(1792-1867) Scottish historian.

Sir Duncan MacDougall was a Scottish military officer born in 1789.

(1860-1937) Scottish novelist and dramatist most famous for writing Peter Pan.

(1771-1832) Scottish novelist

Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 - 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing specially with human affairs. He was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became the University of London.

(1777-1844) Thomas Campbell was a Scottish poet and is known for his sentimental poetry dealing specially with human affairs.

(1841-1898) Scottish novelist who wrote Love and Marriage, In Silk Attire, A Daughter of Heth, The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, A Princess of Thule, and more.

(1846- ) Scottish divine, biblical scholar, and orientalist

James Watt (19 January 1736 - 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer whose improvements to the steam engine were fundamental to the changes brought by the Industrial Revolution in both Britain and the world.

(1795-1881) Scottish writer who wrote articles for the Edinburgh Encyclopedia and Sartor Resartus his best known work

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