The Aberdeen doctors is a term given to a group of six scholars working at Marischal College

Marischal College

Marischal College is a building and former university in the centre of the city of Aberdeen in north-east Scotland. The building is owned by the University of Aberdeen and used for ceremonial events...

 and King's College

King's College, Aberdeen

King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen...

, Aberdeen

Aberdeen

Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

. Until 1635, they enjoyed the leadership of Patrick Forbes

Patrick Forbes

Patrick Forbes was a late 16th century and early 17th century Scottish churchman. Born in 1564, he was the oldest son of Elizabeth Strachan and her husband William Forbes, Laird of Corse. He attended the High School of Stirling, the University of Glasgow and then the University of St Andrews...

, Bishop of Aberdeen

Bishop of Aberdeen

The Bishop of Aberdeen was the ecclesiastical head of the Diocese of Aberdeen, one of Scotland's 13 medieval bishoprics, whose first recorded bishop is an early 12th century cleric named Nechtan...

. They are distinguishable not only for their positions at Aberdeen, but also by their opposition to the National Covenant of 1638. Their adherence to Episcopacy and their support for the Articles of the Assembly at Perth (1618), which prescribed several Episcopalian forms of worship, form the backdrop of their opposition to the Presbyterian Covenanters.

List of the six "Aberdeen doctors"

• William Leslie, Principal of King's College, leader after death of Bishop Forbes in 1635
• John Forbes of Corse
  John Forbes (theologian)
  John Forbes of Corse was a Scottish minister and theologian, one of the Aberdeen doctors, noted for his eirenic approach in church polity and opposition to the National Covenant.-Life:...
  
  , theologian at King's College and son of Bishop Forbes
• Alexander Scroggie, scholar of King's College, Minister in Old Aberdeen
• Alexander Ross, Scholar of King's College, Minister in Aberdeen
• Robert Baron
  Robert Baron
  Robert Baron was a Scottish theologian and one of the so-called Aberdeen doctors. He is commemorated in the Calendar of saints of the Scottish Episcopal Church on 28 March.-Life:...
  
  , Professor of Divinity at Marischal, Minister in Aberdeen
• James Sibbald, Professor of Natural Philosophy at Marischal, Minister in Aberdeen