M’Vicar, John [Gibson] ♂

Education

Student United College 1814-1815 Lat. Jun.; Gk. Jun. 1815-1816 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1816-1817 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Math. Prov.; Ethics 1817-1818 Lat. Prov.; Gk. Prov.; Chem.; Physics. (Secondar). Grant bursar. M.A. 8.3.1828 (gratis). D.D. 10.8.1844.

Lecturer in Natural History 1825-1827.

Birth/childhood

Born 16.3.1800 son of Patrick M’Vicar, minister at St Paul’s, Dundee and Agnes Gibson.

Career

Also at Edinburgh University - arts student 1822-1824, divinity student 1818-1822.

Lecturer in Natural History 1825-1827. [St Andrews University] [University lecturer]

Chaplain, Scottish Church, Ceylon [Scottish Church, Sri Lanka] 1830-1839. Minister St Andrews, Colombo 1839-1853. Minister Moffat 1853 - 12.12.1884 (died).

Publications. LL.D. Edinburgh 1870.

A sketch of a philosophy. Part 1. Mind: its powers and capacities and its relation to matter. (London: Williams & Norgate, 1868)

Death

[Died 12.12.1884.]

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