Robert Simson was a Scottish mathematician and professor of mathematics at the University of Glasgow. The Simson line is named after him.
Robert Simson
Memorial to Robert Simson in West Kilbride cemetery. The memorial plate reads "To Dr. Robert Simson of the University of Glasgow, the Restorer of Grecian Geometry; and by his works, the great promoter of its study in the Schools. A Native of this Parish."
Opera quaedam reliqua, 1776
Colin Maclaurin was a Scottish mathematician who made important contributions to geometry and algebra. He is also known for being a child prodigy and holding the record for being the youngest professor. The Maclaurin series, a special case of the Taylor series, is named after him.
Drawing by David Steuart Erskine c. 1795, from a portrait by James Ferguson
Illustration of critique of De fluxionibus libri duo published in Acta Eruditorum, 1747
Colin Maclaurin (1698–1746)
The grave of Colin Maclaurin, Greyfriars Kirkyard