Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet

Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, 9th Baronet, KT, FRSE (8 March 181815 January 1878) was a Scottish historical writer, art historian and politician.

Until 1865 he was known as William Stirling, and several of his books were published under that name. He was Chancellor of the University of Glasgow from 1875 until his death and was also a Knight of the Thistle, considered the highest honour that can be conferred by the Crown on a Scotsman. Provided by Wikipedia