William Robertson Smith plaque
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William Robertson Smith plaque
Image: © Bill Harrison Taken: 16 Mar 2014
Smith was a leading figure in the Free Church and a highly prolific Biblical scholar: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Robertson_Smith . His views on the historical (in)accuracy of the Bible were too much for some conservatives and he was put on trial for "heresy" (http://www.william-robertson-smith.net/en/e060heresytrialEN.htm ) in 1878. He was found not guilty, but dismissed from his post of professor at the Free Church College in Aberdeen (which is now a raucous nightclub).
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Image Location
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57.142864
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-2.112844