Old Photograph John Scott Russell Glasgow Scotland

Old photograph of John Scott Russell in Glasgow, Scotland. John was born on the 9th of May 1808, in Parkhead, Glasgow, and died 8th of June 1882, in Ventnor, Isle of Wight. He was the son of Reverend David Russell and Agnes Clark Scott. He spent one year at St. Andrews University in Fife before transferring to Glasgow University. It was while at Glasgow University that he added his mother's maiden name, Scott, to his own, to become John Scott Russell. He graduated from Glasgow University in 1825 at the age of 17 and moved to Edinburgh where he taught mathematics and science at the Leith Mechanics' Institute, achieving the highest attendance in the city. He became a famed Scottish civil engineer, naval architect and shipbuilder who built the Great Eastern in collaboration with Isambard Kingdom Brunel.

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