Professor, Rev. Dugald,Stewart

Biographical Summary

STEWART, DUGALD. 22/11/1753-11/06/1828. Ref: 1431. Male.

• Place of Birth: In the College buildings of Edinburgh.
• Place of Death: 5 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh.
• Place of interment: Canongate Churchyard, Edinburgh.
• Profession: Philosopher, Mathematician.
• Appointments Held: Teacher 1772, Joint Professor 1775-85, Mathematics, 1785-1810, Moral Philosophy, Edinburgh University; 1806-1828 Writer, Edinburgh Gazette.
• Schools and Tutors: High School, Edinburgh 1761-5.
• Undergraduate Studies: 1766-70 Edinburgh University, 1771-2 Glasgow University, MA(Edinburgh).
• Publications: "The Philosophy of the Human Mind" 1792, etc.
• Marital Status: Married 1st (1783) Helen Bannantyne d.1787, 2nd (1790) Helen D'Arcy Cranstoun d.1838.
• Family: son Col. Matthew Stewart FRSE 1784-1851.
• Mother: Marjory Stewart of Catrine, Ayrshire.
• Father: Matthew Stewart FRSE 1717-85.
• Other Family: Uncle of Patrick Miller, FRSE 1782-1871.
• References: DNB 54, 1898, 282-6; Irving 497; Chambers 7, 316; Anderson 3, 518-20; Shapin 442; S Devlin-Thorp Scotland's Cultural Heritage 1, 1981; W P Anderson 1931, 550-2.
• Memberships: FRS (1814).
• Date of Election: 17/11/1783.
• Proposers: Founder Member.
• Service to the RSE: Councillor 1789-96, Councillor (Physical) 1812-14.
• Edinburgh Philosophical Society: Residential.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. II. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 889