Chemist; Born: September 4, 1926; Died: May 12, 2013. Professor George William Gray, who has died aged 86, was arguably one of the architects of the modern world, without whose work our daily lives would be very different. The Glasgow University graduate was the leader of a team of chemists at the University of Hull […]
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Dr Kenneth Lyall
Fund manager and chairman; Born: December 12, 1948; Died: June 13, 2013. Dr Kenneth Lyall, who has died age 64, after a year-long battle against cancer, was an economist and fund manager and the first employee taken on by Walter Scott & Partners Limited, the first Scottish “boutique” fund managers to specialise in global fund […]
Iain Banks
There’s surely no more fitting monument to a writer than the stories they inspire others to tell. As the shockwave of Iain Banks’ death swept through social media and around the world, a host of people—from fellow authors, such as Neil Gaiman and Ian Rankin, to loyal fans—felt moved to share their stories of the man, his work and […]
Elizabeth Mavor
Author and biographer; Born: December 17, 1927; Died: May 22, 2013. Elizabeth Osborne Mavor, who died last month aged 85, was an author and biographer whose work focused primarily on relationships between women. While her 1973 novel, A Green Equinox, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, she is possibly better known for her non-fiction work […]
Tony Trickett
Doctor and Lord-Lieutenant of Orkney; Born: February 16, 1940; Died: May 17, 2013. Dr Tony Trickett MBE, who died last weekend, served for almost three decades as GP for the residents of Hoy, Walls and Longhope, but his championing of the wider Orkney communities went far beyond their mere physical health. A longterm supporter of […]
Lord Reay
Politician and clan chief; Born: July 19, 1937; Died: May 10, 2013. The 14th Lord Reay, who has died aged 75, was a British politician who served in both the European Parliament and the House of Lords. As one of 92 elected hereditary peers to survive Tony Blair’s Parliamentary reforms in 1999, his death will […]
Stevie Duff
Basketball coach; Born: April 17, 1968; Died: May 29, 2012. Stevie Duff, who died suddenly last month, helped transform the state of basketball in Scotland, initially as an immensely talented player but more significantly as an inspirational coach and a pioneering sports development officer. His interest in, and talent for, the sport was clear from […]
