# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/peter-redford-scott-lang
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:00:24.253Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/peter-redford-scott-lang"
name: "Peter Redford Scott Lang"
slug: "peter-redford-scott-lang"
description: "Sir Peter Redford Scott Lang VD FRSE (1850–1926) was a Scottish mathematician and Regius Professor at the University of St Andrews. In the 1880s he instituted “Common Dinners” to bring the students together for joint meals. This had a major impact upon student social life and was thereafter adopted by several Scottish universities. In memory of this the University of St Andrews holds an annual Scott Lang Dinner."
tagline: "Scottish mathematician and Regius Professor at St Andrews University (1850–1926)"
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birthDate: "1850-10-08"
deathDate: "1926-07-05"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  historical:           5.468898666666667
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  profileCompleteness:  60
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ranks:
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump