Roderick MacLeod (minister)
Roderick MacLeod FRSE (1754-1801) he was Principal of Kings College, Aberdeen 1800 to 1815. [1]
Life[]
He was born in 1727 the son of Christina and Donald MacLeod of Talisker, Skye. He had three siblings.[2] He studied at Aberdeen University graduating MA in 1746.
From 1749 he was Professor of Philosophy at Kings College, Aberdeen, In 1764 he was elected Sub Principal and after 36 years in this role was elected Principal, holding this role until death.
In 1783 (on the day of its foundation) he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh but he is not listed as a Founder. Aberdeen University gave him an honorary doctorate (DD) in 1793.[3]
He died on 11 September 1815.
Family[]
He married Isabella Christie (1760-1832) in 1780.[4] They had three children. Isabella remarried on his death and had two further children.[2]
Artistic recognition[]
His portrait is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery but is rarely displayed. [1]
References[]
- ^ a b "People". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ a b "Bio". www.myheritage.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Genealogy data". freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2020-03-11.
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