1946-47). SCOTT, Sir Walter (1771-1832) of Edinburgh. Novelist, historian, poet, antiquarian and sheriff. Prolific writer with famous works too numerous to mention here. SCOTT, William Bell (1811-90) of Edinburgh. Painter, illustrator and poet. SCOTT, William (1913-) of Greenock. Painter-predominately abstract. His work is noted for its sensitive handling and colour. SCOTT-ELLIOT, James (1902-) of Dumfriesshire? Major-General (1954). GOC 51st (H) Division (1952-56). SCOTT-MONCRIEFF, Sir Colin Campbell (1836-1916). Scottish engineer and administrator. Played a great part in Egyptian irrigation.
SCRYMGEOUR SEATH, Thomas Bollen (1820-1903) of Prestonpans. Shipbuilder and designer of steam yachts, ferry vessels, hopper barges, etc. SELKIRK, Alexander (1676-1721) of Largo, Fife. Seafarer, whose story of his time on Juan Fernandez island where he lived alone for four years and four months, is supposed to have suggested the Robinson Crusoe of Defoe. SELKIRK, Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of (1771-1820). Explorer and colonizer. Settled emigrants from the Scottish Highlands in Prince Edward Island (1803) and Red River Valley, Manitoba. Became known as 'Selkirk of Red River'. SELLAR, William Young (1825-90) from near Golspie. Classical scholar. He made his name widely known by his brilliant Roman Poets of the Republic (1863) and The Roman Poets of the Augustan Age- Virgil (1877). SEMPILL, Francis (c.1616-82) of Renfrewshire, son of Robert Sempill ( 1595-16650. Poet and author of The Banishment of Povertie. SEMPILL, Robert (c. 1530-95) of Renfrewshire. Author of satirical and witty ballads such as 'The Legend of a Lymaris Life' and 'Siege of the Castle of Edinburgh'. He wrote coarsely satirical poems of life in his time. SEMPILL, Robert (c. 1595-1665) of Renfrewshire. Royalist and poet. Remembered perhaps for his ballad on the 'Life and Death of Habbie Simson, piper of Kibarchan' (1640). SEMPILL, William F. Forbes-Sempill, 19th Baron (1893-1965). Representative Peer of Scotland (1935-68). Royal Aeronautical Society Chairman (1926-27) and President (1927-30). Competed in the King's Cup Air Race, 1924, '25, '26, '27, '28, '29 and '30.
SEMPLE SERVICE, Robert. Scottish bank clerk. Went to Canada to be a cow-boy. Became Canada's most popular poet at the end of the nineteenth century. His first book of verse Songs of a Sourdough made him a fortune. 'Dangerous Dan Macgrew' was his creation too. SETON SHAIRP, John Campbell (1819-85) of Houston House, West Lothian. Poet. Professor of Poetry at Oxford (1877-82). SHAND, James (Jimmy) (1908-) of East Wemyss, Fife. World famous Scottish dance band leader. An entertainer described as having magic in his fingertips on the accordion. SHANKLY, Bill ('Shanks') (1914-81) of Ayrshire. Footballer and football club manager extraordinary. Managed Liverpool FC (1959-74). One of the all-time greats of football. SHARP, William (1855-1905) of Paisley. Novelist, art critic and poet. Settled in London in 1879. Published Earth's Vices in 1884 and wrote on contemporary English, French and German poets. Under the pseudonym 'Fiona Macleod' he wrote some fine romances incl. The Moun-tain Lovers and The Sin Eater (1895) and later The Immortal Hour. SHARPE, Charles Kirkpatrick (1781-1851) of Dumfries. Antiquarian. Contributed two original ballads to Scott's Minstrelsy. SHAW Shaw, Sir James (1764-1843) of Riccarton, Ayrshire. Was Lord Mayor of London in 1805. Shaw, Richard Norman (1831-1912) of Edinburgh. Architect who had great influence on late nineteenth century architecture. SHEARER, Sir James G. (1893-1966) of Dundee. Was President of the Supreme Court, Asmara, Eritrea, (1953-62). SHEARER, Moira, of Dunfermline. Actress and ballet dancer. Best remembered for her part as ballerina in the film The Red Shoes (1948). SHEPHERD, Revd Robert H.W. (1888-) Educ. St Andrews and Edinburgh. Missionary of the UF Church of Scotland to S.Africa (1918), Cape Province (1920-26), Lovedale Missionary Institution (1927-58) and President