Person: Macmillan, Donald

Donald Macmillan graduated from Aberdeen University and became Principal of Clifton Bank School in St Andrews.

Donald became a student at Aberdeen University, graduating with an M.A. in 1876.
Macmillan became Principal of Clifton Bank School, St Andrews.
Macmillan was working at Clifton Bank School by 1887 for in that year he joined the Edinburgh Mathematical Society giving the School as his address.
In 1892 Macmillan took over as Headmaster of the School and he employed Robert Lawson as his assistant.
In 1904 Walter G Mair took over as headmaster of Clifton Bank and his name appears in place of those of Macmillan in advertisements from that time on.
As we noted above, Macmillan joined the Edinburgh Mathematical Society in March 1887 when the Society was in its sixth session, four years after it was founded.
After he retired as Principal of Clifton Bank School, St Andrews, Macmillan went to live in the village of Newton of Falkland in Fife.

Born 8 February 1856, Kintail, Scotland. Died 21 January 1937, Dunoon, Scotland.

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Origin Scotland

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