Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University Robert Gordon University, commonly called RGU, is a public university in the city of Aberdeen, Scotland. It became a university in 1992, and originated from an educational institution founded in the 18th century by Robert Gordon, a prosperous Aberdeen merchant, and various institutions which provided adult education and technical education in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is one of two universities in the city (the other is the much older University of Aberdeen). According to the 2013 "Times Good University Guide" it is the best modern university in the UK, while according to "The Guardian
Robert Jacob Gordon 1795, a British fleet arrived at the Cape claiming that they had instructions to occupy the colony in the Prince of Orange's name. Gordon initially complied, but was later accused of treason by his own soldiers for allowing the British occupation. Gordon had become an outcast and a target of derision and violence. On 25 October 1795 he committed suicide at his house Schoonder Sight. Robert Jacob Gordon Robert Jacob Gordon (29 September 1743 Doesburg, Gelderland – 25 October 1795 Cape Town), was a Dutch explorer, soldier, artist, naturalist and linguist of Scottish descent. Robert Jacob Gordon was the son