High School of Glasgow
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The High School of Glasgow is an independent
, co-educational day
school
in Glasgow
, Scotland
. Founded as the Choir School
of Glasgow Cathedral
in around 1124, it is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom
. It remained part of the Church as the city's grammar school
until coming under local authority control in 1872, and was privatised in 1976. The School maintains a relationship with the Cathedral, where it holds an annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving in September. It counts two British Prime Ministers
, two Lords President
and the founder of the University of Aberdeen
among its alumni.
It is a selective school, meaning prospective pupils must sit an entrance test to gain admission. In 2009, The Times
placed it as the top independent school in Scotland for Higher and Standard Grade
results, a rise from second place the year before, although it placed only sixth in Scotland when counted by Highers alone, a drop from fourth in the previous year.
The Rector
of the school is Mr. Colin Mair.
of Glasgow Cathedral
in around 1124, and later became known as Glasgow Grammar School. It was housed in Greyfriar's Wynd until 1782, when it moved to new purpose-built accommodation in George Street, but it moved again in 1821 to new premises between John Street and Montrose Street. The name was changed in 1834 to The High School of Glasgow, and in 1872 it was transferred to the management of the Glasgow School Board. In 1878, the school moved into the former premises of the Glasgow Academy on Elmbank Street, when the latter moved to its new home in Kelvinbridge
in the West End of the city. The Glasgow High School for Girls was founded in 1894 and housed variously in Garnethill and Kelvindale
.
In 1976, the regional council reorganised education in Glasgow along comprehensive
lines and closed the Boy's High School, while the Girls' High School began admitting boys and was renamed as Cleveden Secondary School
. The proposed closure was met with anger from former pupils and, the day after the closure of the Boys' High School, the new, independent, co-educational High School came into being, following a merger involving the former pupils' association, the Glasgow High School Club, and Drewsteignton School in Bearsden
.
and recently underwent extension work. The Headmistress of the Junior School is Mrs. Karen Waugh. Many of the extensions to the school, including the current expansion of science facilities, have been made possible through the generous funding of former pupils and parents.
The School maintains the Christian nature of its foundation in Glasgow Cathedral
. The Senior School holds daily whole-school assemblies, which include hymns and a reading as well as announcements and the presentation of awards achieved by pupils in curricular or extra-curricular activities.
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The School operates a house competition, and pupils may earn points for their house through excellence in areas such as sports, music, academia. The current holder of the overall house championship is Bannerman House. The Junior School Houses take their names from British lifeboats: Broughtyferry
(red), Campbelltown (blue), Lizard
(green) and Longhope (yellow).
I
II
The Song is sung principally at the annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service in September and at Prizegiving at the end of the school year in June, and occasionally at sporting events. The song is sung to a German melody, 'Alt Heidelberg.'
of the High School and its predecessor schools, the High School for Boys, the Girls' High School and Drewsteignton School.
The Club is a limited company
, run by a committee and a President, who is elected annually. The current President is Mr. Eric Hugh, and the Past President The Right Honourable Lord Philip
. The Honorary President is The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
, and the Rector of the School, Mr. Colin Mair, is an ex officio member. The rest of the committee comprises three Honorary Vice Presidents, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, House Convenor, seven Ordinary Members, GHK Rugby
President, Triathlon Representative, President of the Ladies' Section and President of Ladies' Hockey.
The Club owns Old Anniesland, the site on which the School now stands, and is based in the pavilion. The Club runs all the facilities at Old Anniesland, including the recently-constructed Jimmie Ireland Stand but excluding the school. Use of the Club's facilities is restricted to members. The Club runs a number of sports teams, although the former Glasgow High Kelvinside (GHK) rugby club merged in 1997 with rivals Glasgow Academicals FC to form Glasgow Hawks. The name was intended as an acronym of High, Accies, West (of Scotland) and Kelvinside, however West of Scotland declined the invitation to merge into the new team and continue to play separately from their ground in Bearsden. The friendly rivalry with the Glasgow Accies, based at neighbouring New Anniesland
, inspired the name of the Anniesland Trophy, an annual golf competition between the Clubs.