of the Christian Council of South Africa (1956-60). SHIELDS, Dr Alexander of Glasgow. Invented an improved pulsating vacuum milking machine in 1895. SHIRREFF, Patrick (1791-1876) from near Haddington, East Lothian. Farmer who was a pioneer of cereal hybridizing and produced many varieties of wheat and oats. SIBBALD Sibbald, Sir Robert (1641-1722) of Edinburgh. Naturalist and physician. Spent much time on botany and zoology. Was virtual founder of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh and became Scottish Geographer Royal. SIM Sim, Alastair (1900-1976) of Edinburgh. Actor and producer. Played leading roles in many popular films and on TV. His best screen perfor-mances incl. Waterloo Road, The Happiest Days of Your Life, Green for Danger, Laughter in Paradise and The Belles of St Trinians. SIMMONDS, Keith Willison (1912-) of Lanarkshire. Diplomat and Artist. Financial Sec. Nyasaland (1951-57) and Chief Secretary Aden (1957-63). Exhibited a number of paintings in several academies. SIMSON Simson, Robert (1687-1764) of Kirktonhall, Ayrshire. Mathematician. His great work was his restoration of Euclid's lost treatise on Porisms (1776). His publication The Elements of Euclid (1756) was for a long time the standard text of Euclid in Britain. SIMPSON, Alfred H. (Mr Justice Simpson) (1914-) of Dundee. Appointed Puisne Judge, High Court of Kenya in 1967. SIMPSON, William (Bill) (1931-) of Ayr. Actor. Became popular as Dr Finlay in the BBC TV and Radio series Dr Finlay's Casebook. SIMPSON, Sir George (1792-1860) Scottish Canadian explorer and administrator (1821-56) of Hudson's Bay Co. and its territory. Made an overland journey around the world in 1828. Simpson's Falls and Cape George Simpson are named after him. SIMPSON, Sir James (1792-1868) of Roxburghshire. Soldier and General who served with distinction under Wellington. SIMPSON, Sir James F. (1874-1967), educ. Falkirk and Glasgow. Chairman, Chamber of Commerce, Madras (1920-22). Sometime Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, and Consul for Norway at Madras. SIMPSON, James. A Scotsman who in 1829 installed the first known water purification system-a method of slow filteration on sand beds. SIMPSON, Sir James Young (1811-70) of Bathgate. Obstetrician and Professor of Midwifery. Discovered Chloroform in 1847, having experimented on himself. Surgeon to the Queen in Scotland (1847). SIMPSON, Thomas (1808-40) of Dingwall. Explorer in the Canadian Arctic. Simpson Strait bears his name. SIMPSON, William (1823-99) of Glasgow. Became the first war-artist correspondent during the Crimean war. Was known as 'Crimean Simpson', and was regarded as one of the most famous artist-correspondents in history. SIMPSON, William Douglas (1896-1968) of Aberdeen. Librarian and archaeologist. Directed excavations at many old castles between 1919 and 1935 including Kildrummy, Kindrochit, Esslemont and Finavon. SINCLAIR Sinclair, Allan F. W. (1900-) of Edinburgh. Journalist and publicist. Editor of the Sunday Graphic (1831-36) and Daily Sketch (1936-39). Sometime Director, British Information Services, Middle East. Specialist Radio Photographic Adviser, India and Ceylon (1945). Joined the Daily Herald in 1946 and later the Sun. Sinclair, Sir Archibald Henry MacDonald, 1st Viscount Thurso of Ulbster (1890-1970) Leader of the Liberal Party (1935-45), Sec. of State for Air in the Churchill Administration (1940-45). Sinclair, Daniel (Dane) (1852-1930) of Thrumster, Caithness. Telephone engineer and inventor of the automatic telephone exchange. He was also the inventor of the hollow tube solder containing fluxite. He was regarded as one of the leading telephone engineers of his day. Sinclair, Hugh Macdonald (1910-) of Edinburgh. Fellow and lecturer in Physiology and Biochemistry, Magdalen Coll., Oxford (1937-). Produced many publications on nutrition and metabolism. Director, International Institute of Human Nutrition (1972-). Sinclair, James, 14th Earl of Caithness (1824-81). Patented many ingenious inventions, including a loom, steam carriage and gravitating compass. Sinclair, John (Lord Pentland) 1st Baron (1866-1925) of Edinburgh. Governor of Madras (1912-19). Secretary for Scotland (1905-12). Sinclair, Sir John of Ulbster (1754-1835) of Thurso. Politician and agriculturist. Founded the Board of Agriculture in 1793. Compiled the First Statistical Account of Scotland (1791-99). Was undoubtedly one of the most energetic and enterprising Scotsman who has ever lived. Sinclair, Patrick (1736-1820) of Lybster, Caithness. General and soldier of fortune. Served with distinction in many campaigns in North America. Sinclair, Robert J., 1st Baron of Cleeve (1893-) educ. Glasgow and Oxford. President, Imperial Tobacco Co. Ltd. (1959-), (Chair-man 1947-59). Director-General of Army Requirements, War Office (1939-42). SKENE Skene, William Forbes (1809-92) of Inverie, Knoydart. Historian and biographer. His chief works, The Highlanders of Scotland, their Origin, History and Antiquities (1837), and Celtic Scotland, a History of An-cient Alban (1876-80). He was a close friend of Scott. Became Scottish Historiographer Royal in 1881. SKINNER, James Scott (1843-1927) of Banchory. Violinist, known as the 'Strathspey king'. SKINNER, John (1721-1807) of Birse, Aberdeenshire. Historian and songwriter. Wrote the Ecclesiastical History of Scotland (1788) and several songs of which 'The Ewie wi' the Crookit Horn' and Tulloch-gorum' were the best known. SLESSOR, Mary (1849-1915) of Dundee. Missionary in Calabar, Africa for many years. SLOAN, Sir Tennant, (1884-) of Glasgow. Was Joint Sec. Home Dept., Govt. of India (1932-36). Adviser to the Governor, United Provinces (1939-45). SMALL, James of Berwickshire. Carpenter and ploughwright. Produced an improved swing plough in 1765 to replace the old Scotch plough of Jas. Anderson of Hermiston. It was the first attempt to design a plough on a scientific basis. He did not patent his plough, and died a poor man. SMEATON, John (1724-92), born near Leeds, a descendant of an old Perthshire family named Smeton. Civil engineer, builder of bridges, canals and lighthouses. His Eddystone light revolutionised lighthouse design. SMELLIE, William (1697-1763) of Lanark. Obstetrician. He laid down safe rules on the use of forceps and introduced several types. SMELLIE, William (1740-95) of Edinburgh. Scientist and printer. One of his first great literary undertakings was the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica-entire\y planned and compiled by himself. SMILES, Samuel (1812-1904) of Haddington. Author, social reformer and physician. Became a surgeon in Leeds and editor of the Leeds Times, and in 1854, Secretary of the SE Railway. SMITH Smith, Adam (1723-90) of Kirkcaldy. Political economist and philosopher. Wrote The Wealth of Nations in 1776. Regarded as the 'father' of the science of Political Economy. Smith, Alexander (1829-67) of Kilmarnock. Poet, novelist and pattern designer. His first and very popular publication A Life Drama (1853) was followed by City Poems (1857) and Edwin of Deira (1861) Smith, Sir George (1856-1942) Calcutta-born Scot. Biblical scholar and minister. Chaplain to the King (1933-42). His writings include Historical Geography of the Holy Land (1894), The Twelve Prophets (1896-1897), Jerusalem (1907) and The Early Poetry of Israel (1912). Smith, lain Crichton, born 1928 in Lewis. Poet and novelist in English and Gaelic. His novels incl. Consider the Lilies (1968) and The Last Summer (1969) Smith, James (1789-1850) of Deanston, Perthshire. Agricultural Engineer and Philanthropist. The inventor of 'Thorough Drainage' by means of a subsoil plough (1823). He had also been the inventor of a rotary reaping machine in 1811. Smith, James D. M. (1895-1969) educ. Aberdeen. Financial Sec. Singapore (1947-51), UN Tech. Asst. Administrator, Nicaragua (1953-55), Brazil (1957-58) and Venezuela (1959-61). Smith, Norman Kemp (1872-1958) of Dundee. Philosopher and Professor of Psychology (1906) and of Philosophy (1914) at Princeton, USA. Was notable for his remarkable Studies (1902), New Studies (1952) and selected translations of Descartes philosophical writings (1953). Smith, Robert A. (1909-) of Kelso. Professor of Physics, Sheffield Univ. (1961-62). First Director, Centre of Materials Science and Engineering, Mass. Inst. of Technology (1962-69). Smith, Sydney Goodsir (1915-75) Scottish poet and critic born in Wellington, New Zealand. His main themes are love and nationalism. Poems incl. 