Great Aberdonians

Staff Students

in this section

07 March - 02 May 2012

Venue: Town and County Hall, Town House, Union Street, Aberdeen

A public lecture series organised by The University of Aberdeen's Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies and Aberdeen City Council.

Talks begin at 7.30pm

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Programme as follows:

7 March 2012
Dr Andrew Dilley

Donald Smith of Forres, later Lord Strathcona (1820-1914)

Hudson Bay Company Entrepreneur
and Canadian High Commissioner

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4 April 2012
Professor Marjory Harper

James MacAndrew (1819-1888)

First Superintendent of the Province of Otago

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2 May 2012
Dr John Morrison

George Reid (1841-1913)

President of the Royal Scottish Academy
and Pioneer of Realism in Britain