University of Edinburgh Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of Edinburgh

• Charles Darwin (1825) - Naturalist, biologist, and author of 'On the Origin of Species'.
• David Hume (1725) - Philosopher, economist, and historian, known for his philosophical empiricism and skepticism.
• James Clerk Maxwell (1854) - Physicist, best known for his formulation of electromagnetic theory.
• Arthur Conan Doyle (1881) - Author and creator of the Sherlock Holmes series.
• Joseph Black (1754) - Chemist and physicist, discoverer of magnesium and latent heat.
• Robert Louis Stevenson (1875) - Author of 'Treasure Island' and 'Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'.
• Ian Wilmut (1971) - Embryologist, leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.
• Thomas Bayes (1749) - Statistician and philosopher, known for Bayes' theorem.
• James Hutton (1747) - Geologist, known as the 'Father of Modern Geology'.
• John Napier (1563) - Mathematician, inventor of logarithms.