Great Aberdonians: A Public Lecture Series Organised by The Research Institute of Irish and Scottish Studies and Aberdeen City Council
Location: St Nicholas Room, Town House, Union Street, Aberdeen
Talks begin at 7.30pm
5 March 2014, Dr Kirsteen Mackenzie
Alexander Jaffray (1614-1673), Provost of Aberdeen and Quaker leader
2 April 2014, Alison McCall
Isabella Skea (1845-1914), the Lass o' Pairts
7 May 2014, Dr Colin Barr
Charles "Priest" Gordon (1772-1855), parish priest and controversialist
3 June 2014, Dr Mark Beecroft
Colonel William Sykes (1790-1872), Soldier, Scientist, East India Company Chairman and MP for Aberdeen