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Gilbert Lang

Medical Student at the University of Glasgow, 1830.

Born 15 September 1813.

Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, U.S.

Published on 19 July 2022

William Gilgeous

Medical Student at the University of Glasgow, 1825-26 and 1827-28.

Guyana Guyana

Ireland Ireland

Published on 19 July 2022

Charles Edmonston

Medical Student at the University of Glasgow, 1830-1.

Died September 1862.

Guyana Guyana

Published on 1 July 2022

Hilbert Van Cooten

Medical Student at the University of Glasgow, 1817.

Born 1750. Died 5 June 1837.

Guyana Guyana

Published on 24 June 2022

George Tyrell

Medical Student at the university of Glasgow, 1822-1825.

Jamaica Jamaica

Published on 16 June 2022

Adolphus Caines

Medical student at the University of Glasgow, 1835/6.

Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis

Published on 10 June 2022

James Cadett

Medical student at the University of Glasgow 1825.

Died 3 March 1865.

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago

Published on 10 June 2022

Alan Kirkland Soga

Arts and Law student of the University of Glasgow in 1878-81

Born 1862. Died 1938.

South Africa South Africa, Umgwali
Place of Birth

Published on 20 May 2022

Richard Ross Soga

Born 1899.

South Africa South Africa, Elliotdale
Place of Birth

Published on 20 May 2022

Jaiyeola Aduke Alakija

One of the earliest female lawyers in Nigeria

Nigeria Nigeria, Lagos
Place of Birth

Published on 8 April 2022

Waradea Abdurahman

Medical graduate of the University of Glasgow in 1927

Born May 1896.

South Africa South Africa, Cape Town
Place of Birth

Published on 8 April 2022

Ismail Abdurahman

Medical graduate of the University of Glasgow in 1915

Born 16 October 1888.

South Africa South Africa, Cape Town
Place of Birth

Published on 8 April 2022

Dame Katherine Grainger

Scotland Scotland, Glasgow
Place of Birth

Published on 22 November 2021

Dr Margaret Ann Chapman

PhD graduate of the University of Glasgow 1903

Born 14 January 1937. Died 23 May 2009.

Antarctica Antarctica

New Zealand New Zealand

Published on 21 November 2018

Emily Davies

Born 22 April 1830. Died 13 July 1921.

England England
Place of Birth

Published on 19 June 2018

Isaac Hirshow

The University's first Bachelor of Music degree

Born 1884. Died 23 March 1956.

Russian Federation Russian Federation, Velizh
Place of Birth

Scotland Scotland, Glasgow
Place of Death

Published on 7 March 2018

Marijan Turina

Born 1897. Died 1968.

Croatia Croatia, Susak
Place of Birth

Published on 1 March 2018

Jenny Isobel Gilbertson (nee Brown)

Born 2 October 1902. Died 8 January 1990.

Canada Canada, No Region

Scotland Scotland, Shetland, Hillswick

Published on 24 January 2018

William Black

states 'Ballymena, Co. Antrim.'

Ireland Ireland, County Antrim, Ballymena

Published on 21 December 2017