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ScotClans | Scottish Clans » Hutton http://109.74.200.198 Fri, 20 Jan 2017 08:08:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 Argentina Has Highest Population of Scottish Descent Outwith English Speaking Countries http://109.74.200.198/argentina-has-highest-population-of-scottish-descent-outwith-english-speaking-countries/ http://109.74.200.198/argentina-has-highest-population-of-scottish-descent-outwith-english-speaking-countries/#comments Thu, 17 Mar 2011 18:18:08 +0000 donald http://www.scotclans.com/bletherskite/?p=2646 I just found out that outside of the English speaking world, Argentina has the largest number of people of Scottish descent, which I thought was pretty interesting. The Argentine-Scot population currently stands at an estimated 100,000, and has existed, at varying levels, for over 180 years. Over the years there have been some very notable […]

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]]> I just found out that outside of the English speaking world, Argentina has the largest number of people of Scottish descent, which I thought was pretty interesting. The Argentine-Scot population currently stands at an estimated 100,000, and has existed, at varying levels, for over 180 years.

flag-pins-argentina-scotland-300x240Over the years there have been some very notable Scottish-Argentinians. These include

  • Cecilia Grierson -  Cecilia was the first Argentine woman to earn a Doctor in Medicine degree, and had Scottish ancestry.
  • Alexander Watson Hutton – a Glasgow schoolteacher, Hutton emigrated to Argentina in his late twenties. He taught for a few years in Buenos Aries, before going on to found the Argentine Association Football League, now known as the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino, in 1893. It was the first football league outwith the the UK. He is known as the ‘father of Argentinian football’.
  • Duncan Antonio Stewart Agell – Born in Buenos Aries in 1833 to a Scottish father and Uruguayan mother, Duncan Stewart was for a very brief time the President of Uruguay.

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]]> http://109.74.200.198/argentina-has-highest-population-of-scottish-descent-outwith-english-speaking-countries/feed/ 3 What are this clan’s great stories? http://109.74.200.198/help-needed-finding/ http://109.74.200.198/help-needed-finding/#comments Tue, 31 Mar 2009 11:09:33 +0000 Amanda Moffet http://scotclans-wp.scotclans.dyndns.tv/?p=19718 We are looking for great stories to turn into blogs for this clan/family. Do you know of any? These could be news, history, myths, photos anything of interest. If you can help, please email Amanda: amanda@scotclans.com Thank you!

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These could be news, history, myths, photos anything of interest.

If you can help, please email Amanda: amanda@scotclans.com

Thank you!

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