Students studying divinity (usually at St Mary’s). Not to be confused with tag: ministers, for alumni who became ministers.
When the University of St Andrews introduced the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in 1920, it was one of the first universities in the United Kingdom to offer the qualification. But how far did the degree further the…
David Edward Easson was born in 1897 in Wormit, Fife. His father, also David Edward Easson owned a drapery business in Wellgate, and was a city missionary in Dundee. He and his brother, John, attended Wormit Public…
In the early-twentieth century, an undergraduate degree was the prerequisite for those seeking ministerial careers in the Church of Scotland. So, when four postgraduate research students matriculated at St Mary’s…
John Hall Batey was born c. 1878. He obtained a Bachelor of Letters prior to attending St Andrews and conducting divinity research for several years in the early 1920s. In 1917, he was inducted into the pastorate of…
Thomas Caldwell was born in 1883 in Galashiels to parents John Caldwell and Euphemia McLachlan. He attended Galashiels Academy and the University of St Andrews. At St Andrews, he received a Master of Arts c. 1904-1905,…
Allan Muirhead was born in 1888 to parents Allan M. and Martha Robertson Muirhead. He received several degrees at the University of St Andrews: a Master of Arts in 1914, a Bachelor of Divinity in 1918, and a Bachelor…
Reverend David Matheson Bell was born in Cambuslang on 11 May 1891 to David Bell and Elizabeth Matheson. He attended West Coats Higher Grade School, then University of Glasgow for an M.A. in 1910 and a Bachelor of…
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…