The Club also has an active London branch, The London Club, which hosts a dinner every March at the Caledonian Club
and a lunch in early October for recent leavers moving to study in London. The London Club also runs a number of sports teams, particularly golf.
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Notable former pupils of the High School have included two Prime Ministers
, the founder of the University of Aberdeen
, the current and most recent Principals of the University of Glasgow
and numerous judges and Law Officers
, including the current Lord President of the Court of Session
, as well as politicians, businessmen and academics.
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
, co-educational day
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...
school
School
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Founded as the Choir School
Cathedral School
Cathedral School is a school established and administered by the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, India, a religious and charitable society engaged in educational, medical and social work in eight districts of Lucknow. It is registered under the Registration of Societies Act No. XXI of 1860. The school...
of Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
The church commonly known as Glasgow Cathedral is the Church of Scotland High Kirk of Glasgow otherwise known as St. Mungo's Cathedral.The other cathedrals in Glasgow are:* The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew...
in around 1124, it is the oldest school in Scotland, and the twelfth oldest in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. It remained part of the Church as the city's grammar school
Grammar school
A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and some other English-speaking countries, originally a school teaching classical languages but more recently an academically-oriented secondary school.The original purpose of mediaeval...
until coming under local authority control in 1872, and was privatised in 1976. The School maintains a relationship with the Cathedral, where it holds an annual Service of Commemoration and Thanksgiving in September. It counts two British Prime Ministers
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, two Lords President
Lord President of the Court of Session
The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836...
and the founder of the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
among its alumni.
It is a selective school, meaning prospective pupils must sit an entrance test to gain admission. In 2009, The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
placed it as the top independent school in Scotland for Higher and Standard Grade
Higher (Scottish)
In Scotland the Higher is one of the national school-leaving certificate exams and university entrance qualifications of the Scottish Qualifications Certificate offered by the Scottish Qualifications Authority. It superseded the old Higher Grade on the Scottish Certificate of Education...
results, a rise from second place the year before, although it placed only sixth in Scotland when counted by Highers alone, a drop from fourth in the previous year.
The Rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the school is Mr. Colin Mair.
History
The original school was founded as the Choir SchoolCathedral School
Cathedral School is a school established and administered by the Catholic Diocese of Lucknow, India, a religious and charitable society engaged in educational, medical and social work in eight districts of Lucknow. It is registered under the Registration of Societies Act No. XXI of 1860. The school...
of Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
The church commonly known as Glasgow Cathedral is the Church of Scotland High Kirk of Glasgow otherwise known as St. Mungo's Cathedral.The other cathedrals in Glasgow are:* The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew...
in around 1124, and later became known as Glasgow Grammar School. It was housed in Greyfriar's Wynd until 1782, when it moved to new purpose-built accommodation in George Street, but it moved again in 1821 to new premises between John Street and Montrose Street. The name was changed in 1834 to The High School of Glasgow, and in 1872 it was transferred to the management of the Glasgow School Board. In 1878, the school moved into the former premises of the Glasgow Academy on Elmbank Street, when the latter moved to its new home in Kelvinbridge
Kelvinbridge
Kelvinbridge is the common name of the Great Western Bridge, a cast iron road and pedestrian bridge built in the 19th century to carry the Great Western Road at a high level across the River Kelvin. West End of the city of Glasgow, Scotland...
in the West End of the city. The Glasgow High School for Girls was founded in 1894 and housed variously in Garnethill and Kelvindale
Kelvindale
Kelvindale is a district in the west of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.-Construction:Construction started in the late 1920s with work being undertaken by the City Corporation. This was followed up in the early 1930s by the Glasgow-based housebuilding company Mactaggart and Mickel...
.
In 1976, the regional council reorganised education in Glasgow along comprehensive
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
lines and closed the Boy's High School, while the Girls' High School began admitting boys and was renamed as Cleveden Secondary School
Cleveden Secondary School
Cleveden Secondary School is a non-denominational state school in the Kelvindale area of Glasgow, Scotland.-The school:In 1972, the Glasgow High School for Girls, situated on Cleveden Road opposite the School's current site, began accepting both male and female pupils, and in 1975 was officially...
