"Admirable Crichton" was mentioned as an exemplar in W. M. Thackeray's Vanity Fair (1847) and referenced in chapter 3 of Anthony Trollope's The Prime Minister (1876). James Crichton's sobriquet was later employed by fellow Scot Sir James Barrie as the title of his 1902 satirical play, The Admirable Crichton, about a butler whose savoir-faire far exceeds that of his aristocratic employers. A memorial to Crichton can be found in the church of St. Bride's in Sanquhar and in the church of San Simone in Mantua. He is also the namesake of the James Crichton Society at St Andrews University which publishes a monthly academic journal. References Attribution Further reading 1560 births 1582 deaths Alumni of the University of St Andrews University of Paris alumni People from Dumfries People from Dumfries and Galloway People from Perth and Kinross Scottish linguists Scottish male fencers Scottish soldiers Scottish murder victims Scottish mathematicians Scottish scientists Kingdom of Scotland expatriates in France