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Glasgow's
Achievers
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Alistair
MacLean
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One of
the most popular writers of the twentieth century.
From school, Alistair joined up for the navy. Later
he read English at Glasgow University and went on to
become a
teacher. His years spent aboard a wartime cruiser
gave him the background for HMS Ulysses, his
successful first novel which was published in 1955. Many of
his books became classic films such as The Guns
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Jean
Turner
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In
2003 Jean was elected as one of the 129 Members of
the Scottish Parliament who take decisions that
affect everyone in Scotland. Jean studied
medicine at Aberdeen University. and then
spent 25 years as a local GP and more than 10 years
working in hospitals. Jean was
elected MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden.
Unusually, she stood as an Independent (i.e. she did not
represent a party). (more) |
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Nikitta
Angus
Music |
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Nikitta hit the headlines in 2006 when she became
one of the most popular contestants on the TV show
X Factor, making it all the way through to
the final rounds. Nikitta showed great bravery
for a 17 year-old as during the previous year she
had lost her mother to cancer. However, she
overcame this tragedy to deliver a string of great
performances which won the hearts and votes of
millions of viewers.
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Robert
Service
Poet |
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Robert
was among the first pupils at Hillhead when the
school opened in 1885. He loved reading and studied
English at Glasgow University. He saw life as
an adventure so he headed off for Canada where he
had an amazing range of jobs and wrote books and
poetry about the things he saw and heard. His poems
such as those about the harsh life of miners in the
Yukon gold rush have often been criticised by
purists but they were loved by a great many people
and also made him very rich! (more) |
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Menzies
Campbell
Politics |
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Sir
Menzies Campbell is a remarkably talented person.
After leaving school, he studied Arts and Law at Glasgow
University. While there, he was elected
President of Glasgow University Union - a real
achievement. He then won a scholarship to study at
Stanford University in the USA. In 1964, Menzies was
chosen to represent Britain at the Olympic Games! Next
he became an Advocate and thereafter the Liberal Democrat
MP for North East Fife - a seat he retained at the
2005 General Election. |
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Alf
Wight
Writer |
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James
Herriot is one of Britain's best-selling authors.
However, this is not his real name. He was actually
christened Alf Wight and he was born in 1916. After Hillhead High, Jim trained as a
vet before working in a veterinary
practice in the Yorkshire dales for many happy years. The stories
and adventures based on his time as a young vet are
immortalised in his celebrated series of books ‘All
Creatures Great and Small’ . The books sold in
millions and were made into a TV series and a film. |
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