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Coordinates: 57°09′53″N 2°05′59″W 57.1648401, -2.0998371

University of Aberdeen

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    • Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
  • Telephone Numbers:
    • +44 (0)1224 272014, 01224 272014
    • +44 (0)1224 272086, 01224 272086 (fax)
  • Official Website: [1]
  • Email: communications@abdn.ac.uk
• History & Memorable Moments

The first university in Aberdeen, King's College, was founded in February 1495 by William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen, drafting a request on behalf of King James IV to Pope Alexander VI resulting in a papal bull being issued. The university was originally known as St. Mary's College following the dedication of its chapel. Following the Reformation, King's College was purged of its Roman Catholic staff but also largely resistant to change in its methods. George Keith, the fifth Earl Marischal however was a moderniser within the college and supportive of the reforming ideas of Peter Ramus[4]. In April 1593 however he founded a second university in the city, Marischal College (it is noteworthy that Aberdeen was highly unusual at the time for having two universities in one city: as 20th century University of Aberdeen prospectuses wryly observed, this was the same number as existed in all of England at the time). It is also possible that the founding of another college in nearby Fraserburgh by Sir Alexander Fraser, a business rival of Keith was instrumental in its creation. ^[1]

Initially, Marischal offered the Principal of King's College a role in selecting its academics, however this was refused by the King's authorities - cited as the first blow in a future rivalry. Marischal College was quite different from the old collegiate structure of King's, becoming very much integrated into the town and allowing its students to live outwith the College. The two rivals often clashed, sometimes in legal matters, but not unusually falling into battles between students on the streets of Aberdeen itself. As the institutions eventually began to put aside their differences a process of attempted (and often failed) mergers began in the seventeenth century and it was during this time that notable contributions were made by both to the Scottish Enlightenment. Both Colleges supported the Jacobite cause and following the defeat of the 1715 rising both were largely purged of their academics and officials. ^[1]

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  • De Souza, Alison (September 2002 - September 2005)
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  • Kumarasamy, Yash (January 1998 - December 2001)
  • Prish, Rad (January 1996 - December 2000)
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