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Carnie, Robert Hay
Professor Emeritus
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Calder, Sir Robert
A distinguished British Admiral.
- Calderwood,
David
An eminent divine and ecclesiastical historian born in the 16th century.
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Cameron, Donald
This gallant Highland chief; who united such amiable manners and
attractive accomplishments to the proverbial hardihood and valour of his
race, that his name has descended to us under the title of "the gentle
Lochiel."
- Cameron,
Richard
An eminent martyr of the Scottish church, and whose name is still retained
in the popular designation of one of its sects.
- Campbell,
Alexander
It is worth mentioning that his Dialogue on Scottish Music, prefixed to the
History, was the first means of giving foreign musicians a correct
understanding of the Scottish scale, which, it is well known, differs from
that prevalent on the continent; and it is consistent with our knowledge,
that the author was highly complimented on this subject by the greatest
Italian and German composers.
- Campbell,
Archibald, Marquis of Argyle
an eminent political character of the seventeenth century.
- Campbell,
Archibald
Ninth Earl of Argyle, son of the preceding, was an equally
unfortunate, though less distinguished political character, in the
unhappiest era of Scottish history.
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Campbell, Sir Archibald
Distinguished General and lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick.
- Campbell,
Dr George
An eminent theological writer, was born on Christmas day, 1719.
- Campbell,
John LL.D.
An eminent miscellaneous writer.
- Campbell,
John
Duke of Argyle and Greenwich, a distinguished soldier and statesman.
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Campbell, Rev John
An active missionary and enterprising traveller.
- Campbell,
Lieutenant Colonel John
A distinguished soldier.
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Campbell, John Gregorson
Minister of Tiree
- Campbell,
Robert
Irish Mountain Man
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Campbell, Thomas
A poet, so justly and poetically called the "Bard of Hope."
- Cant,
Andrew
A Presbyterian preacher of great vigour and eloquence of the period of
the Second Reformation.
- Cargill,
Donald
An eminent preacher of the more uncompromising order of presbyterians in the
reign of Charles II.
- Carlyle,
Alexander
He left behind him a very valuable memoir of his own time, which, to the
surprise of the literary world, is still condemned by his relations to
manuscript obscurity.
- Carnegie,
Andrew
Born in Dunfermline, in Fife, in 1835. U.S. iron and steel magnate and great
philanthropist.
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Carrick, John Donald
Editor of the first series of "Whistle-Binkie" and a literary man of
considerable reputation.
- Carstairs,
William
An eminent political and ecclesiastical character.
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Chalmers, Alexander
A laborious literary workman.
- Chalmers,
George
An eminent antiquary and general writer. The author’s
"Caledonia" astonished the world with the vast extent of its
erudition and research.
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Chalmers, James
Scottish
missionary-explorer who served in Rarotonga in the Cook Islands for ten
years.
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Chalmers, James
Inventor of the Postage Stamp.
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Chalmers, Rev Thomas
An eminent orator, philosopher, and
divine. He now constitutes to all
future time so essential a portion of Scottish history, that his name
will be forgot only when Scotland itself will cease to be remembered.
- Chambers,
David
A distinguished historical and legal writer, of the sixteenth century.
- Charles I
King of Great Britain, was the second son of James VI. of Scotland, and
First of Great Britain, by Anne, daughter of Frederick II., King of
Denmark and Norway.
- Chepman,
Walter
Who appears to have been chiefly concerned in introducing the art of
printing into Scotland.
- Cheyne,
George
A physician of considerable eminence.
- Clapperton,
Hugh
The distinguished African traveler.
- Cleghorn,
George
A learned physician.
- Cleland,
William
The troubadour, as he may be called, of the covenanters.
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Clerk, Sir Dugald
Inventor of the the two-stroke spark ignition engine.
- Clerk,
John
Inventor of some invaluable improvements in the modern system of naval
tactics.
- Cockburn,
John
The Father of Scottish husbandry.
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Cochrane, Sir Alexander
Full Admiral and commander-in-chief at Plymouth.
- Cochrane,
Archibald
Ninth earl of Dundonald, a nobleman distinguished by his useful
scientific investigations.
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Cochrane, Thomas
Tenth earl of Dundonald, navel hero of Chile.
- Cocker,
William Dixon
Poet and Author
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Coffey, Danny
Ayrshire's longest serving nationalist councillor and a former Provost
of Kilmarnock & Loudoun District Council.
- Colquhoun,
Patrick
A writer on statistics and criminal jurisprudence.
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Combe, Andrew
An excellent physician and physiologist.
- Constable,
Archibald
An eminent publisher.
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Cook, George
Learned divine and ecclesiastical historian.
- Coutts,
Thomas
Who long moved at the head of the monied and banking interest of the
metropolis.
- Cowan, Dr
An extraordinary G.P.
- Craig,
John
An eminent mathematician.
- Craig,
John
An eminent preacher of the Reformation.
- Craig,
Thomas
Author of the Treatise on the Feudal Law, and of other learned works.
- Craig,
William
A distinguished senator of the college of Justice, and a large
contributor to the literary paper styled "the Mirror."
- Crawford,
David
Historiographer to queen Anne.
- Creech,
William
An eminent bookseller, was the son of the Rev. William Creech, minister of
Newbattle, a most respectable clergyman, and of Miss Mary Buley, an
English lady, related to a family of rank in Devonshire.
- Crichton,
James
Commonly styled the Admirable Crichton.
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Cronin, A J
A famous author.
- Cruden,
Alexander
Styled by himself, Alexander the Corrector, his great work was "Concordance
of the Old and New Testaments."
- Cruickshanks,
William
An eminent surgeon in London
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Cullen, William M.D.
One of the most highly gifted and accomplished physicians that Scotland
has produced.
- Cumming,
Sir William Gordon
Baronet of Altyre and Gordonstoun
and Chief of Clan Cumming.
- Cunningham,
Alexander
Fifth earl of Glencairn.
- Cunningham,
Alexander
The historian.
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Cunningham, Allan
A distinguished poet.
- Currie,
James
An eminent physician.
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