| 词条 | William Muir (divine) |
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Very Rev William Muir DD FRSE LLD (1787–1869) was a Scottish minister of the Church of Scotland. He served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1838. LifeHe was born in Glasgow on 11 October 1787 the son of William Muir a merchant. He was educated at Glasgow High School then went to Edinburgh University to study divinity. He was licensed to preach in 1810. He returned to Glasgow as minister of St George's Church in 1812. In 1822 he took on the prestgious role as minister of New Greyfriars back in Edinburgh. In 1828 he moved to St Stephen's Church in Stockbridge, Edinburgh.[1] He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1824, his proposer being Alexander Brunton.[2] In 1838 he served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. In 1845 he was made dean of the Thistle Chapel and created chaplain in ordinary to Queen Victoria. He retired in 1867 due to blindness and died at Ormelie House in Murrayfield in western Edinburgh on 23 June 1869. He is buried in Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh. The grave lies in the central southern section and is marked by a large pink granite obelisk. It carries a bronze head sculpted by Sir John Steell. Publications
FamilyHe was married twice. In 1813 he married Hannah Black daughter of James Black, Lord Provost of Glasgow. In 1844 he married Anne Dirom, daughter of Lt Gen Alexander Dirom of Mount Annan. Artistic RecognitionHis portrait by Thomas Guff Lupton is held by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.[3] References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Muir,_William_(1787-1869)_(DNB00) |title=Muir, William (1787-1869) (DNB00) - Wikisource, the free online library |publisher=En.wikisource.org |accessdate=2017-06-26}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Muir, William}}2. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp2.pdf}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/35846/rev-william-muir-1787-1869-st-stephens-church-published-1840?artists%255B21163%255D=21163&search_set_offset=26 |title=Rev. William Muir, 1787 - 1869. St Stephen's Church | National Galleries of Scotland |publisher=Nationalgalleries.org |accessdate=2017-06-26}} 9 : 1787 births|1869 deaths|People from Glasgow|Alumni of the University of Edinburgh|Scottish clergy|Scottish non-fiction writers|Burials at the Dean Cemetery|Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh|Moderators of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland |
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