Archibald Sandeman

Archibald Sandeman (1822 – 26 June 1893) was a Scottish academic. He was a professor at Queens' College, Cambridge, and at Owens College in Manchester.

Early life and education Sandeman was born in 1822 to Hector Sandeman and Catherine Turnbull. His family lived at Tulloch House in Bleachfield, Perthshire. A Sandeman Court exists in Tulloch today.

He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, followed by St John's College, Cambridge, from which he graduated in 1842.

Career He was also the first Professor of Natural Philosophy and Mathematics at Owens College in Manchester. He held the posts between 1851 and 1865, at which point he began a brief academic role at Queens' College. His father's death in 1855 forced his return to Scotland,

After returning to Scotland in 1855, he lived with his widowed mother, then with his brother Hector and sister Agnes at Garry Cottage on the Dundee Road in Barnhill. His siblings died, within days of each other, in December 1891.

An Episcopalian, he was a generous supporter of Perth's St John's Episcopal Church.

Death Sandeman died on 26 June 1893, aged 71.