Person: Brash, William

William Brash graduated from Edinburgh University and went on to teaching posts at Stirling, Aberdeen and Inverness.

William was living at Dickson's Building, West Calder in 1891 and by 1901 had moved to 12 Society Place, West Calder.
To prepare for his university studies, Brash then went to George Watson's Boys' College, Edinburgh, when he spent two years.
In July 1905 Brash won the Medal for Mathematics from George Watson's and in October of the same year he first matriculated at the University of Edinburgh.
Not only did Brash win bursaries at George Watson's, but he also won a Edinburgh University bursary.
At University, Brash studied Mathematics, Natural Philosophy and Latin in session 1905-06.
The mathematics course was taught by Charles Tweedie and Brash obtained a First Class pass.
Brash returned to West Calder after studying in Edinburgh, then in 1915 he moved to Stirling when he was appointed to Stirling High School.
As many Edinburgh mathematics graduates did, Brash joined the Edinburgh Mathematical Society after graduating.
In Brash's case he joined in December 1912 although while his application for membership was being processed he had read a paper to the Society entitled Two general results in the differential calculus at the meeting on Friday 14 June 1912.

Born 7 April 1888, West Calder, Scotland. Died 25 February 1962, Dunfermline, Scotland.

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