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Bell Alexander Graham 1847 - 1922.
Born Edinburgh.
Inventor. Most notable. Invented the telephone in 1876. |
Brown George 1818 - 1880.
Born Edinburgh.
Explorer. Most notable. Founded Canada. |
Bruce James 1730 - 1794.
Born Stirling, Central.
Explorer. Most notable. Discovered source of Blue Nile in Ethiopia 1770. |
Douglas David 1799 - 1834.
Born Scone, Perth.
Botanist. Most notable. Discovered over 200 new plants in North America. Douglas Fir tree named after him. |
Dunlop John 1840 – 1921.
Born Dreghorn, Ayrshire.
Inventor. Most notable. Developed pneumatic tyre. |
Graham Thomas 1805 – 1869.
Born Glasgow.
Inventor. Most notable. Invented first dialysis machine (kidney) |
Gregory James 1638 – 1675.
Born Drumoak, Grampian.
Inventor. Most notable. Invented reflector type telescope. Known today as Gregorian Telescope. Developed further by Sir Isaac Newton. |
Hope Prof. John 1725 - 1786.
Born Edinburgh.
General. Most notable. Introduced the plant Rhubarb to Scotland. |
Livingstone David 1813 - 1873.
Born Blantyre, Lanarkshire.
Explorer. Most notable. Discovery of Victoria Falls. Commissioned by the Royal Geographical Society to find the source of the River Nile. Contact being lost after several months a New York newspaper sent Mr Henry Stanley to the region in an attempt to locate him. Upon discovery Mr Stanley penned the now famous phrase "Dr Livingstone I presume". |
Mackenzie Sir Alexander 1764 -1820.
Born Stornoway, Isle of Lewis.
Explorer. Most notable. Discovered and traversed longest river in Canada, Mackenzie River. |
McCulloch John Ramsay 1789 - 1864.
Born Whithorn, Dumfries & Galloway
General. Most notable. First ever Editor of The Scotsman newspaper. |
McDougall Alexander.
Born Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway.
Inventor. Most notable. Creation of self raising flour agent. McDougall company now part of Rank Hovis. Owns brand names Hovis, Mr Kipling cakes, Robertsons jam, Bisto gravy. |
Muir John 1838 - 1914.
Born Dunbar.
Explorer. Most notable. Founded Sierra Club, dedicated to protecting nature. |
Scroggie Ebenezer. 1778 – 1836.
Born Kirkaldy, Central.
General. Most notable. Provided Charles Dickens with inspiration for the miserly old man Ebenezer Scrooge. Perhaps exaserbating the notion that the Scots are cheap! |
Stuart John 1815 - 1866.
Born Dysart, Fife.
Explorer. Most notable. First cross Country trek from south to north to south of Australia in 1839. Stuart Highway and Mount Stuart named after his accomplishments. |
Thomson Joseph 1858 - 1895.
Born Penpoint, Dumfries & Galloway.
Explorer. Most notable. Whilst exploring Kenya discovered Thomson's Gazelle, named after him. |
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