. The proposed closure was met with anger from former pupils and, the day after the closure of the Boys' High School, the new, independent, co-educational High School came into being, following a merger involving the former pupils' association, the Glasgow High School Club, and Drewsteignton School in Bearsden
Bearsden
Bearsden ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the City Centre, and is effectively a suburb, with housing development coinciding with the introduction of a railway line in 1863, and from where the town gets its name...
.
Today
The new, purpose-built Senior School (Transitus to S6) is set among the playing-fields of Old Anniesland, owned by the Glasgow High School Club (below). There have been multiple extensions to these buildings, including the two-storey science block. The Junior School (Kindergarten to P6) occupies the site of the former Drewsteignton School, on Ledcameroch Road in Old BearsdenBearsden
Bearsden ) is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland. It lies on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow, approximately from the City Centre, and is effectively a suburb, with housing development coinciding with the introduction of a railway line in 1863, and from where the town gets its name...
and recently underwent extension work. The Headmistress of the Junior School is Mrs. Karen Waugh. Many of the extensions to the school, including the current expansion of science facilities, have been made possible through the generous funding of former pupils and parents.
The School maintains the Christian nature of its foundation in Glasgow Cathedral
Glasgow Cathedral
The church commonly known as Glasgow Cathedral is the Church of Scotland High Kirk of Glasgow otherwise known as St. Mungo's Cathedral.The other cathedrals in Glasgow are:* The Catholic Metropolitan Cathedral Church of Saint Andrew...
. The Senior School holds daily whole-school assemblies, which include hymns and a reading as well as announcements and the presentation of awards achieved by pupils in curricular or extra-curricular activities.
Houses
Pupils at the School are divided into the following HousesHouse system
The house system is a traditional feature of British schools, and schools in the Commonwealth. Historically, it was associated with established public schools, where a 'house' refers to a boarding house or dormitory of a boarding school...
:
- Bannerman, for Sir Henry Campbell-BannermanHenry Campbell-BannermanSir Henry Campbell-Bannerman GCB was a British Liberal Party politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908 and Leader of the Liberal Party from 1899 to 1908. He also served as Secretary of State for War twice, in the Cabinets of Gladstone and Rosebery...
. (Red) - Clyde, for Lord ClydeColin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeField Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB, KSI was a British Army officer from Scotland who led the Highland Brigade in the Crimea and was in command of the ‘Thin red line’ at the battle of Balaclava...
. (Blue) - Law, for Andrew Bonar Law. (Green)
- Moore, for Sir John Moore. (Yellow)
The School operates a house competition, and pupils may earn points for their house through excellence in areas such as sports, music, academia. The current holder of the overall house championship is Bannerman House. The Junior School Houses take their names from British lifeboats: Broughtyferry
Lifeboat Mona
The Mona was a lifeboat based at Broughty Ferry in Scotland, that capsized during a rescue attempt, with the loss of her entire crew of eight men. The Mona was built in 1935, and, in her time, saved 118 lives.- The loss of the Mona :...
(red), Campbelltown (blue), Lizard
Lizard Point, Cornwall
Lizard Point in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and approximately 11 miles southeast of Helston....
(green) and Longhope (yellow).
School song
The text of the school song is presented here:I
- O, Alma Mater, glorious,
- So great, so grave, so good,
- We hail thy name victorious
- With joy, with gratitude.
- To those who trustful founded'
- Thy walls beloved be
- Renown and love unbounded,
- Unbounded love to thee.
II
- To those who follow after,
- To fill the place we fill,
- Who come with shout and laughter,
- For ours that shall be still,
- We trust this sacred mission,
- Pray God when we are gone,
- They raise the high tradition,
- And pass it glorious on.
The Song is sung principally at the annual Commemoration and Thanksgiving Service in September and at Prizegiving at the end of the school year in June, and occasionally at sporting events. The song is sung to a German melody, 'Alt Heidelberg.'
