Edie, William ♂

Education

Student United College 1882-1883 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1883-1884 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1884-1885 Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2 1885-1886 N. Phil.; Log.; Lat. 3 1886-1887 M. Phil. & Pol. Econ.; Eng. Lit.; Gk. 31889-1890 Adv. Met. Lapsed bursary, 1883. Bruce bursar, 1884. Indian fellowship, 1890. Carstairs prize, 1884. M.A. 18.4.1888.

Student St Mary’s College 1888-1891. Exchequer bursar, 1888. Class prize 1889, 1890, 1891. Special prize, 1890. B.D. 16.4.1891. D.D. 5.7.1918.

Birth/childhood

Born 13.8.1865 son of Robert Edie, journeyman joiner, Hawick and Christian Miller.

Attended Roberton Public School.

Career

Examiner in theology to the University. [St Andrews University]

Licensed by St Andrews presbytery 1891.

Minister at King Edward 1893-1905. Dumfries Greyfriars 1905-1910. Inveresk 1910 - 22.6.1936 (died).

M.V.O. [Member of the Royal Victorian Order] 1929. Publications.

Introduction to the textual criticism of the Greek New Testament, by Eberhard Nestle...translated from the 2nd ed. by William Edie...and edited with a preface by Allan Menzies.... (London: Williams & Norgate, 1901)

Death

[Died 22.6.1936.]

Sources

• UYUC400:31.10.1882, 15.3.1883, 20.10.1883
• UYSM400/6/314-5, 7/15, 19, 35
• UYUY452/20/447, 466, 490
• Births Reg. Wilton 1865/105
• Fasti ecclesiae scoticanae