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JOHN NAPIER
John Napier, eighth Laird of Merchiston was born in Merchiston Tower in 1550 and was known as the ‘Marvellous Merchiston’, a title which was well-deserved, for his genius and imaginative vision encompassed a number of fields. At the age of thirteen Napier went to St Salvator ‘s College in St Andrews but left without graduating. If is thought that he then travelled in Europe between 1566 to 7577, perhaps studying in Paris or Holland though there is no corroborative proof of this. It is interesting to note that these were difficult years for Scotland with the dethronement of Queen Mary on the murder of her husband Darnley and the subsequent coronation of her infant son, James. for more click here
