Person: Macdonald (3), James

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James Macdonald graduated from Edinburgh University. he was appointed the first Rector of Leith Academy and went on to become an HM Inspector of Schools.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 21 June 1868, Portsoy, Scotland. Died 7 June 1937, Peebles, Scotland.

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Origin Scotland


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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive