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Malvoisin, William
Chancellor of Scotland and Archbishop of St. Andrews -
MacAdam, John Loudon
Inventor of MacAdamized roads. -
M'Cheyne, Rev Robert Murray
A young devine. -
McCrae,
John
Physician, soldier, and poet, died in France a Lieutenant-Colonel with the Canadian
forces. -
M'Crie,
Thomas
A most able and eloquent writer. -
McCombie, William
Editor -
MacDiarmid, John
A miscellaneous writer. -
MacDonald, Allan
Father Allan as a Gaelic scholar, poet and
folklorist -
MacDonald, Andrew
A dramatic and miscellaneous writer. -
MacDonald, Arthur B.
2015 Nobel Prize in Physics -
MacDonald, Duncan Black
Christian missionary who promoted a new approach to relating to the Muslim world -
MacDonald, George
A popular Scots author. -
MacDonald, James Ramsay
First labour prime minister of Great Britain. -
MacDonald, John
A scientific soldier and voluminous writer. -
MacDonald, Captain John
Of Glenalladale -
MacDonald, Margo
Politician -
MacDonell, James
Journalist - MacDuff,
Alistair
Born in Glasgow, raised in Helensburgh on the Clydebank, Macduff is a
potter, an author, a dealer in fine art, collector and art consultant.
Alistair Macduff has travelled the Canadian Arctic Circle, China, Spain and
the islands of Samoa. He is a businessman, raconteur, bon vivant, matador,
musician, soldier.
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MacFarlane, Charles
Author and Traveller
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MacFarlane, Robert
A political and miscellaneous writer. -
McGahey, Michael
Miners activist -
M'Gavin, William
A modern controversial and miscellaneous writer. -
MacGill, Stevenson
Professor of theology in the university of Glasgow. -
MacGillivray, James
Pittendrigh
King's Sculptor in Ordinary for Scotland in 1921. -
MacGregor,
Rev. Alexander
Minister at
Inverness -
Macgregor, John
Partner in
the firm Tod & Macgregor, builders of the ground breaking ocean-going iron
screw ship; the City of Glasgow (1850).
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Macgregor, William York
A leader of the "Glasgow Boys" group of painters. "The Vegetable
Stall" (1883) is on permanent display at the Scottish National Gallery. -
McColl, Jim
Businessman -
McHugh, Edward
Famous Gospel Singer in the USA. -
MacIntosh, Charles
An inventor of several chemical manufactures. -
MacIntosh, William
Professor in the field of Marine Zoology and Fishery Science -
McIntyre,
Alastair Ian
Web publisher and historian -
McIntyre,
Dr Robert
The
SNP's first Member of Parliament.
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M'Kail,
Hugh
Young martyr for the cause of religious liberty. - Mackay,
George Leslie
Missionary in China. Known as the Black Bearded Barbarian.
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MacKay, Dr. James A.
Prolific writer on philatelic subjects
and biographer of Burns.
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MacKay,
James
Explorer- MacKenzie,
Alexander
Explorer who completed the first known transcontinental crossing of America north
of Mexico.
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MacKenzie, Alister
British golf course architect
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MacKenzie, Colin
The man who mapped India.
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MacKenzie, George
First earl of Cromarty, a
distinguished political and literary character. -
MacKenzie, Sir George
A celebrated lawyer and state officer, and perhaps the first Scotsman who
wrote the English language in a style approaching to purity. -
MacKenzie, Henry
One of the most illustrious names connected with polite literature in
Scotland.- Mackenzie,
Wm.
Lyon
The life and times of Wm. Lyon Mackenzie: with an account of the Canadian
rebellion of 1837, and the subsequent frontier disturbances, chiefly from
unpublished documents. -
Mackie
Two very interesting families in Dunfermline, Fife – MACKIE and SYME - where a member of each of three generations contribute significantly to Scottish literature in prose, poetry and history. -
MacKinnon, Colonel Daniel
A brave soldier, who acquired high military reputation in the Peninsular
war and at Waterloo. -
Mackintosh, Ewart Alan
War Poet -
MacKintosh, Sir James
A distinguished historian and statesman. -
MacKnight, Dr James
A learned scriptural commentator. -
MacLagan,
Alexander
Poet -
McLaren,
William
Scottish Rugby
Commentator -
MacLaurin, Colin
An eminent mathematician and philosopher. -
MacLean, Calum Iain
Pioneering fieldworkers of the School of Scottish Studies -
McLennan John Ferguson
Sociologist -
MacLeod, Angus
MBE, Crofter, Seaman, Harris Tweed manufacturer, founder of the Scottish
Crofting Union, and the driving force behind the memorials to the heroes
of the Land Struggle. -
MacLeod,
John James Rickard
inventor of insulin -
MacLeod,
Norman
A minister and one of the chaplains to Queen Victoria and also an
author. - Macmillan,
Kirkpatrick
Born 1813. Invented the bicycle, but never patented it and it was
therefore widely copied. -
McNeil, Duncan
Minister, Hymnist and Gospel Singer -
McNeil,
John Charles
Poet, born in Scotland County, near Laurinburg, North Carolina, on 26 July 1874,
and died on 17 October 1907. -
MacNeil, Hector
A poet and miscellaneous writer. -
McNeill, John
Famous preacher -
MacNish, Robert
A physician, philosopher, poet, and miscellaneous writer. - Maconachie,
Alexander
A social prison reformer before his time.
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MacPherson, James
A literary character of celebrity
is, in nearly the strictest sense of the word,
the author of the English Poems of Ossian.
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MacTaggart, William
Painter and Artist - Mair,
John
A celebrated name of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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Maitland, John
Duke of Lauderdale
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Maitland, Sir John
The collector and preserver of our early Scottish poetry, and himself a
poet of no mean rank.
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Maitland, William
An antiquarian writer of some note.
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Malcolm III
Canmore, King of Scotland
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Malcolm, Sir Charles
A distinguished naval commander.
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Malcolm, Sir John
A distinguished soldier and diplomatist.
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Malcolm, Sir Pulteney
Admiral of the Blue, G.C.B. and G.C.M.G. -
Mallet,
David
A poet and miscellaneous writer. -
Man or
Main, James
Philologist -
Mar
A number of Mar's -
Margaret
Queen's of Scotland -
Martin,
Hugh
Minister - Martin,
Michael
Mr. Martin was elected as Speaker of the House of Commons on 23rd October 2000 and is the first Catholic to hold the office since the Reformation.
- Maxwell,
James
Clerk
Born 1831. Mathematician and Physicist. Contributed significantly to the study of
electro-magnetism and prepared the way for quantum physics. Ranks along with Newton and
Einstein as one of the World's greatest physicists.
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Maxwell, Thomas
President of the Scottish Church History Society
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Mayne, John
An amiable and talented poet.
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Meikle, Andrew
Born 1719. Inventor of the threshing machine.
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Melville, Andrew
One of the most illustrious of the Scottish reformers, whose name stands
next to that of Knox in the history of the Reformation.
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Melville, James
With whose history are connected many most interesting facts in the
ecclesiastical and literary history of Scotland.
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Melville, Sir James
A courtier of eminence, and author of the well known memoirs of
his own life and times which bear his name.
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Melvin, James
Rector of the Grammar School of Aberdeen
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Meston, William
An ingenious and learned poet of the eighteenth century.
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Mickle, William Julius
(originally Meikle,) The translator of Camoens’ Lusiad, and an original
poet of considerable merit.
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Middleton, John
Earl of Middleton.
- Mill,
James
A talented writer, who distinguished himself as a historian, philosopher,
and political economist.
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Millar, John
Professor of law in the university of Glasgow, and author of the
Historical View of the English Government.
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Miller, Hugh
The learned stonemason of Scotland who devoted his spare time to the study
of fossils and so became an expert geologist.
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Milligan, Jean Callander LL.D.
Founder of the The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society.
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Mitchell, Joseph
A dramatist of the eighteenth century.
- Moir,
David Macbeth
A gentle, amiable, and talented poet and physician.
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Moncrieff, Sir James Wellwood
An eminent judge.
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Monro, Alexander
An eminent medical writer and teacher.
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Monteath, George Cunningham
Author of a Manual of the Diseases of the Human Eye.
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Montgomery, Alexander
An early poet of considerable fame.
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Montgomery, James
A brilliant poet.
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Moodie, Robert
Doctor
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Moonlight, Thomas
Governor of Wyoming
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Moore, John
A miscellaneous writer.
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Moore,
Sir John
A distinguished military commander.
- More,
James
An eminent Greek scholar.
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Morison, Charles
Inventor of the Telegraph
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Morison, Robert
An eminent botanist of the seventeenth century.
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Motherwell, William
A poet, antiquary, and journalist.
- Muir, John
Born 1834. Naturalist and Conservationist, born in Dunbar. Founder of the U.S.
National Park system and regarded as the father of the modern environmental movement. Read
"My first Summer in the Sierra" and "Our National Parks".
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Muir, Thomas
Advocate, one of the first and most distinguished Reformers in Scotland
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Muirhead, Ian Adair
Distinguished and learned minister and historian
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Muirhead, Roland E.
Who was largely responsible for A Constitution for Scotland.
- Munro, Neil
Journalist, Editor and Author
- Munro, Dr
Neil Gordon
A Scottish doctor who died in 1942 after spending a lifetime administering
medicine to an ancient Japanese people.
- Munro, Thomas
A celebrated civil and military officer in the service of the East India
Company.
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Murdoch, James
Professor of Oriental Studies in the University of Sydney.
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Murdoch, John G [Gloag]
Did great service to the musical trade
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Murdoch, William
William Murdock constructed the first steam-engine that moved on wheels and invented coal
gas lighting.
- Mure, Sir William
A poet.
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Murison,
Alexander Falconer
Professor in
Roman Law and Master of English at The Aberdeen Grammar School.
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Murray, Alexander
An eminent philologist.
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Murray, Colin & Grace
Scottish Theatre Entertainers
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Murray, Sir Charles
Diplomatist, scholar, traveller, courtier, and sportsman
- Murray
or MacMurray, John
An eminent publisher (this is an e-text)
- Murray, Sir George
A gallant soldier and able statesman.
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Murray,
Dr James
The originator of the Oxford Dictionary.
- Murray, Patrick
Fifth lord Elibank, a nobleman distinguished by erudition and literary
taste.
- Murray, Sir Robert
A statesman and natural philosopher.
- Murray, William
Earl of Mansfield, and lord chief justice of the King’s Bench.
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Murray, William Hutchison
OBE
Scottish mountaineer and writer
- Mushet, David
Discoverer of the Black Band Iron Stone
- Mylne, Robert
A distinguished architect.
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