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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.
Thomas Thomson (1773–1852) was the first Professor of Chemistry at Glasgow and in 1831 founded the Shuttle Street laboratories, perhaps the first of their kind in the world. His students founded practical chemistry at Aberdeen soon after. William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin was appointed to the chair of natural philosophy at Glasgow aged only 22.
In 1451, the University of Glasgow was founded by papal bull and established in religious buildings in the precincts of Glasgow Cathedral. By the start of the 16th century, Glasgow had become an important religious and academic city and by the 17th century the university had moved from the cathedral precincts to its own building in the High Street.
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 by a charter or papal bull from Pope Nicholas V, at the suggestion of King James II, giving Bishop William Turnbull, a graduate of the University of St Andrews, permission to add a university to the city's Cathedral. [13]
Foundation as a university by papal bull in 1413, after teaching began in 1410 and the institute was incorporated by a charter of Bishop Henry Wardlaw in 1411. The university uses 1413 as its date of foundation. [8] Royal Charter in 1532. [9][10] University of Glasgow. Scotland.
1783: Glasgow Chamber of Commerce is founded, it is the first in Britain [31] 1785: A hot air balloonist flies from Glasgow to Hawick in the Borders; the firm of Thomsons is formed as bankers; 1794: Glasgow Royal Infirmary opens [32] 1796: The Royal Technical College (which will later become The University of Strathclyde) is founded
The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and among the world's top 100 universities. Glasgow is a major centre of higher and academic research, with the following universities and colleges within 10 mi (16 km) of the city centre: University of Glasgow [229] University of Strathclyde [230]
The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451 and King's College, Aberdeen in 1495. St Leonard's College was founded in St Andrews in 1511 and St John's College was re-founded as St Mary's College, St Andrews in 1538, as a Humanist academy for the training of clerics. Public lectures that were established in Edinburgh in the 1540s, would ...