Academic patronage in the Scottish enlightenment : Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews universities / Roger L. Emerson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emerson, Roger L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Glasgow--Faculty--History--18th century.

University of Glasgow.

University of Edinburgh--Faculty--History--18th century.

University of Edinburgh.

University of St. Andrews--Faculty--History--18th century.

University of St. Andrews.

College teachers--Selection and appointment--Scotland--History--18th century.

College teachers.

Patronage, Political--Scotland.

Patronage, Political.

Enlightenment--Scotland.

Enlightenment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 638 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book considers the politics of patronage appointments at the universities in Glasgow, Edinburgh and St Andrews. Emerson explores the ways in which 388 men secured posts in three Scottish universities between 1690 and 1806; from the purge following the Revolution of 1688 to the end of Henry Dundas's political career. Most professors were political appointees vetted and supported by political factions and their leaders. This comprehensive study explores the improving agenda of political patrons and of those they served and relates this to the Scottish Enlightenment. Emerson argues that what was happening in Scotland was also occurring in other parts of Europe where, in relatively autonomous localities, elite patrons also shaped things as they wished them to be. The role of patronage in the Enlightenment is essential to any understanding of its origins and course.This book is based on much archival study and adds substantially to what is known about the Scottish professoriat during the period. For some its arguments will be of importance; for others it will serve as a useful reference work on the universities, enriching our knowledge of them.

Contents:

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Preface; A Note about the Text; Abbreviations; PART I: Preliminaries; 1. Introduction; PART II: Glasgow University; 2. Glasgow University to 1701; 3. Principal Stirling's Regime: Family and Politics, 1701-1725; 4. Glasgow under the Campbells, 1725-1742; 5. Squadrone Glasgow and the Return of the Duke of Argyll, 1742-1761; 6. The Age of Bute and the Moderates; 7. Glasgow University in the Age of Dundas; PART III: Edinburgh University; 8. Edinburgh University to 1704; 9. Edinburgh Appointments in the Faculty of Divinity; 10. Chairs of Interest to Lawyers

11. Surgical and Medical Chairs12. The Arts Chairs; PART IV: St Andrews University; 13. The Arts Chairs, 1690-c. 1715; 14. St Mary's College and Other Appointments, 1713-1747; 15. The Untold Story; 16. Thomas Tullideph's St Andrews, 1747-1777; 17. The Dundas Era at St Andrews, 1780-1806; PART V: Conclusions; 18. Summaries and Results; Bibliography; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Index of Names; Index of Subjects

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2026).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-5365-1

1-281-35761-8

9786611357610

0-7486-3129-1

OCLC:

437209208