'So Late into the Night' (1952), 'Figs and Thistles' (1959), 'Cokkels' (1954) and 'Under the Elder Tree' (1948). Smith, Walter Chalmers (1842-1908) of Aberdeen. Poet who attained a considerable reputation. He was also a minister of the Free Church of Scotland. His works included The Bishop's Walk' (1861) and 'A Heretic' (1890). Smith, Sir William Alexander (1854-1914) of Pennyland, Thurso. Founder in 1883 of the Boy's Brigade. Smith, William Robertson (1846-94) of Keig, Aberdeenshire. Theologian and Orientalist. In 1883 he became Lord Almoner's Prof. of Arabic at Cambridge, and in 1886 University Librarian and Adam's Prof. of Arabic in 1889. In 1887 he became chief editor of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. SMOLLET, Tobias George (1721-71) of Cardross, Dunbartonshire. Novelist and surgeon. Sailed as a surgeon's mate on the expedition to Carthagena (1741). Practised in London as a surgeon. His literary work had mixed reception, and he was nicknamed 'Smelfungus' by Sterne. SNELL, John (1629-79) of Ayrshire. Philanthropist. Founder of the Snell exhibition at Balliol Coll., Oxford. SNODGRASS SOMERVILLE Somerville, nee Fairfax, Mary (1780-1872) of Jedburgh. Mathematician and scientific writer. Wrote Celestial Mechanism in 1830. Somerville College Oxford is named after her. SOUTER, William (1898-1943) of Perth. Poet. His best works included 'In the times of Tyrants' (1939) and The Expectant Silence (1943). His collection Seeds in the Wind (1933) and Poems in Scots (1935) gave him a place in Scottish literature. He was bedridden for the last 14 years of his life from a form of paralysis. SPALDING, John (c. 1609-70) of Aberdeen. Diarist, royalist and Com-missary clerk after whom was named a book club (1839-70). SPARK, Muriel (1918-) of Edinburgh. Novelist and poet. Her works included The Comforters (1957), The Prime of Jean Brodie (1961) and Mendelbaum (1965). SPENCE, Sir Basil Unwin (1907-76) born in India of Scottish parents. Professor of Architecture, Royal Academy. Designed the new Coventry Cathedral (1951) and many other outstanding architectural masterpieces. SPENCE, James Lewis Thomas Chalmers (1874-1955) of Broughty-Ferry. Anthropologist, author, poet and editor. An authority on the mythology and customs of ancient Mexico, South America and the Middle East as well as Celtic Britain's. His The Gods of Mexico (1923) is a standard work. SPENS SPITTAL SPOTTISWOOD, John (1565-1639) of Midcalder. Prelate and his-torian. Sometime Archbishop of Glasgow and St Andrews, and in 1635 Lord Chancellor of Scotland. His publications include History of the Church of Scotland (1635). SPOTTISWOODE Spottiswoode, Alicia Ann (Lady John Scott), (1810-1900) of Lauder. Poetess, composer and author. Became known for her Scottish songs 'Durisdeer' and others. She wrote 'Annie Laurie' and composed the music. STAIR James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount (1619-95) of Ayrshire. President of the Court of Session and member of the Privy Council (1670-). STAIR Sir John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of (1648-1707) son of above. Judge and politician. Was Lord Advocate under William III and as Sec. of State from 1691 had chief management of Scottish affairs. STAIR John Dalrymple (1673-1747) of Edinburgh. Soldier. Was aide-de-camp to Marlborough in 1703. Distinguished himself at Oudenarde (1708) and Malplaquet. Became a General in 1712 and a Field-Marshal in 1742. ST CLAIR, Arthur (c. 1734-1818) of Thurso. Soldier and General. As a Lieutenant under General Wolfe he carried the colours on the Plains of Abraham. Sometime adviser to General Washington. Was elected President of Congress and Government of North West Territories. STEEL, David Martin Scott (1938-) of Buckhaven, Fife. Journalist, broadcaster and politician. Was leader of the Liberal Party from 1976 to 1987. STEELE, Sir John (1804-91) of Aberdeen. Sculptor. His best work, the equestrian statue of the Duke of Wellington (1832) and that of Prince Albert (1876) in Edinburgh. STEIN
