Thomas Chalmers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Chalmers

Scottish mathematician and a leader of the Free Church of Scotland

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1780

Place of Birth: Anstruther, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 31-May-1847

Profession: writer, mathematician, economist, theologian, university teacher, philosopher

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Thomas Chalmers (17 March 1780 – 31 May 1847), was a Scottish minister, professor of theology, political economist, and a leader of both the Church of Scotland and of the Free Church of Scotland.
He has been called "Scotland's greatest nineteenth-century churchman".He served as Vice-president of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1835–42. The New Zealand town of Port Chalmers was named after Chalmers.
A bust of Chalmers is on display in the Hall of Heroes of the National Wallace Monument in Stirling.
The Thomas Chalmers Centre in Kirkliston is named after him.