In 1864 Alexander Graham Bell attended the University of Edinburgh, joining his older brother Melville who had enrolled there earlier.
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In 1951 Alexander Fleming was elected the Rector of the University of Edinburgh for a term of three years.
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An eight-story building at the University of Edinburgh's science & engineering campus is named for Michael Faraday.
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David Hume attended the University of Edinburgh at the unusually early age of twelve (possibly as young as ten) at a time when fourteen was normal.
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James Clerk Maxwell left the Edinburgh Academy in 1847 at age 16 and began attending classes at the University of Edinburgh.
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In 2012, Pelé was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Edinburgh for "significant contribution to humanitarian and environmental causes, as well as his sporting achievements".
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During 1934 and 1935 Albert Schweitzer resided in Britain, delivering the Gifford Lectures at Edinburgh University.
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