John Hill

John Hill FRSE (27 April 1747–7 December 1805) was a Scottish minister and classicist. In 1783 he was one of the joint founders of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Life He was born in St Andrews on 27 April 1747 the son of Rev John Hill (d. 1764), minister of St Andrews, and his wife Elizabeth Gowdie, daughter of John Gowdie. His mother died at or soon after his birth. His father remarried and had more children, including George Hill. He attended St Andrews Grammar School then the University of St Andrews where he graduated MA around 1767. From 1775 until 1793 he was joint Professor of Humanity at the University of St Andrews. The University of Edinburgh awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD) in 1787. He then moved to the University of Edinburgh as the sole Professor of Humanity.