hiː ɡˈeɪnd ɐn ˌɛmˈeɪ fɹʌm jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn, ænd wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ɐn ˈɑːnɚɹˌɛɹi ˌɛlˌɛldˈiː baɪ ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti sˈɛvən.
He gained an MA from University of Edinburgh in 1915, and was later awarded an honorary LLD by the university in 1927.