WebRobert Rollock was Scottish academic and minister in the Church of Scotland, and the first regent and first principal of the University of Edinburgh. Born into a noble family, he …
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Robert Rollock (c.1555-1599) was the first principal of the University of Edinburgh. He was the son of David Rollock of Powis, near Stirling. He received his early education at the school of Stirling from Thomas Buchanan, a nephew of George Buchanan, and, after graduating at St. Andrews, became a regent there in 1580.
Rollock married Helen Barroun, daughter of James Barroun of Kinnaird, around 1587. The couple had a posthumous daughter, Jean, who married Robert Balcanquhal, minister of Tranent. The university commemorates Rollock with a plaque on the south side of Old College, at the entrance to the main university reception.
In 1596, Rollock accepted one of the eight ministerial charges of the city of Edinburgh, and took charge of his congregation. His sympathy for the king's policies led to the royal party successfully lobbying for Rollock being chosen as moderator of the General Assembly held at Dundee in May 1597.
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WebRobert Rollock (c.1555-1599) was the first principal of the University of Edinburgh. He was the son of David Rollock of Powis, near Stirling. He received his early education at the …
WebROLLOCK or ROLLOK, ROBERT (1555?–1599), first principal of the university of Edinburgh, born about 1555, was son of David Rollock, laird of Powis, near Stirling, and Mary …
WebRobert Rollock (c. 1555 – 8 or 9 February 1599) was Scottish academic and minister in the Church of Scotland, and the first regent and first principal of the University of Edinburgh. …
WebRobert Rollock, the first Principal of Edinburgh University, was possibly born in 1555. He was educated in Stirling and in 1574 studied at St. Salvator's College, St. Andrews …
WebRobert Rollock (1555–1599) was the first principal of the University of Edinburgh, and one of the sixteenth century’s greatest Reformed theologians. He was a renowned biblical …
WebRobert Rollock, Five and Twentie Lectures Upon the Last Sermon and Conference of our Lord Jesus Christ, With his Disciples immediately before his Passion, (Edinburgh: Printed …