Playfair, Hugh Lyon ♂
Education
Student United College 1800-1801 Lat. Jun. 1801-1802 Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1802-1803 Physics 1803-1804 Physics; Math. Prov. (Secondar).
LL.D. 12.1.1856 (Proposed by Sir D. Brewster, seconded by Dr. Buist).
Birth/childhood
Born 17.11.1786 son of James Playfair, Principal of United College, St Andrews and Margaret Lyon. [St Andrews University]
Career
Engineer officer H.E.I.C.S. [Honourable East India Company's Service] 1804-1834 (retired). [Soldier]
Provost of St Andrews 1842-1861.
Knighted 1856.
[Father of Archibald Lewis Playfair, Henry [MacDonald] Playfair, Hugh Arthur Playfair, Robert Edward Playfair and William [Dalgleish] Playfair. Father-in-law of Gregor MacGregor, United College 1828-1832]
Death
Died 21.1.1861.
Sources
- C.E. Buckland, Dictionary of Indian biography (London, 1906)
- St Andrews Citizen 23.8.1902
- F. Boase, Modern English Biography...1851-1900. 6v. (Truro, 1892-1921)
- Hodson, Officers Bengal Army
- David Louden, Biographical sketch…
- Memoirs, 1861