:''For the basketball player, see James Donaldson'' Sir '''James Donaldson''' (26_April, 1831, Aberdeen - 1915), was a Scottish Classical_scholar, and educational and theological writer. He was educated at Aberdeen_Grammar_School, Marischal_College Aberdeen and New College, London. In 1854 he was appointed Rector of the Stirling_High_School where he remained for two years, before leaving for the Royal_High_School_of_Edinburgh, of which he was appointed Rector in 1866. he became in 1881 Professor of Humanity in the University_of_Aberdeen, and in 1890 Principal of the University_of_St_Andrews by the Universities_(Scotland)_Act. He was Knighted by Edward VII in 1907, and was awarded an LL.D. by the University_of_Glasgow and an honorary D.D. by the University of Aberdeen in recognition of his work in Church history. ==Principal works== *''Modern Greek Grammar'' (1853) *''Lyra Graeca'' (1854), specimens of Greek Lyric_poetry from Callinus to Alexandros_Soutsos *''A Critical History of Christian Literature and Christian Doctrine from the Death of the Apostles to the Nicene Council'' (i.-iii., 1864-1866; new ed. of i. as ''The Apostolical Fathers'', 1874); *''Lectures on the History_of_Education in Prussia and England'' (1874) *''The Westminster_Confession_of_Faith and the Thirty-Nine_Articles of the Church_of_England'' (1905) *''Woman, her position and influence in ancient Greece and Rome'' (1907) ==References== *{{1911}} Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James Donaldson, James