David Dick (1896-1984) and Alek Sawyer (1903-1973) grew up in early 20th century Scotland, and both became ministers in the 1920s. The age gap between them was just enough that one served in the Great War, while the…
Alek William Sawyer [1921-UC1-065] was born on 18 February 1903 at Newmilns, Ayshire, to Fredrick Henry Sawyer, the first Professor of Music at St Andrews, and Sarah Worsnop. He later moved to Belfast, where he was…
David Dick [1921-SM1-002] was born on 8 August 1896 to John Dick and Thomasina Smith in Cellardyke, Fife, and was schooled at Waid Academy in nearby Anstruther. He matriculated at the United College in the University…
Adewale Doherty [1921-UCD-022] was from Lagos, on the coast of west Africa (now: Nigeria). His surname may indicate that he had a European father – or that he had adopted (or been given) a European surname (for…
Today, the University of St Andrews is undoubtedly international: it is estimated that 49% of our current student body is international.[1] But the presence of international students is perhaps not as new a phenomenon…
Veera Krishna Samy [1921-UCD-063] was probably born on 26 July 1899. He was from Singapore, and was the son of a well-respected medical practitioner. Samy had family connections in India, and a letter he later wrote to…
Ari Krishna Rama Chandra [1921-UCD-013, sometimes written Ramachandra] was born 11th July 1896. He was from Singapore, but his family was Indian. At some point, he travelled to Britain. On census day in 1921, he was in…
Today, the humanities – including subjects like Classics – are sometimes criticised for their apparently low employability prospects. Yet the career pathways of Classics graduates at the start of the twentieth century…
Today there are typically more women at university than men, and here at St Andrews, the ratio is currently 59 women to 41 men.[1] But almost one hundred years earlier, the demographic picture was vastly different. In…
Blema Rosen [1921-UCD-062] was born 30 September 1903, in Dundee. Her father was Jacob Rosen. Blema went to school locally, at Morgan Academy, and in 1921, she matriculated at University College Dundee. She studied…