Patrick Campbell MacDougall
Scottish minister and professor
Patrick Campbell MacDougall FRSE (28 November 1806–30 December 1867) was Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
Life
He was born in the manse at Killin in Perthshire on 28 November 1806 the son of Janet Campbell and Rev Hugh MacDougall. His father died while Patrick was young and he was sent to Edinburgh to live with relatives.
He was sent to Edinburgh High School for education and was school dux in 1822. He then studied humanities, Greek and logic at the University of Edinburgh. He became Classics master at Edinburgh Academy 1833-44. Only in 1835 does he appear as a "student of divinity" living at 17 Cheyne Street in Stockbridge, Edinburgh. In 1840 he appears as P C MacDougall Esq living at 6 West Claremont Street.
In 1844 he was appointed Professor of Moral Philosophy at New College, Edinburgh, training ministers for the Free Church of Scotland. In 1850 he replaced Professor John Wilson as Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh.
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