Tour Scotland Photograph John Napier Kate Kennedy Procession St Andrews

Tour Scotland photograph of John Napier in the Kate Kennedy Procession in St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. John Napier of Merchiston, 1550 to 4th April 1617, also signed as Neper, Nepair, named Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish mathematician, physicist, astronomer and astrologer, and also the 8th Laird of Merchistoun. He was the son of Sir Archibald Napier of Merchiston. John Napier is most renowned as the discoverer of the logarithm. The St Andrews University Student portraying John Napier today was James Lowe.



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