Aghorenath Chattopadhyay
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay was the first Indian to secure a Doctor of Science degree. Aghorenath went on to become a prominent educationist and social worker.
1800 – 1859
Elijah McCoy
Elijah McCoy trained as an engineer through an apprenticeship in Edinburgh. He went onto patent over 60 of his inventions.
James Africanus Beale Horton
James “Africanus” Beale Horton was born in Sierra Leone in 1835. He is considered Edinburgh University’s first African graduate.
Wong Fun
Dr Wong Fun became the first Western trained doctor in China after studying in Edinburgh in the 1850s.
1809 – William Fergusson, the first known black student of the University of Edinburgh, matriculates
Born in Jamaica, he qualified in medicine in 1813 before becoming the only ever black governor of Sierra Leone.
