▁remembered ▁as ▁Professor ▁C apper ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁academic ▁role ▁at ▁McG ill ▁University ▁in ▁Canada . ▁This ▁is ▁often ▁remembered ▁more ▁than ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁due ▁fame ▁has ▁been ▁laid ▁on ▁the ▁shoulders ▁of ▁his ▁clients ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁completed ▁his ▁works . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Douglas , ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁J . ▁C apper ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Upper ▁Cla pton ▁in ▁London ▁until ▁his ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Edinburgh ▁when ▁Stewart ▁was ▁nine ▁years ▁old . ▁The ▁family ▁lived ▁at ▁ 1 ▁Beau fort ▁Road ▁in ▁the ▁G range ▁district . ▁ ▁Stewart , ▁and ▁his ▁two ▁brothers , ▁were ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁du x ▁for ▁the ▁academic ▁year ▁ 1 8 7 4 / 5 . ▁At ▁ 1 6 ▁he ▁then ▁won ▁a ▁place ▁at ▁Edinburgh ▁University ▁and ▁gained ▁a ▁First ▁Class ▁D eg ree ▁in ▁Class ics . ▁The ▁studies ▁included ▁a ▁period ▁att ending ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg ▁in ▁Germany , ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁may ▁be ▁concluded ▁that ▁he ▁spoke ▁German ▁compet ently . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁C apper ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁life ▁in ▁architecture ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁John ▁Burn et ▁& ▁Son ▁in ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁However , ▁ill - he alth ▁forced ▁him ▁to ▁abandon ▁this ▁role , ▁and ▁he ▁chose ▁instead ▁to ▁act ▁in ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁personal ▁t