John Napier of Merchiston, nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston, was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston. His Latinized name was Ioannes Neper.
John Napier (1550–1617)
Statue of John Napier, Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Merchiston Castle from an 1834 woodcut
Memorial to John Napier in St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh
Merchiston is a residential area around Merchiston Avenue in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Merchiston Tower
View towards Holy Corner from Colinton Road
Harrison Park East seen from West Bryson Road