Glasgow High School Club
The Glasgow High School Club is the former pupil clubOld boy network
An old boy network, or society, can refer to social and business connections among former pupils of male-only private schools. British public school students were traditionally called "boys", thus graduated students are "old boys"....
of the High School and its predecessor schools, the High School for Boys, the Girls' High School and Drewsteignton School.
The Club is a limited company
Limited company
A limited company is a company in which the liability of the members or subscribers of the company is limited to what they have invested or guaranteed to the company. Limited companies may be limited by shares or by guarantee. And the former of these, a limited company limited by shares, may be...
, run by a committee and a President, who is elected annually. The current President is Mr. Eric Hugh, and the Past President The Right Honourable Lord Philip
Alexander Philip, Lord Philip
The Rt. Hon. Alexander Morrison Philip, Lord Philip is a Scottish lawyer and former Senator of the College of Justice.-Early life:...
. The Honorary President is The Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden
Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden
Norman Somerville Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, is a Scottish industrialist and Conservative member of the House of Lords....
, and the Rector of the School, Mr. Colin Mair, is an ex officio member. The rest of the committee comprises three Honorary Vice Presidents, Senior Vice President, Junior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, House Convenor, seven Ordinary Members, GHK Rugby
Glasgow Hawks
Glasgow Hawks are an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. They were Premiership Division One champions for 3 consecutive seasons from 2003/04 to 2005/06.-The short history of Glasgow Hawks RFC:...
President, Triathlon Representative, President of the Ladies' Section and President of Ladies' Hockey.
The Club owns Old Anniesland, the site on which the School now stands, and is based in the pavilion. The Club runs all the facilities at Old Anniesland, including the recently-constructed Jimmie Ireland Stand but excluding the school. Use of the Club's facilities is restricted to members. The Club runs a number of sports teams, although the former Glasgow High Kelvinside (GHK) rugby club merged in 1997 with rivals Glasgow Academicals FC to form Glasgow Hawks. The name was intended as an acronym of High, Accies, West (of Scotland) and Kelvinside, however West of Scotland declined the invitation to merge into the new team and continue to play separately from their ground in Bearsden. The friendly rivalry with the Glasgow Accies, based at neighbouring New Anniesland
New Anniesland
New Anniesland is a rugby, and cricket field in Glasgow, Scotland , near the Jordanhill railway station. It is home to the Glasgow Academicals rugby team and the Glasgow Accies Cricket Club.-External links:* from the International Rugby Board...
, inspired the name of the Anniesland Trophy, an annual golf competition between the Clubs.
The Club also has an active London branch, The London Club, which hosts a dinner every March at the Caledonian Club
Caledonian Club
The Caledonian Club is a members' club in central London, for Scots in London and their guests.- History :The club was founded in 1891 as a proprietary club, based in Chares II street, London SW1...
and a lunch in early October for recent leavers moving to study in London. The London Club also runs a number of sports teams, particularly golf.
Notable alumni
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, the founder of the University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
, the current and most recent Principals of the University of Glasgow
Principal of the University of Glasgow
The Principal of the University of Glasgow is the working head of the University, acting as its chief executive. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University as well as its strategic planning and administration. The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is...
and numerous judges and Law Officers
Law Officers of the Crown
The Law Officers of the Crown are the chief legal advisers to the Crown, and advise and represent the various governments in the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth Realms. In England and Wales, Northern Ireland and most Commonwealth and colonial governments, the chief law officer of the...
, including the current Lord President of the Court of Session
Lord President of the Court of Session
The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836...
, as well as politicians, businessmen and academics.
Academia
- Duncan Inglis Cameron, Secretary of Heriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt UniversityHeriot-Watt University is a university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The name commemorates George Heriot, the 16th century financier to King James, and James Watt, the great 18th century inventor and engineer....
- Sir Ian HeilbronIan HeilbronSir Ian Morris Heilbron DSO FRS was a British chemist and a Fellow of the Royal Society . He was knighted in 1946...
