Dow, John George Alexander ♂

Education

Student United College 1874-1875 Eng. Lit.; Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1875-1876 Log.; Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2. 2nd in bursary comp., 1873, 1st in bursary comp. 1874. Wilkie bursar, 1874. Carstairs prize, 1875. Miller prize, 1875, 1876.

Birth/childhood

Born 6.11.1857 son of James Campbell Tait Dow, teacher, Abdie and Clementina Dall.

Attended Madras College, St Andrews.

Career

Also at Glasgow University - M.A. 1880.

Assistant for 3 years to the Professor of English Literature in Glasgow University. Professor of English literature, Italy. Private secretary in Mentone, returned home and engaged in literary work. Professor of English Literature, State University, Vermillion, South Dakota for 3 years. [University professor]

Professor in State College, Madison for 2 years.

Publications

Death

Died Madison [U.S.A.] 21.1.1897.

Sources

• UYUC400:4.11.1873, 3 & 19.11.1874, 22.4.1875, 19.4.1876
• UYUY452/19/344, 393
• UYUY336
• Births Reg. Abdie 1857/42
• W.I. Addison, Roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow 1727-1897 (Glasgow, 1898)
• John George Alexander Dow in The University of Glasgow Story.