Although the majority of West Lothian is made up of quiet rural countryside, Its reputation for famous People & Personalities is by no means a quiet one. The county is home to many of the great Scottish pioneers in Science, Medicine, History and more. So, weve decided to make this little directory below in order that you may find the personality you’re looking for quickly.
People & Personalities
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Sir Robert Sibbald
Sir Robert Sibbald of Kipps was a Keen cartographer and avid enthusiast of the natural world which he studied vigorously at his home at Kipps Castle in the Bathgate Hills. Here he compiled a massive collection of Scientific and historical artefacts as well as a literary collection of works. His list of Titles Include Fist Professor of Medicine at Edinburgh University and he was a founding member of the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh. His Indulgence of Topography and ambition to map Scotland in it’s entirety eventually fetched him the title of Scotland’s First ever Geographer Royal. He was knighted in 1842 and named Royal Physician to King Charles II and later to the King brother and successor, James VII.
