Chalmers, Thomas ♂

Education

Student 1791-1792 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1792-1793 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log. 1793-1794 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Ethics; Civ. Hist. 1794-1795 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; N. Phil. 1795-1796 N. Phil. Yeaman bursar, 1793. (Ternar).

Student St Mary’s College 1795-1799. Alexander bursar, 1795.

Assistant to Professor of Mathematics, St Andrews University 1802 - 1803. Gave a rival course 1803 - 1804 and also taught chemistry 1803 - 1805. Professor of Moral Philosophy, St Andrews University 14.11.1823 - 6.11.1828 (resigned).

Birth/childhood

Born 17.3.1780 son of John Chalmers, merchant, Anstruther and Elizabeth Hall.

Career

Licensed by St Andrews presbytery 1799.

Also attended classes in Edinburgh University before 7.12.1801.

Assistant to Professor of Mathematics, St Andrews University 1802 - 1803. Gave a rival course 1803 - 1804 and also taught chemistry 1803 - 1805. Professor of Moral Philosophy, St Andrews University 14.11.1823 - 6.11.1828 (resigned). [University professor]

Minister at Kilmany 1803 - 1815. Glasgow, Tron 1815 - 1819. Glasgow, St Johns 1819 - 1823.

Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh University 1828 - 1843 (resigned). Principal and professor, New College, Edinburgh 1843 - 1847.

Publications

The Works of Thomas Chalmers.Vol. 1 (Glasgow: Collins, 1836)

etc.

Death

Died 31.5.1847.

Sources

• UYUC400:7.10.1793
• UYSM400/3/163
• DNB
• Hanna, Biography
• Edinburgh, New College, Chalmers papers, CHA4.1.4
• Thomas Chalmers in Wikipedia.