STEPHEN Stephen, Robert A. (1907-) educ. Aberdeen. Major-General (1961), Director of Army Surgery and Consulting Surgeon to the Army, RAMC College (1959-67). STEPHENS, Joseph Rayner (1805-79) of Edinburgh. Social reformer. Made his name as a factory reformer. He was imprisoned for his struggle for the Ten Hours Act (1847). STERLING, John (1806-44) of Kames Castle, Bute. Writer and noted contributor to The Times. In 1838 he founded the Sterling Club, among whose members were Carlyle, Alien Cunningham, Tennyson and Venables. STEVENSON, Dorothy Emily (1892-1973) of Edinburgh, cousin of R. L. Stevenson. Author of novels and children's verse. Her best known novels incl. Mrs Tim of the Regiment (1932) and several other Mrs Tim books. STEVENSON, Robert (1772-1850) of Glasgow. Builder of Lighthouses (incl. Bellrock). Invented the flashing system. He built 23 Scottish light-houses, and was also a consulting engineer for roads, bridges, canals, harbours and railways. He was the grandfather of R. L. Stevenson. STEVENSON, Robert Louis Balfour (1850-94) of Edinburgh. Novelist and poet. His romantic thriller Treasure Island (1883) was his most famous. Kidnapped (1886), The Master of Ballantrae (1889), Catrina (1893) and many others were and still are very popular. STEVENSON, Robert S. (1889-1967) of Edinburgh. Consultant Ear, Nose and Throat Surgeon, Colonial Hosp., Gibraltar (1954-). Lecturer in Chicago (1948), Toronto (1952), Bristol (1955), London (1956), Philadelphia (1957) and Yale Univ. (1958). STEVENSON, Thomas (1818-87) of Edinburgh. Constructor of light-houses, with his father Robert and brother David. Lighting methods was his particular interest. He invented the Thermometer Screen which carries his name. STEWART Stewart, Alexander B. (1908-) educ. Broughty-Ferry. Physician. Became Medical Adviser to the Greater London Council in 1965. Stewart, Alexander D. (1883-1969) of Blairgowrie. Sometime Director of All India Institute of Hygiene, Calcutta. Stewart, Alfred (1880-1947) of Glasgow. Scientist and writer of detective stories. Sometime Professor of Chemistry at Queen's Coll., Belfast. His stories incl. Murder in the Maze, The Case with Nine Solutions and The Boat House Riddle. Stewart, Andy (1933-) of Glasgow. Composer, comedian and broadcaster. Became popular as host on TV's show The White Heather Club. His recording of 'A Scottish Soldier' sold about half a million copies. Stewart, Dugald (1753-1828) of Edinburgh. Scholar and philosopher. Professor of Moral Philosophy. His works incl. Elements of the Philosophy of the Human Mind (3 vols. 1792-1817), and View of the Active and Moral Powers of Man (1828). Stewart, Francis Teresa, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox (1647-1702), daughter of Lord Blantyre. Described by Pepys as the greatest beauty he ever saw in his life. She posed for the effigy of Britannia on the coinage. Stewart, Sir Houston (1791-1895) of Ardgowan. Appointed Admiral of the Fleet in 1872. Stewart, Sir lain (1916-) of Glasgow. Directorships in Beaverbrook Newspapers Ltd., BEA, Eagle Star Ins. Co. Ltd., Royal Bank of Scot-land Ltd., Lyie Shipping Co. Ltd. and British Caledonian Airline. He resigned BEA in 1974. Stewart, James (Changed his name to Stewart Granger) (1913-) born in London, son of a Scottish army major, James Stewart. Actor. Achieved worldwide fame by his many starring roles in films such as The Man in Gray, Madonna of the Seven Moons, Waterloo Road, Saraband for Dead Lovers, Adam and Evelyn, Young Bess, The Prisoner of Zenda, Beau Brummell, Bhowani Junction and Harry Black and the Tiger. Stewart, John Innes Mackintosh, born 1906 near Edinburgh. Scholar and detective story writer. Appointed in 1935 to the Chair of English at Adelaide University. His detective stories were written under the pseudonym 'Michael Innes' and the most successful included Seven Suspects (1936), Lament for a Maker (1939), A Comedy of Errors (1940) and The Man from the Sea (1955). Stewart, John (Jackie) Young, born 1939 at Milton, Dunbarton-shire. Grand Prix motor racing driver. World champion 1969, '71 and '73. Runner up 1972. Retired from motor racing in 1973. Stewart, Roderick (Rod) David (1945-) born in London of Scottish parents. Super star entertainer and the most enduring of 'Pop' stars. Stewart, Sir William (1774-1827) of Galloway. Soldier, became Lieut.- General and served with distinction under Wellington. Stewart, William Ross (1889-1966) of Edinburgh. Major-General. Surgeon to the Viceroy of India (1933-36). Deputy Director Medical Services, Ceylon Command HQ (1942-44) and to North Command, India (1945-46).
STIRLING STIRLING, James Hutchison (1820-1909) of Glasgow. Idealist, philosopher and lecturer. His Secret of Hegel (1865) introduced that Philosopher's system into Britain and was a masterly exposition. STIRLING, Dr Robert (1790-1878) ofMethven, Perthshire. Invented a type of gas-sealed internal combustion engine in 1817. Currently being re-examined by engineers in Britain, Holland and America in connection with the development of a low pollution engine. STIRLING, William (1851-1932) of Grangemouth. Professor of Physiology and History, Victoria Univ., Manchester. Sometime Professor of Physiology, Royal Institute of London. STIRLING-ANSELAN, John E. (1875-1936) of Stirlingshire. Admiral. Served in China during the Boxer Rising (1900). Admiral Superinten-dent Chatham Dockyard (1927-31). STIRLING-MAXWELL, Sir William (1818-78) of Glasgow. Historical writer, critic and virtuoso. Was the first British collector to buy Spanish paintings of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. STOTT STOUT, Sir Robert, (1844-1930) of Shetland Isles. Member of Legisla-tive Council of New Zealand (1926-30). Chief Justice of New Zealand (1899-1926). STOW, David (1793-1864) of Paisley. Pioneer of coeducation. Advo-cated the mixing of sexes and the abolition of prizes and corporal punishment in schools. STRACHAN Strachan, Douglas (1875-1950) of Aberdeen. Artist. Political car-toonist for the Manchester Chronicle (1895-97). He designed the win-dows for the shrine of the Scottish National War Memorial, Edinburgh. Goldsmith's Window in St Paul's Cathedral was also by him. Strachan, John (1778-1867) of Aberdeen. Minister, became the first Bishop of Toronto in 1839. STRAITON STRANG, William (1859-1921). Painter and illustrator. Was an etcher of world class. STRANGE or Strang, Sir Robert (1721-92) of Kirkwall, Orkney. Line engraver with a European reputation. He was made a member of the Academies of Rome, Paris, Florence, Bologna and Palma (1760-65). STRATH, Sir William born 1909, educ. Glasgow. Sometime Chairman British Aluminium Co. Ltd., and several other Companies. Served in the Min. of Aircraft Production, Min. of Supply, and the Treasury (1940-55). Member of Atomic Energy Auth. (1955-59) and Permanent Sec. Min of Aviation (1959-69). STRATHALMOND, (William Eraser) 1st Baron of Pumpherston (1888-1970). Chairman of British Petroleum Co. Ltd. (1941-56), Director Burmah Oil Co. Ltd., and National Provincial Bank Ltd., etc. STRATHCLYDE, (Thomas D. Galbraith) 1st Baron of Barskimming, born 1891. Under-Sec, of State for Scotland (1945 and 1951-55). Chairman North of Scotland Hydro-Elect. Bd. (1959-). STRATHCONA, (Donald Alexander Smith) 1st Baron (1820-1914) of Morayshire. Canadian Statesman. Chief promoter of the Canadian Pacific Railway (1885). High Commissioner for Canada in London (1896). STRATHNAIRN, (Hugh Rose) 1st Baron (1801-85), born in Berlin, soldier son of