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Dale, David
An eminent philanthropist.
- Dalgarno,
George
An almost forgotten, but most meritorious and original writer.
- Dalrymple,
Alexander
An eminent hydrographer, the son of Sir James Dalrymple, of Hailes,
baronet.
- Dalrymple,
Sir David
A celebrated Scottish judge and antiquary.
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Dalrymple, James
Viscount Stair, an eminent lawyer and statesman, and the progenitor of
many distinguished persons.
- Dalrymple,
John
Second earl of Stair, was a most
accomplished and patriotic nobleman.
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Dalrymple, Sir Hugh
Born 1700. Invented hollow-pipe drainage. This innovation allowed the drying of
water-logged land, bringing large areas into agricultural production.
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Dalyell, Sir John Graham
Accomplished student and expositor of Scottish antiquarianism.
- Dalyell,
Thomas
An eminent cavalier officer.
- Dalzell,
Andrew
Keeper of the Glasgow University library.
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Daniel, Robert MacKenzie
Author
- David I
A celebrated Scottish monarch, was the youngest of the six sons of
Malcolm III.
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Davidson, John
An eminent divine.
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Davidson, William
Baronet and Privy Councillor and Resident Agent/Ambassador of Charles II
in Amsterdam.
- Deaton, Angus
Professor and Nobel Prize Winner
- Dempster,
George
A Notable Member of Parliament.
- Dempster,
Thomas
A learned professor and miscellaneous writer.
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Denny, William
Shipbuilder
- Dewar. Donald
First Minister Donald Dewar MSP
MP died on 11th October 2000. He is considered to be the Father of
Devolution and also the Father of the Nation.
- Dewar,
Sir James
Physicist and Chemist, born in Kincardine, Fife. Inventor of the vacuum flask.
- Dick,
Sir Alexander
President of the college of physicians of Edinburgh.
- Dick
(the Reverend) John
An eminent divine of the Scottish Secession church.
- Dickson,
David
An eminent Presbyterian divine of the seventeenth century.
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Dinwiddie, James
Astronomer in the British Embassy to China, 1792, '3, '4, Afterwards
Professor of Natural Philosophy in the College of Fort William, Bengal
- Dinwiddie,
Robert
Born 1693. Born near Glasgow, was the Lieutenant-Governor of Virginia. He insisted that
the colonies should raise money for their own protection. Discovered George Washington's
talents and sent him to resist the French. Thus he was an important figure in American
History and has been called the "Grandfather of the United States".
- Doig,
David
A teacher and poet.
- Donaldson,
John
An eminent painter.
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Donaldson, John
A neurological biochemist with a primary interest in the role of trace
metals in the brain.
- Donaldson,
Walter
Professor of the Greek language and principal of the university of
Sedan.
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Douglas, Archibald
Surnamed BELL-THE-CAT.
- Douglas,
Sir Charles
A distinguished naval officer.
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Douglas, David
Enterprising traveller and skilful botanist.
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Douglas, Francis
Author and Printer
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Douglas, Gavin
One of the most eminent of our early poets.
- Douglas,
James
A skilful anatonsist and surgeon, and accomplished physician.
- Douglas,
James
Fourth earl of Morton, and regent of Scotland.
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Douglas, James
Earl of Douglas and a distinguished warrior.
- Douglas,
Sir James
One of the most remarkable men of the heroic age to which he belonged,
and the founder of the great fame and grandeur of one of the most
illustrious houses in Scotland.
- Douglas,
John
Bishop of Salisbury.
- Douglas,
John
An eminent surgeon.
- Douglas,
Robert
An eminent clergyman, is said to have been a grandson of Mary queen of
Scots.
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Douglas, Thomas
The Earl of Selkirk
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Douglas, William
Knight of Liddesdale, otherwise well known in Scottish history by the
title of the Flower of Chivalry.
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Douglas, Sir William
The illegitimate son of Sir Archibald, lord of Galloway, commonly called
the Black Douglas.
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Dowding, Hugh
Considered one of the masterminds behind the victory in the Battle of
Britain - one of the most prominent battles in World War Two. Dowding is
seen as one of the more important military commanders of the war.
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Doyle, Sir Arthur Conon
Creator of Sherlock Holmes
- Drummond,
George
Provost of Edinburgh.
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Drummond, Henry
Evangelist, biologist, writer and lecturer
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Drummond, Robert Hay
Archbishop of York.
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Drummond, Thomas
Among the many distinguished engineers of whom Scotland has been so
prolific in the present age, the subject of this notice will always hold
a conspicuous place.
- Drummond,
William
A celebrated poet and historian.
- Drummond,
Sir William
A distinguished scholar and philosopher.
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Drysdale, John
Moderator of the general assembly 1773 and 1784.
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Dun, Sir Patrick
Physician-General to the Army; and sometime President of the College of
Physicians in Dublin.
- Dunbar,
William
"the darling of the Scottish
Muses," as he has been termed by Sir Walter Scott.
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Duncan, Andrew
An esteemed physician and professor of the institutions of medicine in
the university of Edinburgh.
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Duncan, Andrew
The son of the excellent physician whose memoir we have given above.
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Duncan, Gordon
The most innovative and influential piper of his generation
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Duncan, Henry
An excellent divine, whose life was so distinguished by active practical
usefulness.
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Duncan, John
An African traveller.
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Duncan, Lord Viscount
Scottish Naval Hero.
- Duncan,
William
A learned writer, was born at Aberdeen, in July, 1717.
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Dundas, Henry
Viscount Melville and baron Dunira.
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Dundasses of Arniston
This family holds a very conspicuous place in the legal and political
history of Scotland for a period extending almost to a century and a
half.
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Dunlop,
John
Lord Provost of Glasgow
- Dunlop, John Boyd
Born 1840. Developed the pneumatic tyre which was to improve the comfort of
cyclists and later motorists.
- Dunlop,
William
Principal of the university of Glasgow, and an eminent public
character at the end of the seventeenth century.
- Duns,
John De
that is, "John of Dunse, Scotsman," an eminent philosopher,
was born in the latter part of the thirteenth century.
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Durham, James
He has long been one of the most popular writers in Scotland.
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Dykes, Thomas
Journalist and Author
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