1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ARBUTHNOT, ALEXANDER (1538-1583), Scottish ecclesiastic and poet, educated at St Andrews and Bourges, was in 1569 elected principal of King's College, Aberdeen, which office he retained until his death. He played an active part in the stirring church politics of the period, and was twice moderator of the kirk, and a member of the commission of inquiry into the condition of the university of St Andrews (1583). The " correctness " of his attitude on all public questions won for him the commendation of Catholic writer…
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