| Administrative History | William Duncan (Marischal 1809-1813 MA)
Son of George, fabri lignar., Aberdeen.
Merchant, Aberdeen.
Patrick Copland was born in Fintray, Aberdeenshire, in 1749, the son of the minister. He held two chairs in Marischal College, Aberdeen: he was Professor of Natural Philosophy from 1775 to 1779, then Professor of Mathematics from 1779 to 1817, then of Natural Philosophy again until 1822. He was instrumental in setting up a museum of natural philosophy, the first of its kind in Scotland, though he was also a successful and popular teacher. He died in 1822. |