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Edward Irving: Quick Facts

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Born August 4, 1792 • Scotland
Died December 7, 1834 (aged 42) • Glasgow • Scotland
John Knox, engraving from Icones, by T. Beza, 1580.
John Knox
Scottish religious leader
John Napier
John Napier
Scottish mathematician
Alexander Henderson
Alexander Henderson
Scottish minister
Andrew Melville, engraving
Andrew Melville
Scottish clergyman and scholar
Norman Macleod, detail of an oil painting by T. Knott; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Norman Macleod
Scottish minister
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David Calderwood
Scottish clergyman
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James Moffatt
British biblical scholar
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George Gillespie
Scottish minister and writer
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John Erskine
Scottish religious leader [1509–1591]
Duff, Alexander
Alexander Duff
Scottish minister
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John McLeod Campbell
Scottish theologian
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James Melville
Scottish clergyman
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William Carstares
Scottish minister
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Robert Baillie
Scottish minister
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Robert Adamson
Scottish photographer
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Ian Bannen
Scottish actor
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David Octavius Hill
Scottish painter
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Tommy Burns
Scottish association football player and manager
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Eduardo Paolozzi
British artist
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William Primrose
Scottish violist