What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Bishop William Elphinstone 1431 - 1514 Bishop of Aberdeen Lord High Chancellor of Scotland Founder of the University 1495 Recorded plaque organisation: University of Aberdeen.
William Elphinstone was a prominent Scottish bishop and statesman who served as the Bishop of Aberdeen and Lord High Chancellor of Scotland; he is historically significant for founding King's College in Aberdeen in 1495, which later became part of the University of Aberdeen.
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