Allan Alexander Maconochie
Prof Allan Alexander Maconochie of Meadowbank and Garvock FRSE (1806–1885) was a Scottish advocate and amateur botanist. He was Professor of Civil Law at Glasgow University. In legal documents he is referred to as A. A. Maconochie.
Life[]
He was born in 1806 the eldest son of Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank and Anne Blair (daughter of the law lord Robert Blair, Lord Avontoun).[1] He qualified as an advocate in 1829.
In 1840 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh his proposer being Thomas Charles Hope.[2] From 1843 to 1855 he was Professor of Civil Law at Glasgow University In 1855 he received an honorary doctorate (LLD) from Glasgow University.[3]
In later life he adopted the name Maconochie-Welwood.
He died on 29 May 1885.
Family[]
He married twice: in 1836 to Ellen Wiggin and secondly in 1859 to Lady Margaret Penny (a widow).
References[]
- ^ "Allan Alexander Maconochie (1806 - 1885) - Genealogy". geni.com. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "University of Glasgow :: Story :: Biography of Allan Alexander Welwood MacOnochie". universitystory.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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