Abstract
Daniel McAlpine, was a highly intelligent and perceptive man. He learned from his experiences and applied what he learned to the benefit of those lucky enough to find themselves under his influence either in the classroom, a lecture theatre, a meeting, an excursion or through the legacy of his published work. He was a redheaded Scot, born into a typical middle class Scottish Presbyterian family, which placed great emphasis on gaining a high quality education, and the rigorous application of this to their daily lives and activities. These attitudes and values were strong among Scots from the middle of the eighteenth century, the dawn of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Parbery, D.G. (2015). Scotland & England. In: Daniel McAlpine and The Bitter Pit. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09552-3_2
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