Franz Arthur Friedrich Schuster was a German-born British Physicist known for his work in spectroscopy, electrochemistry, optics, X-radiography and the application of harmonic analysis to physics
Professor William Whitehead Watts was a British geologist
The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity that operates on a wholly independent and non-partisan basis and provides public benefit throughout Scotland. It was established in 1783. The Society covers a broader range of fields than the Royal Society of London, including literature and history. The Fellowship includes people from a wide range of disciplines: science and technology, arts, humanities, medicine, social science, business, and public service
Sir William Edmund Garstin was a British civil engineer. He was responsible for a number of important hydrological and public works in Egypt. Garstin was Under Secretary of State for Public Works in Egypt. The extinct giant snake Gigantophis garstini was named in his honour