Patrick Moore of Buxtehude was born in Perth the son of John Moore and Christian Ruthven. He joined the Swedish military services in 1629; he rose up the ranks from adjutant up to general. He joined the Swedish Army at the time of the Thirty Years War which pitched the […]
Born in 1806, Charles Wordsworth was the second son of Christopher Wordsworth (1774-1846) – an English clergyman, educator and writer – and a nephew of the poet William Wordsworth. Charles Wordsworth became prelate in Scotland; was warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond (1847-54); and, consecrated bishop of St. Andrews, Dunkeld and […]
Hugh Cameron (1705?-1817) – miller – invented a machine for scutching flax and travelled across the Highlands (including Gaidhealtachd, Perthshire, Caithness, Ross, Sutherland and Inverness) constructing some eighty mills, including one at Inverar at Glenlyon – almost every lint mill in the Highlands of Scotland. He also designed spinning-wheels and […]