Editors' Highlights
Capps, Washington Lee 
Chosen by Demi Boyd
"Rear Admiral Capps had two WWII ships named in his honor."
Rear Admiral of the United States Navy
Born 31 January 1864. Died 31 May 1935.
Gender: Male
GU Degrees: BSc, 1888; Science and Engineering, 1; DSc, 1912; Science and Engineering,
Occupations: military; naval architects
Country Associations:
United States, Portsmouth, Virginia
Place of Birth
United States, Washington, DC
Place of Death
Ding, Wenjiang 
A pioneering Chinese scientist, geologist and scholar
Born 20 March 1888. Died 5 January 1936.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: BSc, 1911; Science and Engineering,
Occupations: geologists
Country Associations:
China, Taixing
Place of Birth
Scotland, Glasgow
Douglas, Francis Campbell Ross 
Chosen by Sara Wright
"The first and only Baron of Barloch"
Arts graduate of the University of Glasgow, solicitor, Labour MP and Governor of Malta
Born 21 October 1889. Died 31 March 1980.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: MA, 1913; Arts,
Occupations: journalists; politicians; solicitors
Country Associations:
Canada, Manitoba, Wakoha
Place of Birth
England, London
Place of Death
Malta, No Region
Scotland, Edinburgh
López-Dóriga, Eduardo 
Chosen by Alex Cenarro
"Played an important role in Spanish industrial and commercial history"
First Spanish student, pioneering Naval Engineer, and son of one of the founders of Banco Santander SA
Primero estudiante español, pionero de la ingeniería naval, y hijo de uno de los fundadores del Banco Santander SA
Born 1852.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: Science and Engineering, 1871-73;
Occupations: Student
Country Associations:
Spain, Cantabria, Santander
Place of Birth
Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Nath, Prem 
Chosen by Saira Naheem
"One of the earliest graduates born in Pakistan, and one of three brothers from Lahore studying at the University."
Medical graduate of the University of Glasgow
گلاسگو یونیورسٹی کا میڈیکل سٹوڈینٹ تھا
Born 19 January 1890. Died 1969.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: MB ChB, 1915; Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences,
Occupations: dentists
Country Associations:
Pakistan, Lahore
Place of Birth
India, New Dehli
Place of Death
United States, Washington
Nzimiro, Ada Priscilla 
First female African graduate of Medicine
Born 1923. Died 1950.
Gender: Female
GU Degree: MB ChB, 1950;
Occupations: physicians
Country Associations:
Nigeria, Idah
Place of Birth
Nigeria, Port Harcourt
Place of Death
Owen, William Selkirk 
Chosen by Susan Gardiner
"Webb Institute prize paid tribute to his 22 year service as Professor of Naval Architecture and Faculty Dean"
Professor of Naval Architecture and Dean of Faculty at Webb Institute, New York, for 22 years.
Born 16 July 1884. Died 19 December 1964.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: BSc, 1907; Science and Engineering,
Occupations: academic deans; naval architects
Country Associations:
United States, New York
Place of Death
Pontecorvo, Guido 
Chosen by Sam Maddra
"Ponte - International hub and father of genetics at the University of Glasgow"
Born 29 November 1907. Died 25 September 1999.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: LLD, 1978;
Occupations: geneticists
Country Associations:
Italy, Pisa
Place of Birth
Switzerland, No Region
Place of Death
England, London
Scotland, Glasgow
Przybylska, Maria 
Chosen by Gabrielle Migdalski
"Prominent female Chemist, whose family story is intimately linked with the University of Glasgow."
PhD in Science, chemist and member of the National Research Council of Canada
Chemik i członek Kanadyjskiego Narodowego Instytutu Badań
Born 2 March 1923. Died 18 October 2008.
Gender: Female
GU Degrees: BSc, 1946; Science and Engineering, PhD, 1949; Science and Engineering,
Occupations: chemists
Country Associations:
Poland, Warsaw
Place of Birth
Canada, Ottawa
Scott, Martha Hunter 
Medical graduate of the University of Glasgow, earliest Australian female medical graduate
Born 15 April 1870. Died 28 December 1947.
Gender: Female
GU Degree: MB ChB, 1903; Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences,
Occupations: physicians
Country Associations:
Australia, Victoria
Place of Birth
Australia, Victoria
Place of Death
Shida, Rinzaburo 
Chosen by Kerry McDonald
"The University of Glasgow has been visited by generations of the Shida family since Rinzaburo. I was lucky enough to meet them in 2012."
Rinzaburo Shida (1855-1892), Professor of Natural Philosophy at the Imperial College of Engineering University of Tokyo), founder of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (1888), and Doctor of Engineering.
Born 25 December 1855. Died 4 January 1892.
Gender: Male
GU Degree: Science and Engineering, 1880-1881;
Occupations: engineers, electrical
Country Associations:
Japan, Saga Prefecture, Taku
Place of Birth
Japan
Place of Death
Smith, James McCune 
First African American to receive a university medical degree, an abolitionist, educator and physician
Born 18 April 1813. Died 17 November 1865.
Gender: Male
GU Degrees: BA, 1835; MA, 1836; MD, 1837;
Occupations: physicians
Country Associations:
United States, New York
Place of Birth
United States, Long Island
Place of Death
Vakil, Merbai Ardesir 
Chosen by Moira Rankin
"First female Indian graduate, and an exceptional role model."
The first female Indian graduate of the University of Glasgow
Born 23 May 1870. Died 1941.
Gender: Female
GU Degree: MB CM, 1897; Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences,
Occupations: physicians
Country Associations:
India, Maharashtra, Mumbai
Place of Birth
Yemen, Aden