Alumni
All those who studied at St Andrews from 1579 to 1897 have an entry in the Biographical Register of the University of St Andrews, which is available in print or searchable online.
Our VIP teams have been transcribing the records of students since 1898, and researching their lives. They will eventually form part of a revised/expanded edition of the Biographical Register, but until that moment, we share some of them here. You can browse through the articles below, explore via the tag cloud (right), or search via the searchbox (top right).
Featured profiles
The Untold Story of an International Minister’s Wife: Helen Ross (née Cairns) (1883–1969)
Helen Ross spent her adult life moving across the world as a minister’s wife, mother, teacher, and role model within her community. Like many women of her time, the work that…
St Andrews and a Dutch Reformer: The Story of Johan Gerard Ubbink (1875-1944)
For Johan Gerard Ubbink, his year at University of St Andrews was more than a study abroad—it was a turning point that connected Dutch Reformed theology with wider international debates…
Unmasking a Matriarch: Maud Baden-Powell (1895-1981)
The story of Maud Baden-Powell remains shrouded in the shadow of the mighty legacies of her family members and the “Baden-Powell” name. However, her life can be uncovered through the…
All past students
(From the period 1900-1925, that we have so far transcribed… There are many more to come!)
John Menzies (1894-1941), MA 1921
John Donald Steward Menzies [1913-UC1-047] was born in Dundee, in 1894. He studied at St…
Esther Hunter (later, Menzies) (1895-1983), MA 1918
Esther Hunter [1913-UC1-033] was born in Lundin Links, Fife, and received her school education there,…
Blema Rosen (1903-1990), MBChB 1926
Blema Rosen [1921-UCD-062] was born 30 September 1903, in Dundee. Her father was Jacob Rosen….
Margaret Owler (1895-1976), MA 1918
Margaret Martin Wilson Owler [1914-UCD-025] was born 13 September, 1895 in Dysart, near Kirkcaldy, Fife,…
Margaret Black (later, Chalmers) (c1895-1965), MA 1917
Margaret Mary Black [1913-UCD-004], of Dundee, entered University College Dundee in 1913. She was in…
Catherine Margaret Brown (1883-1976)
Catherine Brown (1902-UC1-010) was born in 1883 on Market Street in St Andrews, to William…
Jessie Strathdee, née Cranmer (1871-1956)
Jessie Graham Cranmer [1922-UC1-070] was born on 9 October 1871, in New Kilpatrick, near Glasgow….
Madge Turnbull (c.1895-1960+), MA 1917
Madge Turnbull was educated at the High School of Dundee. She matriculated at University College…
Elizabeth Peacock (1895 -1960), MA 1917
Elizabeth Blyth Peacock [1913-UC1-055] was born in 1895, in the St Peter’s district of Dundee….