To Be Remembered ...

For this week's Sunday Challenge, which had the theme of faces.

This marble carving formed part of a memorial I came across whilst walking around the ruins of St Andrews Cathedral in Scotland last week.

It marked the spot where the mortal remains of Adam Ferguson, Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh, were laid to rest.

He was born way back on the 20th of June, 1723 and died in St Andrews on the 22nd of February, 1816 ... amazing to think then that this monument is now over 200 years old!

There's a shot of the inscription in the Notes although I'm afraid the text is slightly eroded and difficult to read in parts.

And if this has made you want to know more about the man you could start by checking him out on Wikipedia, though I'm not too sure what he himself would make of that suggestion:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ferguson

Please view large on black for best effect.

, Don Sutherland, Pam J, Karen's Place and 4 other people have particularly liked this photo

42 comments - The latest ones

Valfal

A great find, and very well photographed, especially of the inscription in the note. I got a kick out of this sentence: "Unseduced by the temptations of pleasure, power, or ambition, he employed the interval betwixt his childhood and grave with unostentatious and steady perserverance in acquiring and diffusing knowledge, and in the practice of public and domestic virtue." Apparently people had a much better command of the language in those days ;-)

This was also a great entry to commemorate Father's Day, as the inscription was written by his children. Good work, Paul! :-)

7 years ago.

PaulOClassic© has replied to Valfal

Too true! These guys really make our modern day obituaries look as if they are the work of amateurs!

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Valfal

Thanks for the lovely comments Val and for taking time to check out the inscription, not to mention the fave! :)

The latter part of the inscription is equally insightful as it goes on to: "record his piety to God and benevolence to man, and commemorate the eloquence and energy with which he inculated the precepts of morality, and prepared the youthful mind for virtuous actions".

Love to know what his descendants are up to these days! ;)

7 years ago.

H C

A super find and shot for the challenge. I like the text too.

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to H C

Many thanks for the kind comments Harriet! :)

7 years ago.

Esther ^club

Lovely capture of the passage of time on the memorial.

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Esther ^club

Indeed it is Esther ... the spell checker online wouldn't even recognise "inculated" ... a different world, but not necessarily a better one. I guess a lot depended on where you were born and how much money you had. Come to think of it, perhaps it was that different to this world after all - lol! ;)

7 years ago.

Jan

What a great Find !

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Jan

Glad you like it Jan! :)

7 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

Very well presented- the style of the memorial suits the professor!

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Gudrun ^club

Pleased you like it Gudrun and thank you for adding this into your faves! :)

7 years ago.

Clickity Click

St. Andrews is really a lovely place, know you enjoyed it there Paul. This image looks good on black Paul and that is quite an inscription ... as Val said, folks had a better command of the language back then. :)

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Clickity Click

Sadly for us Chris, the weather on the day we went though to St Andrews was pretty poor ... dreich in fact to use a good Scottish word! :)

Still, at least it gave me a new shot to post for the challenge - lol! :)

7 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

Stern looking chap! With the perfect personality for the job by all accounts :-))

Nice detailed image Paul.

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thanks for that Keith. Glad you like the shot and you're right about him being rather stern looking ... I guess all that piety not to mention remaining unseduced by the temptations of pleasure, power, or ambition took its toll - lol! :)

7 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

I probably should read some of his works =)

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

Indeed you should Sami and you could begin by checking him out on Wikipedia! ;)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ferguson

7 years ago.

Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Already did check what's said on Wikipedia ;-) Reading his writings has to wait... Currently the history of Malta comes first =P

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Sami Serola (inactiv… ^club

7 years ago.

Chrissy ^club

eine sehr schöne Aufnahme

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Chrissy ^club

Dànké! :)

7 years ago.

Amazingstoker

that's nicely lit and portrayed

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Amazingstoker

Glad you think so! :)

7 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club

Very nice on black (as I always like to view them.)

I hope you had a nice holiday, Paul. :)

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

Thanks for the kind comment and for the fave Karen. As for the holiday, the weather wasn't all that great, but it was still nice to get away for a few days! :)

7 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

That's good. Hopefully Scotland will soon recover from your visit. ;)

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

7 years ago.

Karen's Place ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Because they miss you so much, silly. ;) xo

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Karen's Place ^club

7 years ago.

Pam J ^club

An inspiring man.

Language was treasured then.. and still is by some of us !

7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Pam J ^club

I thought you might like him Pam, so I've posted a link below to his Wikipedia page! ;)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Ferguson

7 years ago.

Pam J ^club has replied to autofantasia ^club

Thankyou Paul !

Truly amazing man !

7 years ago.

PaulOClassic©

Great shot Paul!

Good to have you back!

7 years ago.

Thanks and thanks again Paul ... nice to be back! :)

7 years ago.

Wierd Folkersma ^club

beautiful portrait, like the different textures

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Wierd Folkersma ^club

Yes, you can find some fascinating subjects in these old cemeteries! ;)

7 years ago.

Dida From Augsburg

Great find for the challenge, well presented!

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Dida From Augsburg

Thanks for that Dida ... glad you like it! :)

7 years ago.

Don Sutherland ^club

Great shot.

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Don Sutherland ^club

Thanks for the kind comment Don and for the fave too! :)

7 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Interesting history

7 years ago.

autofantasia ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

I thought so Gillian ... the inscription in particular gives a real insight into how language alone has changed in the last 200 years! :)

7 years ago.

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