University of St Andrews

a society of higher learning

Sep 20, 1410

Western Schism:The university was founded in 1410 when a group of Augustinian clergy, driven from the University of Paris by the Avignon schism and from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge by the Anglo-Scottish Wars, formed a society of higher learning in St Andrews, which offered courses of lectures in divinity, logic, philosophy, and law.

a charter of privilege

Feb 28, 1411

Henry Wardlaw; A charter of privilege was bestowed upon the society of masters and scholars by the Bishop of St Andrews, Henry Wardlaw, on 28 February 1411.

the school university status

Aug 28, 1413

Источник:Wardlaw petitioned the Avignon Pope Benedict XIII to grant the school university status by issuing a series of Papal Bulls. It was given on the 28th of August 1413.

St John's College

Jun 1, 1418

Источник:A college of theology and arts called St John's College was founded in 1418 by Robert of Montrose and Lawrence of Lindores.

St Salvator's College

Jul 1, 1450

Источник:St Salvator's College was established in 1450, by Bishop James Kennedy.

St Leonard's College

Jan 1, 1512

Источник:St Leonard's College was founded in 1512 by Archbishop Alexander Stewart, who intended it to have a far more monastic character than either of the other colleges.

a royal charter

Feb 13, 1532

A royal charter :King James V also later lent his support by granting the university a royal charter in 1532.

Adam Ferguson's tomb

Feb 22, 1816

Источник:Adam Ferguson,a student at St Andrews, later Professor of Natural Philosophy, one of the founding fathers of sociology died in St Andrews. He is buried in the grounds of St. Andrews Cathedral.

Agnes Forbes Blackadder

Mar 29, 1895

Источник: In 1876, the University Senate decided to allow women to receive an education at St Andrews at a level roughly equal to the Master of Arts degree that men were able to take at the time. Agnes Forbes Blackadder became the first woman to graduate from St Andrews on the same level as men gaining her MA.

University Hall

Jun 20, 1896

Источник:In response to the increasing number of female students attending the university, the first women's hall was built in 1896, and was named University Hall.

the 600th anniversary

May 17, 2013

Источник:On Thursday, May 17, Professor Louise Richardson, Principal of the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and the actor Sir Sean Connery visitев the NYSE and rang The Opening Bell. St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English speaking world, was celebrating its 600th Anniversary.