SAINT ANDREWS, UNIVERSITY OF

oldest university in Scotland, founded in 1411, located in Fife region. The university buildings, many of which date from the Middle Ages, include St. Salvator's College (1450), St. Leonard's College (1512), and the University Library, refounded by James VI in 1612. A third college, St. Mary's (1537), has been limited (since 1579) to the teaching of theology. In 1747 St. Salvator's and St. Leonard's were merged. Among the famous teachers associated with St. Andrews in the 20th century was the zoologist Sir D'Arcy Thompson. University College (1881) in Dundee was affiliated with the University of St. Andrews in 1897 and in 1954, as Queen's College, joined with the University Advanced Medical School and Dental School; in 1967 Queen's College was granted a royal charter and became the University of Dundee.