Thomas Maclagan (1838–1903) was a doctor and pharmacologist from Scone. He was medical superintendent at Dundee Royal Infirmary from 1864 to 1866. During this time he had to cope with a major fever epidemic, leading him to pioneer the clinical use of thermometers. His most important work, however, was the […]
Thomas Small (1587-1645) – Covenanter who died for his beliefs. Buried at Ecclesmagirdle Kirkyard (NO 108163)
Lord George Murray: Jacobite soldier and son of the Duke of Atholl, born around 1700. Educated at Perth Grammar School, George Murray went on to take part in the Jacobite risings of 1715, 1719 and 1745. After the failure of 1715 and 1719, he fled to France. Pardoned in 1726, George […]
Born the son of a Protestant pastor, Martin Niemoller’s stand against the Nazification of Germany would lead him to become Adolf Hitler’s special prisoner and a symbol of resistance. Although initially supporting the rise to power of the National Socialists as a response to his dislike of the Weimar Republic, […]
In 1936 the North Inch was the scene of a confrontation between members of the British Union of Fascists (BUF – Oswald Mosley’s Black-shirts) and thousands of people opposed to them. This event took place against the backdrop of the ascendancy of Nazism in Germany. The rally took place on […]