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Peter Redford Scott Lang

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Scottish mathematician and Regius Professor at St Andrews University (1850-1926)

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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.

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Awards 4

1922Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
1922honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews
1921Knight Bachelor
1878Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

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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.

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deceased
Dates
Lived 1850 to 1926 · aged 75
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