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William Angus McIlvanney (25 November 1936 – 5 December 2015) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, and poet. [1] He was known as Gus by friends and acquaintances. [2]
Denise Mina was born in East Kilbride in 1966. Her father worked as an engineer. Because of his work, the family moved 21 times in 18 years: from Paris to The Hague, London, Scotland and Bergen; she has also professed an affection for Rutherglen, her mother's home town. [4]
It was at University where Hamilton became politically active. A participant in debates at the Glasgow University Union, he was a member of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association and the Scottish Covenant Association. He was also the campaign manager for the successful bid to have John MacCormick elected Rector of the University.
The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade, first published in New York on April Fool's Day 1857, is the ninth and final novel by American writer Herman Melville. The book was published on the exact day of the novel's setting. Centered on the title character, The Confidence-Man portrays a group of steamboat passengers.
The following list of University of Glasgow people provides a selection of the well-known people who have studied or taught at the University of Glasgow since its inception in 1451. Historical lists of chancellors , rectors and principals of the university are contained in those offices' respective articles.
The University of Glasgow (abbreviated as Glas. in post-nominals; Scottish Gaelic: Oilthigh Ghlaschu [7]) is a public research university in Glasgow, Scotland.Founded by papal bull in 1451 [O.S. 1450], [8] it is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities.
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The Glasgow Guardian is the student newspaper of the University of Glasgow. Founded in 1932 as The Gilmorehill Globe , [ 2 ] the newspaper has undergone four name changes in its existence. First changed to The Gilmorehill Guardian , then to the Glasgow University Guardian in 1959 under editor Neil MacCormick [ citation needed ] then to Glasgow ...