, Professor of Organic Chemistry at Imperial College LondonImperial College LondonImperial College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom, specialising in science, engineering, business and medicine... - Sir John Herkless, Vice-Chancellor of the University of St AndrewsUniversity of St AndrewsThe University of St Andrews, informally referred to as "St Andrews", is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the English-speaking world after Oxford and Cambridge. The university is situated in the town of St Andrews, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. It was founded between...
- Sir Joseph Dalton HookerJoseph Dalton HookerSir Joseph Dalton Hooker OM, GCSI, CB, MD, FRS was one of the greatest British botanists and explorers of the 19th century. Hooker was a founder of geographical botany, and Charles Darwin's closest friend...
, botanist, President of the Royal SocietyRoyal SocietyThe Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, known simply as the Royal Society, is a learned society for science, and is possibly the oldest such society in existence. Founded in November 1660, it was granted a Royal Charter by King Charles II as the "Royal Society of London"... - John HorneJohn HorneJohn Horne was a Scottish geologist. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1900. He was a pupil of Ben Peach....
, geologist - Dr James Hyslop, Vice-Chancellor of Rhodes UniversityRhodes UniversityRhodes University is a public research university located in Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, established in 1904. It is the province’s oldest university, and is one of the four universities in the province...
- Professor Sheila McLeanSheila McLeanProfessor Sheila Ann Manson McLean, FRSE, FRCPE, FRCGP, FRSA is International Bar Association Professor of Law and Ethics in Medicine and director of the Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine at the School of Law of the University of Glasgow...
, Director, Institute of Law and Ethics in Medicine, University of Glasgow School of LawUniversity of Glasgow School of LawThe School of Law at the University of Glasgow provides undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Law, and awards the degrees of Bachelor of Laws , Master of Laws , Master of Science , Master of Research and Doctor of Philosophy , the degree of Doctor of Laws... - Sir Mungo William MacCallumMungo William MacCallumSir Mungo William MacCallum KCMG was Chancellor of the University of Sydney from 1934 to 1936, and a noted literary critic....
, Vice-Chancellor of the University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania... - Prof Anton MuscatelliAnton MuscatelliProfessor Vito Antonio "Anton" Muscatelli FRSA FRSE AcSS is the Principal of the University of Glasgow and one of the United Kingdom's leading economists.-Early life:...
, EconomistEconomistAn economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy...
, Principal of the University of GlasgowPrincipal of the University of GlasgowThe Principal of the University of Glasgow is the working head of the University, acting as its chief executive. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University as well as its strategic planning and administration. The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is... - Sir Muir RussellMuir RussellSir Muir Russell KCB DL FRSE is a former civil servant and former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, and Chairman of the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.-Early life:...
, Principal of the University of GlasgowPrincipal of the University of GlasgowThe Principal of the University of Glasgow is the working head of the University, acting as its chief executive. He is responsible for the day-to-day management of the University as well as its strategic planning and administration. The Principal is appointed by the University Court and is... - Professor Sir Thomas SmithThomas Smith (British lawyer)Sir Thomas Broun Smith, QC, FBA, FRSE was a lawyer, soldier and academic.-Origins:Smith was the son of John Smith, DL, JP, and Agnes Smith. He married in 1940, Ann Dorothea Tindall...
, General Editor, The Laws of Scotland: Stair Memorial Encyclopædia - Bernard WassersteinBernard WassersteinBernard Wasserstein is a professor of history. Wasserstein was born in London, and educated at the High School of Glasgow and at Wyggeston Boys' Grammar School, Leicester. He gained a BA in Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford University in 1969.Wasserstein's main area of interest is Jewish...
, historian
Arts
- Thomas Campbell, poet
- Graeme KellingGraeme KellingGraeme Hunter Kelling was a guitarist with the Scottish pop band, Deacon Blue.He was born in Paisley, Scotland, and educated at the High School of Glasgow. He died in 2004 in Glasgow at the age of 47, after a four year battle with pancreatic cancer.-External links:* * *...
