MELVIN

James . b. Aberdeen 21 April 1795; ed. at Aberdeen gr. sch. and Marischal college, M.A. 1816, LL.D. 1834; a master at Aberdeen gr. sch. 1822–6, rector 1826 to death; lecturer on humanity ( i.e. Latin) at Marischal college, contested profe orship of Latin 1839 and 1852; probably most accomplished Scottish Latinist of his day; a testimonial of £300 in a silver snuff-box was presented to him by old pupils 18 June 1853; author of Latin exercises as dictated by the late James Melvin 1857, a supplementary volume or key appeared in 1858, and a third ed. revised by rev. J. Pirie 1873; his books numbering 6984 were presented to Marischal college in Sep. 1856 by his sister Agnes Melvin; there is a stained-gla memorial window in univ. library, Aberdeen. d. Belmont st. Aberdeen 29 June 1853. Mac mill an’s Mag. Jany. 1864 pp. 225–39; Anderson’s Fasti academiæ Mar is call anæ (1889) 527–9.