1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1837 1838 1839 1826-27 Sir James Macgrigor, M.D., LL.D. Joseph Hume, M.P. Vacant Sir Charles Forbes of Newe, The Earl of Errol Sir Michael Bruce of Stenhouse, Sir Charles Forbes, Bart. 1835-36 John Abercrombie, M.D. Lord Brougham and Vaux 1840 Sir George Sinclair of Ulbster, Bart., M.P. Sir James Macgrigor, Bart., Sir John F. Herschel, Knt. Archibald Alison, LL.D. Patrick Robertson, Lord Robert son 1849-50 John Thomson Gordon 1851-52 The Earl of Eglinton and Winton 1853 The Earl of Carlisle, LL.D. 1854 William Henry Sykes, M.P. 1855-56 Austen Henry Layard, D.C.L., M.P. 1857 Vacant 1858 The Earl Stanhope 1859-60 The Earl of Airlie 1714-27 Alex. Thomson of Portlethen 1841 1842 1843 1844 1845-46 1847 1848 RECTORS (Continued). 1730-31 No Record 1732 Sir Alex. Ramsay of Balmain, ¦ Bart. 1733-36 No Record 1737-45 George Skene of Skene 1746-60 No Record 1761-63 Sir Arthur Forbes of Craigievar, Bart. 1764-69 John Gray 1770-71 Alexander Fordyce of Colpna 1772-81 No Record 1782-83 Cosmo Gordon of Cluny 1784-85 No Record 1786-87 Cosmo Gordon 1788-89 Francis Garden of Gardenston 1790-91 Sir William Fordyce, M.D. 1792-93 Sir Wm. Forbes of Pitsligo, Bart. ottar, M.P. 1794-95 James Ferguson of Pitfour, M.P. 1796-97 Alexander Allardyce of Dun 1798-99 Sir Alex. Ramsay Irvine of Balmain, Bart. 1800-01 Sir Wm. Forbes of Craigievar, Bart. 1802-08 Alexander Baxter of Glassel 1808-13 Sir William Grant 1814-18 Charles Forbes of Auchmedden, M.P. 1819 Sir George Abercromby of Birkenbog, Bart. 1820-21 Earl Fife Charles Forbes of Auchmedden, 1822 1823 1824-25 Joseph Hume, M.P. DEANS OF FACULTY. 1598 Peter Blackburn, the elder 1619 William Forbes 1632 John Forbes 1664 Lewis Gordon, M.D. Robert Thomson 1666-76 No Record 1665 1677 Robert Bruce 1676-78 No Record 1679-81 Robert Spence 1682 Lewis Gordon, M.D. 1683-84 No Record 1685-86 George Garden 1687 No Record 1688-90 John Forbes 1691-1713 No Election 1796 DEANS OF FACULTY-(Continued). George Campbell, late Principal | 1826 1797-99 Alex. Burnett of Strachan 1800-01 William Forbes Leith of Whitehaugh 1802-03 Alexander Irvine of Drum 1804-06 Sir Robert Burnett of Leys, Bart. 1807-13 Alexander Irvine of Schivas 1814-18 George Douglas, Sheriff of Kin cardineshire 1819-25 Hugh Lumsden of Pitcaple 1593 Robert Howie* 1598 Gilbert Gray 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. 1858 1859 1860 PRINCIPALS. Alexander Thomson of Banchory 1717 Thomas Blackwell, elder * 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). 1663 Patrick Strachan 1664 John Gordon William Paterson * 1667 Alexander Alexander Robert Bruce 1672 John Lorimer 1675 John Paton Robert Farquhar 1679 James Lorimer 1681 Thomas Burnett * 1682 Alexander Litster 1683 Robert Keith 1686 John Keith James Moir 1688 Alexander Moir 1693 William Smith + 1713 George Keith 1715 William Meston, the Jacobite poet 1717 Patrick Hardie David Verner John Anderson James Davidson, Prof. of Civil and 1817 Patrick Copland, Prof. of Natural Philosophy 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 1759 Alexander Gerard 1771 George Campbell 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. Aniversity 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, d. 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. |