Background
GILROY, James was born on April 27, 1859. Son of late James Gilroy.
GILROY, James was born on April 27, 1859. Son of late James Gilroy.
Studied at Grammar School, Old Aberdeen. Aberdeen University; Berlin University. Taught in Secondary Schools, 1880 - 87.
Doctor of Divinity.
Thereafter studied theology and Semitic languages. Appointed to Mission Church of Beauly, North.B., 1892. Professor of Semitic Languages, Aberdeen University, since 1895.
Club: University, Aberdeen.