Pirie, Alexander

Education

Student United College 1861-1862 Eng. Lit.; Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1; Civ. Hist. 1862-1863 Log.; Math. 2 1863-1864 N. Phil.; M. Phil.; Anat. & Physiol. 1864-1865 N. Phil.; Math. 3 1865-1866 Lat. 2. Malcolm bursar, 1861. Carstairs prize, 1862, 1863.

Birth/childhood

Baptised 12.2.1843 son of John Pirrie, seaman, St Andrews and Grant Hamilton.

Career

Assistant to Arithmetic teacher, Madras College, St Andrews.

Mathematics teacher Doveton College, Calcutta 1866 to at least 1869. [Teacher]

Sources

  • UYUC310
  • UYUC400:8.11.1861
  • United College prize list
  • UYUY452/18/149, 271
  • StAUL MS Dep. 7 LB vii.78
  • Census 1861 St Andrews
  • St Andrews Gazette 8.9.1866
  • Fifeshire Jnl. 28.1.1869 p4