
What is recorded here
This red commemorative plaque records: Doctor William Guild 1586 - 1657 First Patron of the Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen. Principal of King's College 1640 - 1651. Recorded plaque organisation: University of Aberdeen.
William Guild was a prominent Scottish physician and academic who served as the Principal of King's College in Aberdeen from 1640 to 1651; he is remembered for his significant role as the first patron of the Incorporated Trades of Aberdeen.
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