Scottish Diplomat, Sir George Rose. He virtually reconquered central India, and succeeded Lord Clyde as Commander in Chief, India (1860-65). He held the same post in Ireland (1865-70). STROTHER STUART Stuart, Sir Alexander (1825-86) of Edinburgh. Premier of New South Wales, Australia (1883-85). Stuart, Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir (1720-88) known as the 'Young Pretender' and 'Bonnie Prince Charlie'. In 1745 he defeated the English under Cope, at Prestonpans, invaded England and marched as far south as Derby, but was later overwhelmed at Culloden by the Duke of Cumberland. Stuart, John, 3rd Earl of Bute (1713-92). First Scottish Prime Minister of Great Britain (1762-63). Stuart, John McDougall (1815-66) of Dysart, Fife. Engineer, surveyor and explorer in central Australia. Made six expeditions into the interior (1858-62). With Wm. Landsborough were the first to cross Australia from south to north. Mount Stuart is named after him. SUTHERLAND Sutherland, Alexander (1852-1902) of Glasgow. Australian journalist. Mathematical master in the Scotch College Melbourne (1875-77) and Principal of Carlton Coll., Melbourne (1877-92). Sutherland, Donald (1835-1919) of Wick, Caithness. Known as 'The Hermit of Milford Sound' in New Zealand. Discovered Sutherland Falls (one of the world's highest) which bears his name at Milford Sound. Sometime served in Italy with the forces of Garibaldi. Sutherland, George A. (1891-1970) of New Deer, Aberdeenshire. Physicist. Principal of Dalton Hall, Univ. of Manchester (1924-58). Lecturer on Physics in London and South Africa. Sutherland, Sir Gordon, born 1907 in Watten, Caithness. Profes-sor of Physics at Univ. Coll., Michigan (1949-55). Master of Emmanuel Coll. Cambridge from 1964. Sutherland, Sir lain (1925-86) son of a Wick-born artist. Diplomat. British Ambassador in Moscow (1982-85). His previous postings included Belgrade, Havana, Washington, Djakarta and Greece. Sutherland, James (1849-1905) born in Canada, son of Alexr. Sutherland of Caithness. Became Minister of Public Works in Canada. Sutherland, John (1808-91) of Edinburgh. Promoter of sanitary science. Was sent to Crimea in 1855 to investigate the sanitary conditions of British soldiers. Sutherland, Sir Thomas (1834-1922) of Aberdeen. Retired in 1914 as Chairman P & 0 Steam Navigation Co. and of the London Board of Suez Canal Co. Sometime Director of the London City and Midland Bank and Chairman, Marine and General Assurance Society. SWAN, Annie Shepherd (Mrs D. C. Burnett) (1860-1943) from near Gorebridge. Novelist. Wrote Aldersyde (1883) and a great number of popular novels. SWINBURNE, Sir James (1858-1958) of Inverness. Electrical en-gineer. Took out over 100 patents during his lifetime. Was an accomplished musician and set two of Tennyson's poems to music. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society. SWINTON Swinton, Alan Campbell. Scottish electrical engineer. In 1908 he suggested an electronic television system in an article in the scientific journal Nature. He proposed that the cathode-ray tube could be used not only as a receiver, it could also be used to transmit pictures.
SYME Syme, David (1827-1908) of North Berwick. Became an Australian newspaper proprietor and economist. SYMES, James (1799-1870) of Edinburgh. Famous surgeon in his day. Professor Clinical Surgery, wrote on pathology, stricture, fistula, incised wounds, etc. Discovered a method of dissolving rubber to produce a water-proofing solution. He did not patent the discovery which was later taken up by Charles Mackintosh in the manufacture of waterproof fabrics.
SYMINGTON Symington, William (1763-1831) of Leadhills. Millwright and inventor. Built one of the first steamboats in 1788. It had two paddle wheels in the middle of the deck. He was the inventor of a horizontal double-acting steam engine which he patented and fitted in the tug Charlotte Dundas in 1801. Unfortunately he died in poverty in London.
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