DONALDSON

donaldson, sir james (1831- ), scottish classical scholar, educational and theological writer, was born at aberdeen on the 26th of april 1831. he was educated at aberdeen university and new college, london. in 1854 he was appointed rector of the stirling high school, in 1866 rector of that of edinburgh, in 1881 professor of humanity in the university of aberdeen, and in 1890 principal of the university of st andrews, by the universities (scotland) act. his chief works are: _modern greek grammar_ (1853); _lyra graeca_ (1854), specimens of greek lyric poetry from callinus to soutsos; _a critical history of christian literature and doctrine from the death of the apostles to the nicene council_ (i.-iii., 1864-1866; new ed. of i. as _the apostolical fathers_, 1874), a book unique of its kind in england at the time of its appearance and one which adds materially to the knowledge of christian antiquities as deduced from the apostolic fathers; _lectures on the history of education in prussia and england_ (1874); _the westminster confession of faith and the thirty-nine articles of the church of england_ (1905); _woman, her position and influence in ancient greece and rome_ (1907). he was knighted in 1907.