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Sir Alexander Mackenzie (1764 - 1820)
Alexander Mackenzie (or MacKenzie, Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacCoinnich, 1764 – March 12, 1820) was a Scottish explorer. Mackenzie was born in Stornoway on the isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Sco...
Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty (1611 - 1660)
"Thomas Urquhart ;[Laird Of Cromarty Sir Knight]", "Thomas Urquhart Laird of Cromarty Sir Knight"
Thomas Urquhart of Cromarty (or Urchard, 1611–c. 1660) was a Scottish writer and translator, most famous for his translation of Rabelais.LifeUrquhart was born to an old landholding family in Cromarty i...
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet MP (1792 - 1871)
Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet KCB DCL FRS FRSE FLS PRGS PBA MRIA (22 February 1792 – 22 October 1871) was a Scottish geologist who first described and investigated the Silurian system. During t...