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Description: | Bust portrait of Dr Gilbert Ramsay, near facing, in an ovate mount. Wearing a long grey periwig, clerical gown, and a clerical collar, on a plain brown background.
"Ramsay, who graduated from Marischal College in 1673, was Rector of the parish of Christ Church in Barbados. Through his will in 1727 he left funding for the establishment of a Chair of Oriental Languages at Marischal College. The first professor, James Donaldson, was appointed in 1732. He also founded bursaries in the arts and divinity."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541 | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1700-1728 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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