, guitarist with Deacon BlueDeacon BlueDeacon Blue are a Scottish pop band formed in Glasgow during 1985. Their name was taken from the title of the Steely Dan song "Deacon Blues". The band consists of vocalist Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh, keyboard player James Prime and drummer Dougie Vipond.... - Edwin Morgan OBE, PoetPoetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, The Scots Makar - Eric WoolfsonEric WoolfsonEric Norman Woolfson was a Scottish songwriter, lyricist, vocalist, executive producer, pianist, and creator of The Alan Parsons Project. He has sold over 50 million albums world-wide....
, songwriter and musician
Business
- John Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of KildonanJohn Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of KildonanJohn MacDonald Bannerman, Baron Bannerman of Kildonan OBE was a Scottish farmer, rugby union internationalist and Liberal politician.-Family and education:...
, Farmer and LiberalLiberal Party (UK)The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
Politician - William Beardmore, 1st Baron InvernairnWilliam Beardmore, 1st Baron InvernairnWilliam Beardmore, 1st Baron Invernairn , known as Sir William Beardmore, Bt, between 1914 and 1921, was an Anglo-Scottish industrialist, founding the eponymous William Beardmore and Company.-Background and education:...
, Industrialist - John ElderJohn Elder (shipbuilder)John Elder , was a Scottish marine engineer and shipbuilder. He was born at Glasgow on 8 March 1824. His family was connected with Kinross, where, for several generations, his forefathers had followed the occupation of wrights, for which they seemed to have a special aptitude. His father, David...
, Shipbuilder - James Letham, General Manager of the Bank of ScotlandBank of ScotlandThe Bank of Scotland plc is a commercial and clearing bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland. With a history dating to the 17th century, it is the second oldest surviving bank in what is now the United Kingdom, and is the only commercial institution created by the Parliament of Scotland to...
- Norman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of BearsdenNorman Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of BearsdenNorman Somerville Macfarlane, Baron Macfarlane of Bearsden, is a Scottish industrialist and Conservative member of the House of Lords....
KTOrder of the ThistleThe Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the Order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland who asserted that he was reviving an earlier Order...
, Industrialist and Life PeerLife peerIn the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the Peerage whose titles cannot be inherited. Nowadays life peerages, always of baronial rank, are created under the Life Peerages Act 1958 and entitle the holders to seats in the House of Lords, presuming they meet qualifications such as... - James MavorJames MavorJames Mavor was a major Canadian economist of late 19th – early 20th centuries. He served as a Professor of Political Economy of the University of Toronto from 1892 to 1923. His influence upon Canadian economic thought is traced to as late as the 1970s...
, economist - William SmartWilliam SmartWilliam Smart was a British economist. Originally a conveyor of the thought of the Austrian School, Smart was increasingly won-over to the neoclassicalism of Alfred Marshall....
, economist
Law
- Hazel Cosgrove, Lady CosgroveHazel Cosgrove, Lady CosgroveThe Right Honourable Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, CBE , is a Scottish lawyer, and was the first woman to be appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts....
, first female Senator of the College of JusticeSenator of the College of JusticeThe Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
(retired) - Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson, Lord Justice ClerkLord Justice ClerkThe Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.The holder has the title in both the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary and is in charge of the Second Division of Judges in the Court of Session...
and Lord AdvocateLord AdvocateHer Majesty's Advocate , known as the Lord Advocate , is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament... - George Emslie, Baron EmslieGeorge Emslie, Baron EmslieGeorge Carlyle Emslie, Baron Emslie. PC, MBE , was a Scottish judge.Educated at the High School of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, he was commissioned in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served in World War II in North Africa, Italy, Greece and Austria, rising to the rank of Brigade...
, Lord President of the Court of SessionLord President of the Court of SessionThe Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836... - David Fleming, Lord Fleming, Senator of the College of Justice and Solicitor GeneralSolicitor General for ScotlandHer Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
- Arthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Lord President of the Court of Session
- Harald Leslie, Lord BirsayHarald Leslie, Lord BirsayHarald Leslie, Lord Birsay KT, CBE, Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay KT, CBE, Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay KT, CBE, (MBE (mil.), TD, QC, DL (8 May 1905 - 27 November 1982) was a Scottish lawyer and judge, and Chairman of the Scottish Land Court.-Early life:...
