David Brewster ( 1781 - 1868 )

Birth: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland (11 December 1781) Death: Allerby, Melrose (10 February 1868) Research Field: Optics Education: Edinburgh University Career: Intended for the clergy, but gave it up; Editor, "Edinburgh magazine" (1802); Tutor (1801-1807); visited France and Switzerland (1814); invented the kaleidoscope (1816); recieved a pension after being knighted; Principal of St Salvators and St Leonards, St Andrews, Scotland (1838); Vice Chancellor, Edinburgh University (1859-1868); died of pneumonia Honours: Kt 1831 Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/05/1815 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1815; Rumford Medal 1818; Royal Medal 1830.