si son, John Scott HALDANE (b. 1860), q.v., M.D., F.R.S., University Lecturer on Physiology at Oxford; joint editor and founder of “Journal of Hygiene.”—["Who’s Who.”]
si da, Elizabeth Sanderson HALDANE (q.v.).
More distant kinsmen and connections:
fa me bro, John SCOTT, first Earl of ELDON (1751-1838), famous Lord Chancellor of England.—["Dict. N. Biog.”]
fa me bro, William SCOTT (1745-1836), first Baron STOWELL, eminent maritime and international lawyer; judge of High Court of Admiralty, (1798-1828).—["Dict. N. Biog.”]
wife’s bro, FARRER, first Lord HERSCHELL, Lord Chancellor of England.
Charles #CHREE#, Sc.D. (Camb.), LL.D. (Aberdeen),
F.R.S. (1860),
Superintendent Observatory
Department, National Physical Lab.;
graduated Aberdeen, 1879,
obtaining gold medal awarded to the
most distinguished graduate
in Arts of the year; Sixth Wrangler,
Cambridge, 1883; first division
Math. Tripos, Part III.; first
class Natural Sciences Tripos,
Part II.; and Fellow of King’s
College, 1885; re-elected
as Research Fellow, 1890.—["Who’s
Who.”]
fa, Charles CHREE, Hon. D.D. Aberdeen University; for many years clerk to Presbytery of Meigle, and convener of committee for examining divinity students in St. Andrew’s University. Had considerable reputation in Church of Scotland for general scholarship, and especially for knowledge of Hebrew.
bro, William CHREE, after graduating with first class mathematical honours at Aberdeen University, obtained a “Fullerton” mathematical scholarship. In addition to prizes in mathematics and physics at Aberdeen, obtained also prizes in Latin, natural history, and moral philosophy. At Edinburgh University was awarded either first or second prizes in Scots Law, conveyancing, civil law, public law, and constitutional history. Practises as advocate at Scotch Bar.
bro, Alexander Bain CHREE, died young, having graduated at Aberdeen University with first class honours in mathematics, obtaining prizes in mathematics, physics, Latin, Greek, moral philosophy, and natural history.
si, Jessie Search CHREE, obtained two prizes and honours in at least four subjects (French, logic, Latin, physics) in the Edinburgh University local examinations.
Arthur Herbert #CHURCH# (b. 1834), F.R.S., D.Sc.,
Professor of
Chemistry at Royal Academy
of Arts since 1879; discoverer of
turacin, also of churchite
and other new minerals; President of
the Mineralogical Society,
1898-1901; author of various works on
English pottery and porcelain,
on precious stones, on food, and
on the chemistry of paints
and painting.—["Who’s Who.”]
bro, Henry Francis CHURCH (1824-1899), solicitor, Chief Clerk in Chancery, and Master of the High Court of Judicature.