Degree certificate from the University of Edinburgh, 16 September 1809
Scope and Contents
This is a degree certificate from the University of Edinburgh awarded to Robert Anderson, a minister of Edinburgh, for his Doctorate of Divinity, on the 16th of September 1809. On vellum. Signed by Principal of the University George Husband Baird, as well as other prominent professors at the time, including Alexander Munro Senior (Secundus) and Tertius, Thomas Charles Hope, Andrew Duncan, James Gregory, John Playfair, John Leslie, et al.
Dates
- Creation: 16 September 1809
Creator
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
Physical Description
Printed document on vellum completed in manuscript, oblong folio (135 x 510 mm), rolled, slightly dust-stained, pale blue silk ties suspending the dish for the seal (seal lost), original tin tube, lacking cap.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Biographical / Historical
Robert Anderson is listed in A catalogue of the graduates in the faculties of arts, divinity, and law, of the University of Edinburgh since its foundation, on p. 250, as "one of the Ministers of Edinburgh". He graduated with a Doctorate in Divinity on the 16 September 1809.
Extent
1 certificate (Rolled in metal tube.)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased in May 2019. Accession no. SC-Acc-2020-0049.
Bibliography
Physical Description
Printed document on vellum completed in manuscript, oblong folio (135 x 510 mm), rolled, slightly dust-stained, pale blue silk ties suspending the dish for the seal (seal lost), original tin tube, lacking cap.
Processing Information
Catalogued in June 2021 by Aline Brodin, using information provided by the seller.
Creator
- University of Edinburgh (Scottish University) (Organization)
Subject
- Baird, George Husband, 1761-1840 (minister, Principal of the University of Edinburgh) (Signer, Person)
- Monro, Alexander, 1733-1817 ("Secundus", Professor of anatomy, University of Edinburgh) (Signer, Person)
- Monro, Alexander, 1773-1859 ("Tertius", Professor of Anatomy, University of Edinburgh) (Signer, Person)
- Hope, Thomas Charles, 1766-1844 (Professor of chemistry, University of Edinburgh) (Signer, Person)
- Playfair, John, 1748-1819 (scientist, mathematician, and professor of natural philosophy, University of Edinburgh) (Signer, Person)
- Anderson, Robert, fl 1809 (Minister; University of Edinburgh alumnus) (Recipient, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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