James Buchanan (teacher)
James Buchanan (1849–1897) was a Scottish teacher and founder of St. Margaret's School, Edinburgh.
Life and career
He was born in 1849 to parents John Buchanan (a house proprietor) and Janet Paton.[1] He later attended St. Andrews University. There he received prizes in both Latin and English. He also played Kate Kennedy in the annual procession.
After graduating, he worked in Buckie school and then George Watson's Ladies' College. He then set up his own school, St. Margaret's.[2]
He married Annie Custance Carr in 1884.
He died on 21 September 1897, of "cerebral apoplexy".[1]
Further reading
- Patrick, L.M.D. & Bowie, J.L.F.: Fortiter Vivamus. Mainstream Publishing, 1990. ISBN 1-85158-229-0.
gollark: Did it *come* with the formula and say "how many moles of O2 do you need to get three 2Fe2O3s", or what?
gollark: ... wait, no, I'm being silly, you'd still have the same ratio of thing to other thing.
gollark: Not sure why, I guess it's more convenient.
gollark: I just use whole numbers for everything myself, but my (GCSE) Chemistry teacher does do stuff like 1/2O2 sometimes.
gollark: I've been told that when balancing things you can do halves with oxygen for some reason.
References
- Scotland's People
- Patrick, L.M.D. & Bowie, J.L.F.: Fortiter Vivamus. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1-85158-229-0.
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