Scottish Collections at the University of Sydney Library

Abstract

The Scottish connections in the founding of the University of Sydney in 1850 were significant, and represented by many of the first professors across a number of fields. The first professors of chemistry and physics, medicine, geology, philosophy, modern literature, education, economics, zoology, veterinary science and agriculture were Scots. Three Scots held the philosophy chair for 66 years between 1890 and 1963. Many Scots contributed, in differing ways, to the development of the University Library.