6-700: William Euing (occasionally William Ewing ) FRSE FSA (20 May 1788- 16 May 1874) was a Scottish philanthropist who left over 12,000 books to the University of Glasgow creating what is known as the Euing Collection . As an insurance broker he was founder of the Glasgow firm of William Euing & Co . He was President of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. He was born on 20 May 1788 in Partick , Glasgow
12-707: The post-nominal letters FRSE, Honorary Fellows HonFRSE, and Corresponding Fellows CorrFRSE. The Fellowship is split into four broad sectors, covering the full range of physical and life sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, education, professions, industry, business and public life. Examples of current fellows include Peter Higgs and Jocelyn Bell Burnell . Previous fellows have included Melvin Calvin , Benjamin Franklin , James Clerk Maxwell , James Watt , Thomas Reid , and Andrew Lawrence . A comprehensive biographical list of Fellows from 1783–2002 has been published by
18-680: The Association of Underwriters. In 1865 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , having been proposed by his cousin, James Smith of Jordanhill . In later life he lived at 209 West George Street, Glasgow. He died in Glasgow on 16 May 1874. In his will , he bequeathed a library of 12,000 books and 130 incunabula to the University of Glasgow and the Anderson College , Glasgow,
24-606: The Royal Society of Edinburgh ( FRSE ) is an award granted to individuals that the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Scotland's national academy of science and letters , judged to be "eminently distinguished in their subject". This society received a royal charter in 1783, allowing for its expansion. Around 50 new fellows are elected each year in March. As of 2016 there are around 1,650 Fellows, including 71 Honorary Fellows and 76 Corresponding Fellows. Fellows are entitled to use
30-567: The latter part being reunited with the main collection in 1936. The terms of the will allowed sale of books to maintain or rebind the remainder and sale of duplicates. Some 1800 duplicates were sold to Glasgow Corporation , helping to build the foundation of the Mitchell Library . Euing's cousins included James Smith of Jordanhill and William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie . The Euing Collection contains examples of rare books, first editions and manuscripts including: FRSE Fellowship of
36-460: The son of Patrick Euing. He attended Glasgow Grammar School then Glasgow University . He was a friend of James Orchard Halliwell who engendered in him a love of old books .In 1815 he co-founded Inglis, Euing & Co, and in 1819 created the independent company of William Euing & Co in which he was sole partner. The company offices were at the Royal Exchange . From 1832 to 1856 he managed
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