William Ivison Macadam
Colonel William Ivison Macadam | |
|---|---|
| Col. Royal Scots Forth Volunteer Infantry Brigade & Col. 1st Lothians | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Ivison Macadam 27 January 1856 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Died | 24 June 1902 (aged 46) Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Sarah Maconochie Macdonald |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Scottish Scientist (analytical chemistry), Professor and Academic Author |
Colonel William Ivison Macadam VD FRSE FSA FIC FCS FRSSA (27 January 1856 – 24 June 1902)
Colonel Professor W. Ivison Macadam was a Scottish scientist, academic author and antiquarian. He was also Colonel of the 1st Lothian Volunteer Infantry Brigade and a leading Freemason. He was generally known by his middle name Ivison.
On 24 June 1902, aged forty-six, he was shot and killed, along with a student, by a mentally disturbed gunman in his own laboratory at Surgeons Hall, Edinburgh.