COWAN, HENRY: Church of Scotland; b. at Ayr (40 m. s.s.w. of Glasgow), Ayrshire, Scotland, Sept. 17, 1844. He studied at Edinburgh (M.A., 1864), Bonn, Halle, and Tubingen, holding from Edinburgh a Greek traveling fellowship (1865) and the Pitt theological scholarship (1866-68). In addition to being theological examiner at Edinburgh 1871-73, he held pastorates at West Parish, Aberdeen (1869-74), Rubislaw, Aberdeen (1875-1882), and New Greyfriars', Edinburgh (1882-89), and since 1889 has been professor of church history in the University of Aberdeen, as well as dean of the faculty of divinity since 1894. He has been vice-convener of the Church of Scotland Endowment Scheme since 1886, and joint-convener of the Scottish Universities' Mission Committee since 1900, and was also Baird Lecturer in 1895 and chairman of the Church of Scotland Aberdeen Normal Training College Board 1896-1906. In

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