, Chairman of the Scottish Land CourtScottish Land CourtThe Scottish Land Court is a Scottish court of law based in Edinburgh with subject-matter jurisdiction for disputes between landlords and tenants relating to agricultural tenancies and matters related to crofts and crofters. The Chairman of the Scottish Land Court is ranked as a Senator of the... - Alexander Philip, Lord PhilipAlexander Philip, Lord PhilipThe Rt. Hon. Alexander Morrison Philip, Lord Philip is a Scottish lawyer and former Senator of the College of Justice.-Early life:...
, Senator of the College of Justice - Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of LangsideHenry Wilson, Baron Wilson of LangsideHenry Stephen Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside PC QC was a Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer....
, Lord Advocate
Media
- Muriel GrayMuriel GrayMuriel Gray is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster.-Personal life:Gray is of partly Jewish ancestry...
, journalist and broadcaster - Iain Lindsay-Smith, Editor of the Glasgow HeraldThe Herald (Glasgow)The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, and available throughout Scotland. As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 47,226, giving it a lead over Scotland's other 'quality' national daily, The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh.The 1889 to 1906 editions...
- Fyfe RobertsonFyfe RobertsonFyfe Robertson was a Scottish television journalist.He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, and christened James. He was one of six children of Jane Dunlop and James Robertson, a miner, who became a minister in the United Free Church of Scotland. He grew up in poverty but attended the High School of...
, Scottish television journalist - Katharine WhitehornKatharine WhitehornKatharine Elizabeth Whitehorn is a British journalist, writer, and columnist who was known for her wit and humour and as a keen observer of the changing role of women.-Early life:...
, journalist and feminist
Military
- Colin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeColin Campbell, 1st Baron ClydeField Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde GCB, KSI was a British Army officer from Scotland who led the Highland Brigade in the Crimea and was in command of the ‘Thin red line’ at the battle of Balaclava...
, former General - Sir John Moore, General
- Donald RossDonald Ross (Lord Lieutenant)Colonel Donald Grant Ross OBE, DL was a British soldier.Ross served in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders from 1965 to 1996. Between 1996 and 1998, he was Commandant of Garelochhead Army Training Area, and between 1998 and 2003 of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Battalion of the Army Cadet...
, Colonel
Politics
- Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman, Prime MinisterPrime Minister of the United KingdomThe Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
- Andrew Bonar Law, Prime Minister
- James BryceJames Bryce, 1st Viscount BryceJames Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce OM, GCVO, PC, FRS, FBA was a British academic, jurist, historian and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
, British Ambassador to the United States - John Annan BryceJohn Annan BryceJohn Annan Bryce was a Scottish businessman and Liberal politician.-Background and family:He was the son of the politician James Bryce and his wife Margaret Young, daughter of James Young. His elder brother was the 1st Viscount Bryce. Bryce was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and graduated...
, Liberal MP - Sir Henry Craik, 1st BaronetSir Henry Craik, 1st BaronetSir Henry Craik, 1st Baronet, PC, KCB was a Scottish Unionist politician.He was Member of Parliament for Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities from 1906 to 1918, and for the Combined Scottish Universities from 1918 until his death in 1927...
, MP for Glasgow and Aberdeen UniversitiesGlasgow and Aberdeen Universities (UK Parliament constituency)Glasgow and Aberdeen Universities, in Scotland, was a university constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 until 1918... - Charles Gray CMG, Ambassador to Morocco
- James Gray, Conservative MP
- William Kennedy Jones, Conservative MP
- Iain MacCormickIain MacCormickIain Somerled MacDonald MacCormick is a Scottish National Party politician.Educated at the High School of Glasgow and Glasgow University, MacCormick belongs to a family steeped in nationalist politics: his father John MacCormick was one of the founders of the SNP, while his brother Neil was, from...
, Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MP - Professor Sir Neil MacCormickNeil MacCormickSir Neil MacCormick, QC, FBA, FRSE , or just Neil MacCormick, was a legal philosopher and Scottish politician. He was Regius Professor of Public Law and the Law of Nature and Nations at the University of Edinburgh from 1972 until 2008...
, jurist and SNP MEPMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... - Anna McCurleyAnna McCurleyAnna Anderson McCurley née Gemmell, is a Scottish politician.McCurley, a teacher by vocation, served as a councillor on Strathclyde Regional Council 1978-82. McCurley contested West Stirlingshire in 1979 and Glasgow Central in a 1980 by-election.She was elected as Conservative Member of Parliament...
, Conservative MP - John MacdonaldJohn Macdonald (British politician)John Archibald Murray Macdonald PC was a British Liberal Party politician.The fourth son of the Rev. H. F. Macdonald DD, Strachur, Argyllshire, he was educated at Glasgow High School, Glasgow University and Edinburgh University.He was Liberal Member of Parliament for Bow and Bromley from 1892 to...
, Liberal MP - Sir Walter MenziesWalter MenziesSir Walter Menzies was a Liberal Party politician in Scotland who served as Member of Parliament for Southern Lanarkshire from 1900 to 1913....
, Liberal MP - Anne PringleAnne PringleDame Anne Fyfe Pringle DCMG is a British diplomat and current HM Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Russian Federation.From 2001 to 2004, Pringle was the British ambassador to the Czech Republic...
, Ambassador to Russia - Steve RodanSteve RodanThe Honourable Stephen Charles "Steve" Rodan, SHK, BSc, MRPharmS is a Scottish politician, who is the current Speaker of the House of Keys and former Minister of the Isle of Man Government and Member of the House of Keys for the constituency of Garff...
, Speaker of the House of KeysSpeaker of the House of KeysThe Speaker of the House of Keys is the principal officer of the House of Keys, the lower house of the Isle of Man legislature. The Speaker is elected from the membership of the house at its first sitting after an election. He is responsible for controlling the procedure of the House and for... - Sir Teddy Taylor, Conservative MP
Religion
- William ElphinstoneWilliam ElphinstoneWilliam Elphinstone was a Scottish statesman, Bishop of Aberdeen and founder of the University of Aberdeen.He was born in Glasgow, and educated at the University of Glasgow, taking the degree of M.A. in 1452. After practising for a short time as a lawyer in the church courts, he was ordained a...
, Bishop of AberdeenBishop of AberdeenThe Bishop of Aberdeen was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan...
and founder of the University of AberdeenUniversity of AberdeenThe University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... - David LacyDavid LacyDavid William Lacy is a minister of the Church of Scotland. He was the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 2005-6.-Background and Career:...
, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandModerator of the General Assembly of the Church of ScotlandThe Moderator of the General Assembly of Church of Scotland is a Minister, Elder or Deacon of the Church of Scotland chosen to "moderate" the annual General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is held for a week in Edinburgh every May....
, 2005 - David LunanDavid LunanDavid Ward Lunan is a Church of Scotland minister. On 30 October 2007 was he nominated to be the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland for 2008-9, formally being elected as Moderator on the first day of the Assembly ....
, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, 2008
Sport
- Jimmie Ireland, Scotland rugby player, after whom the Jimmie Ireland Stand at Old Anniesland is named
- Alison SheppardAlison SheppardAlison Sheppard MBE is a freestyle swimmer from Scotland, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics for Great Britain, starting in 1988.-Personal bests and records held:-External links:*...
, Olympic and Commonwealth swimmer
Notable Staff
- Donald MacCormickDonald MacCormickDonald MacCormick was a Scottish broadcast journalist.MacCormick's father was a Glasgow teacher who died when Donald was six...
- journalist - Thomas MuirThomas Muir (mathematician)Sir Thomas Muir FRS was a Scottish mathematician, remembered as an authority on determinants. He was born in Stonebyres in South Lanarkshire, and brought up in the small town of Biggar. At the University of Glasgow he changed his studies from classics to mathematics after advice from the future...
, mathematician