Scottish polymaths Scottish polymaths James Crichton the Admirable Crichton ( 1560 - 1582) was a Scottish polymath noted for his extraordinary accomplishments in languages, the arts, and sciences. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Crichton"
James Hutton ( 3 June 1726 O.S. ( 14 June 1726 N.S.), Edinburgh, – 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, noted for formulating uniformitarianism and the Plutonist School of thought. He is considered by many to be the father of modern geology. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Hutton"
John Muir ( April 21, 1838 – December 24, 1914) was a Scottish-American polymath: environmentalist, naturalist, explorer, writer, inventor, engineer and geologist. He is, however, probably best remembered as one of the greatest champions of the Yosemite area's natural wonders. He thought that nature was a primary source revealing the character of God and that the Sierra Nevada was sacred ground, even calling it the "Range of Light." Anticipating the animal rights movement, Muir argued with vigor about what he considered the questionable ethics of hunting (calling it the "murder business"). He also anticipated modern conservation biologists by recognizing that everything in nature is connected and that the preservation of large tracts of unfragmented wilderness was the only real way to ensure a healthy ecosystem. Because of this, he argued for the protection of entire river drainages, instead of isolated valleys. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Muir"
Sir Patrick Geddes ( 1854 - 1932) was Scottish biologist and botanist, known also as an innovative thinker in the fields of urban planning and education He was responsible for introducing the concept of "region" to architecture and planning. ...more on Wikipedia about "Patrick Geddes"
Robert Moray (? - July 4,1673) was the son of Sir Mungo Murray. he attended the University of St Andrews and continued his education in France, where he joined the army of Louis XIII, reaching the rank of colonel. He made friends with Cardinal Richlieu. He returned to Scotland and became General of Ordnance in the Covenenter Army which invaded England in 1641 and was in charge of the Scottish Army at Newcastle upon Tyne, where on May 20 he became the first person initiated into speculative freemasonry on English soil. He regularly used the five pointed star, his masonic mark, on his correspondence. He was knighted by Charles I on January 10 1643. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robert Moray"
William Kennedy Laurie Dickson ( August 3, 1860– September 28, 1935) was a Scottish inventor who is credited with the invention of the motion picture camera under the employ of Thomas Edison. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Dickson (film pioneer)"
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