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Statue of George Heriot in the quadrangle of the school he founded. Heriot died in London in February 1624 and was buried at St. Martin-in-the-Fields , where the sermon was given by Walter Balcanquhall .
Feb 11, 2024 · George Heriot died in London on February 12, 1624, at the age of 60. He was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields. Heriot’s last will and testament is in the care of the National Records of Scotland.
- Hamish Macpherson
12th February 2024 marks the 400th anniversary of the death of George Heriot. His name is well known in Edinburgh for the extraordinary legacy he left to the city and its people after his death, whereby so many orphans and children have benefited from his kindness.
He died in February 1624 and was buried at St Martin-in-the-Fields, London. His legendary wealth inspired the character of 'Jinglin' Geordie' in Sir Walter Scott 's novel 'Fortunes of Nigel'...
When George Heriot died in 1624 his last will and testament showed the extent of his wealth. While substantial bequests were made to family and friends he also remembered his native city leaving the sum of £23,625 to be used to found a “Hospital and school for the education, nursing and upbringing of poor orphans and fatherless children of ...
Jul 7, 2021 · After ministering at the Greyfriars for forty-five years, he died in January, 1803, and was buried in the churchyard. Principal Robertson pre-deceased him. He died in June, 1793, in the seventy-first year of his age, and was interred in the same burying-ground.
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George Heriot lived from June 1563 to 12 February 1624. He was a successful goldsmith whose dealings with James VI and his Queen, Anne of Denmark, helped Heriot amass a considerable fortune, which on his death he left to good causes in his native city of Edinburgh.
