George Watson's College
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 George Watson's College  (School)      | |
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| Formation | 1741 |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
| First in Scotland and 29th in the UK for the number of the nation's leading people produced. | |
George Watson's College is a co-educational independent day school in Scotland, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh. It was first established as a hospital school in 1741, became a day school in 1871, and was merged with its sister school George Watson's Ladies College in 1974. It is a Merchant Company of Edinburgh school and a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
According to the Sutton Trust, the school is placed first in Scotland and joint 29th in the UK for the number of the nation's leading people produced.[1]
Alumni on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Nationality | Summary | Description |
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| Colin Boyd | 7 June 1953 | UK | Judge | Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since June 2012. | |
| Auckland Geddes | 21 June 1879 | 8 June 1954 | UK | Diplomat Soldier Politician Businessperson | |
| Frances Guy | 1 February 1959 | Propagandist | |||
| Donald Maitland | 16 August 1922 | 22 August 2010 | Diplomat Propagandist | ||
| Hugo Rifkind | 30 March 1977 | Journalist | UK journalist who wrote in November 2020 that Vaccine passports are only for fantasy land | ||
| David Steel | 31 March 1938 | Leader of UK Liberal party, merged with the Social Democratic Party |
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