Question: What was the nickname of the Scottish landowner from which Edinburgh Napier University took its name?

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John Napier: John Napier of Merchiston ( ; 1 February, 1550 – 4 April 1617); also signed as Neper, Nepair; nicknamed Marvellous Merchiston) was a Scottish landowner known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer.  He was the 8th Laird of Merchiston.  His Latinized name was Ioannes Neper.

STV Edinburgh: STV Edinburgh was a local television channel based in Edinburgh which launched on 12 January 2015.  It was owned and operated by STV Group plc in partnership with Edinburgh Napier University.  The channel was closed on Sunday 23 April 2017 and replaced by STV2, a semi-national network of local TV stations.

Screen Academy Scotland: The Screen Academy Scotland (A Skillset Film Academy) is a collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art.  It was opened in August 2005 by the then First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell, and is based in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Both Edinburgh Napier and eca already had established film making courses, Napier's combined photography and film undergraduate BA launched Cannes prizewinner Lynne Ramsay on her journey to film directing.  The Academy offers practical, project-based, postgraduate courses.  A new Production Centre was opened in August 2006 by Napier Honorary Graduate Tilda Swinton.  The Academy's first Director is Robin MacPherson FRSA, a BAFTA-nominated producer and formerly Development Executive for Scottish Screen, now Professor of Screen Media at Edinburgh Napier University where he is also Director of its Institute for Creative Industries and a Board member of Creative Scotland.

Edinburgh International College: Edinburgh International College (EIC), established in 2010, is an associate college of Edinburgh Napier University in Scotland.  Operated by Navitas, EIC provides international students with pathway programmes that enable them to graduate with full degrees from Edinburgh Napier University.  The college is located in Napier University buildings near Bruntsfield, Edinburgh.

Craig House, Edinburgh: Craig House is a historic house and estate located on Easter Craiglockhart Hill, between the Craiglockhart and Morningside areas of Edinburgh, Scotland.  Old Craig House dates from the 16th century, and succeeded an earlier building.  In the late 19th century it was purchased by the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, and the site was developed as Craig House Hospital, a psychiatric hospital, including substantial new buildings.  Following refurbishment, the site was opened in 1996 as the Craighouse Campus of Edinburgh Napier University.

Robin MacPherson: Robin MacPherson (born 1959, Glasgow, Scotland) is a filmmaker and Chair in Creative Industries at the University of the Highlands and Islands.  Previously he was Professor of Screen Media at Edinburgh Napier University, director of Screen Academy Scotland (a Creative Skillset Film Academy partnership with Edinburgh College of Art) and of the Institute for Creative Industries at Edinburgh Napier.

Catriona Shearer: Catriona Shearer (born 7 October 1981) in Edinburgh is a Scottish journalist, broadcaster and producer, best known as a presenter for BBC Scotland's national news programme.  Shearer graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism.

Edinburgh Napier University: Edinburgh Napier University is a public university in Edinburgh, Scotland.  Napier Technical College, the predecessor of the university was founded in 1964, taking its name from Scottish mathematician John Napier.  It gained university status in 1992 and was renamed Napier University.

Sighthill, Edinburgh: Sighthill is a suburb in the west of Edinburgh, Scotland.  Edinburgh College (formerly Stevenson) and Edinburgh Napier University's Sighthill Campuses (formerly Stevenson College and the Edinburgh Business College respectively) are based here.  There is also a medical centre, a library and a fire station, as well as some small shops.

Jannette Anderson: Kathleen Jannette Anderson (1927 - July 5, 2002), known as Jannette, was appointed deputy principal of Edinburgh Napier University in 1983, becoming the first woman to be appointed to such a senior post in Scotland.  Professor Anderson was a biologist who was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Institute of Biology, Fellow of the Royal College of Chemistry, Fellow of the Scottish Vocational Education Council and was awarded an OBE in 1987 for services to education.  She developed the first interdisciplinary degree course at Napier College (now Edinburgh Napier University) and also significantly contributed to the development of research within the university.

Supporting paragraphs: Edinburgh Napier University John Napier
Answer: Marvellous Merchiston