A-Z Of Great Scots
William Playfair
William Playfair, celebrated architect’s namesake was a scoundrel of statistics
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A-Z Of Great Scots
Sir Alexander Ogston
Sir Alexander Ogston was the clean freak who discovered a killer strain of bacteria
A-Z Of Great Scots
Marion Patterson
Wartime fire guard Marion Patterson went beyond the call of duty, impressing the king!
A-Z Of Great Scots
The Lady of Lawers’
The Lady of Lawers’ prophecies have been coming true for three centuries
A-Z Of Great Scots
William Kidd
William Kidd was the flamboyant, risk-taking privateer immortalised in Treasure Island. Discover his wild adventures that inspired Robert Louis Stevenson.
A-Z Of Great Scots
Josephine Tey
Josephine Tey was a gifted novelist and screenwriter, but what was her real identity?
A-Z Of Great Scots
Isabella Elder
Isabella Elder used her wealth to improve welfare in Govan and women’s education back in the 1890s
A-Z Of Great Scots
Wyndham Halswelle
Wyndham Halswelle set many records but his Olympic triumph was tarnished by the race he was forced to have against himself.
A-Z Of Great Scots
Sir Alexander Glen
Sir Alexander Glen, explorer and spy, once set off for the Arctic in a dinner jacket. Read all about this tenacious Scot.
A-Z Of Great Scots
Marjory Fleming
Marjory Fleming was a literary prodigy – and could have been so much more…
