▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁and ▁Doctor ▁of ▁Div inity ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 0 . ▁He ▁became ▁minister ▁of ▁Bal der no ck ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁until ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁Reg ius ▁Chair ▁of ▁Astronom y ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁In ▁November ▁ 1 8 1 3 ▁Cou per ▁took ▁on ▁responsibility ▁for ▁teaching ▁Heb rew ▁when ▁the ▁then ▁Professor ▁of ▁Oriental ▁L anguages ▁became ▁ill . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Ram sh orn ▁C emetery ▁on ▁In gram ▁Street ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁The ▁grave ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁wall ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁eastern ▁entrance , ▁close ▁to ▁where ▁the ▁c emetery ▁wid ens . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁Bal der no ck ▁Par ish ▁Church ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Cou per ▁became ▁minister ▁of ▁Bal der no ck ▁Par ish ▁Church , ▁East ▁Ren f rew shire , ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 5 , ▁the ▁present ▁Church ▁building ▁was ▁constructed ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure . ▁Cou per ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁Statist ical ▁Account ; ▁" The ▁greater ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁this ▁parish ▁dev ote ▁their ▁time ▁to ▁that ▁most ▁innoc ent ▁and ▁most ▁useful ▁of ▁sec ular ▁employ ments , ▁the ▁cultiv ation ▁of ▁the ▁earth ”. ▁ ▁The ▁" l iving ” ▁received ▁by ▁Rev . ▁James ▁Cou per ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 3 ▁consisted ▁of ▁" 6 3 ▁b oll s ▁of ▁me al , ▁£