White, John

Education

Student United College 1825-1826 Gk. Jun.; Lat. Jun. 1826-1827 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Log.; Math. Jun. 1827-1828 Ethics; Math. 2 1828-1829 Gk. Prov.; Lat. Prov.; Physics; Math. 3. Part bursary, 1826, 1828, 1829.

Student St Mary’s College 1829-1832. Part bursary, 1830. Moncrieffe bursar, 1832.

Birth/childhood

Born 15.6.1807 son of James White, coal merchant, Kinnoul and Janet Galletely.

Career

Mathematics master, Irvine Academy. [Teacher]

LL.D. Glasgow 1857.

Death

Died at Irvine 23.3.1896.

Sources

  • UYUC400:9.12.1826, 5.4.1828, 24.1.1829
  • UYSM400/4/102, 123
  • UYUY674 Thomas Millar
  • Chalmers, Class list, New College CHA6.14.1-4
  • W.I. Addison, Roll of the graduates of the University of Glasgow 1727-1897 (Glasgow, 1898)
  • Deaths Reg. Irvine 1896/54