Prof. Malcolm Laurie 1866 - 1932
Prof. Malcolm Laurie , Educ. King's College, Cambridge 1892. Zoologist. Lecturer in biology at the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh. He was present at the death of his father-in-law. 1912 resident at 19 Merchiston Park Edinburgh. Publ. Fauna, flora and geology of the Clyde area ; edited by G.F. Scott Elliot, Malcolm Laurie and J. Barclay Murdoch, 1901 1881 census was recorded as Student of arts Birth registered in Liberton, Midlothian ref. SI Order no. 12274027. Who's who in science : (International) / Stephenson, H. H.. - London. - 1913Cambs. Alumni entry reads: Laurie, Malcolm. College: KING'S Entered: Michs. 1889 Born: Feb. 27, 1866 Died: July 16, 1932 Adm. at KING'S, Oct. 1, 1889. [S. of Professor Simon, Professor of Education in Edinburgh University. B. Feb. 27, 1866. School, Edinburgh Academy. At Edinburgh University (B.Sc. 1886); also at the University of Tnbingen, Germany, and University College, London.] Matric. Michs. 1889; exhibitioner, 1889; prizeman; B.A. 1892. D.Sc., Edin., 1893. F.L.S.; F.R.S.E. Professor of Zoology, St Mungo's College, Glasgow, 1893-1918. Lecturer in biology, Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, 1904-18. Of 16, Wordsworth Road, Harpenden, Herts., in 1925. Died there July 16, 1932. Brother of Arthur P. (1881). (Edin. Acad. Reg.; Edin. Univ. Grads.; King's Coll. Reg.; The Times, July 18, 1932; C. J. Fordyce.) Of Bloom in Cannon Lane, Edinburgh (1906), later also having a cottage by the bridge at Carlops. ----------------- THE LINNEAN 2007 VOLUME 23(1) Malcolm Laurie was Professor of Zoology at St Mungo's College, Glasgow (college established in 1889 in the wake of the University of Glasgow's move from the city centre to its present situation atop Gilmorehill). He was interested mostly in Arachnida including fossil eurypterids (Laurie, 1899a). He investigated the Order Pedipalpi as it then was (Laurie, 1896a; that taxon is now redundant being split into Amblypygi, Schizomida and Uropygi all at ordinal level) but, in particular, was captivated by the Order Scorpiones (Laurie, 1890, 1891, 1896b,c,d) establishing the subfamily Euscorpiinae Laurie, 1896 within the family Chactidae (Laurie, 1896c). That taxon is now elevated to familial status as the Euscorpiidae Laurie, 1896 within the superfamily Chactoidea (Fet, pers. comm. to PGM). Maybe it was simply that stinging beasts – the whip-scorpions excepted – exerted a fascination, for he also contributed the section on Coelenterata (= Cnidaria) to the Clyde catalogue of Scott Elliot et al. (1901). Laurie had applied to be considered for the Regius Chair of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen in 1899 (a copy of his application and testimonials is housed in the National Library of Scotland; Laurie, 1899b). He was unsuccessful in that ambition, losing out to J. Arthur Thomson (1860-1931). --------- ELLIOT, G. F. SCOTT, LAURIE, M. & MURDOCH, J. B. (editors), 1901. Fauna, flora and geology of the Clyde area.Glasgow: British Association for the Advancement of Science. 567pp. LAURIE, M., 1890. The embryology of a scorpion (Euscorpius italicus). Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 31: 105-141. LAURIE, M., 1891. Some points in the development of Scorpio fulvipus. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, 32: 589-597. LAURIE, M., 1896a On the morphology of the Pedipalpi. Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology), 25: 20-48. LAURIE, M., 1896b. Notes on the anatomy of some scorpions, and its bearing on the classification of the Order. Annals and magazine of Natural History, (Series 6), 17: 185-193. LAURIE, M., 1896c. Further notes on the anatomy and development of scorpions, and their bearing on the classification of the Order. Annals and magazine of Natural History, (Series 6), 18: 121-133, 1 pl. LAURIE, M., 1896d. Some newly-hatched specimens and a late embryo of Opisthophthalmus. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh, 13: 162-166. LAURIE, M., 1899a. On a Silurian scorpion and some additional eurypterid remains from the Pentland Hills. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 39: 575-590. LAURIE, M., 1899b. Regius Chair of Natural History in the University of Aberdeen, application and testimonials of Malcolm Laurie, B.A. (Cantab.). Glasgow. King's College Register of Admission 1925 ed.: page 198, 1889 son of Professor Simons SOmerville Laurie of Edinburgh university, brother of AP LAurie of the year 1881, and father of KS LAurie of the year 1919, of MV Laurie of the year 1920 and of AH Laurie of the year 1925 Achool Edinburgh Academy afterwards at Edinburgh University, BSc 1886; also at the University of Tuebingen and University College, London Admitted 1 Oct 1889; Exhibitioner; Prizeman; 2nd Class Natural Sciences Tripos Pt I 1891 and Pt II 1892 Degrees BA 1892 DSc (Edin) 1893 Professor of Zoology, St Mungo's College, Glasgow, since 1893; Lecturere, Technical College, 1897; Lecturere of Biology, Surgeon's Hall, Edinburgh, 1904; retired 1918. Married 1898 HA Phillips Address 16 Wordsworth Road, Harpenden, Herts. (1931). poss. of Borham Farm, Cheery Green, Broxted, Dunmow (1898)..
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| Born: Brunstone Lodge, Liberton, Midlothian, , Scotland 27th Feb 1866 | Baptised: Liberton, Midlothian, , Scotland
| | Died: 16 Wordsworth Road, Harpenden, Herts., , England 16th Jul 1932 | Buried: Harpenden, Herts., , England 19th Jul 1932
| | Family: Laurie formerly of Scotland |
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Census
- 1871 census (son - Blair Villa, Logie, Perths., , Scotland)
- 1881 census (son - Nairne Lodge, Duddingston, Edinburgh, Scotland)
- 1891 census (son - Nairne Lodge, Duddingston, Midlothian, , Scotland)
- 1901 census (head of household - Clunline, Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, , Scotland)
- 1911 census (head of household -
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Timeline
| ??? | Baptised (baptism) Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | | 27th Feb 1866 | Born (birth) Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | | 3rd Apr 1871 | Son in 1871 census (census) Logie, Perths., Scotland | | 3rd Apr 1881 | Son in 1881 census (census) Edinburgh, Scotland | | 6th Apr 1891 | Son in 1891 census (census) Duddingston, Midlothian, Scotland | | 28th Dec 1898 | Married Helena Agnes Phillips
(Laurie ) 1867 - 1944 (marriage) Okeford Fitzpaine, Dorset, England | | 1901 | Head of household in 1901 census (census) Kirkintilloch, Dumbartonshire, Scotland | | c. 1916 | Executor of the will of Martha Hibburd
c. 1833 - 1916 (will) | | 1921 | Head of household in 1911 census (census) Harpenden, Herts., England | | c. 1932 | Made a will (will) | | 16th Jul 1932 | Died (death) Harpenden, Herts., England | | 19th Jul 1932 | Buried (burial) Harpenden, Herts., England |
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