Chalmers, John Black

Education

Student U.C.D. [University College Dundee] 1891-1892 Jun. Math.; Jun. Lat.

Student United College 1892-1893 Gk.; Lat.; Math. 1893-1894 N. Phil.; Prac. N. Phil.; Log. 1894-1895 M. Phil.; Eng. Lit.; Chem.; Prac. Chem. 1895-1896 N. Phil.; Prac. N. Phil.; Eng. Lit. Foundation bursar, 1892. Baxter bursar, 1893. Guild bursar, 1895. M.A. 26.3.1897.

Birth/childhood

Born c. 1873 son of John Chalmers, clerk, Coupar Angus then Broughty Ferry and Anne Duncan.

Attended Harris Academy.

Career

Teacher in Pietermaritzburg [South Africa] 1905. Umkomaas, Natal [South Africa] 1926.

Death

Died 16.10.1943 aged 70 in Edinburgh.

Sources

  • UYUC400:18 & 21.10.1892, 13.11.1893, 14.10.1895
  • Deaths Reg. Edinburgh, St Andrews 1943/572