Alexander, John, 1792-1868

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Alexander Thomson of Banchory-Devenick (1792-1868), a graduate twice of Marischal College (MA 1816, LLD 1855) pursued a variety of subjects including law, mathematics, language and literature, botany, geology and zoology. He travelled widely with his family in Europe, especially in Italy and France. His very wide-ranging interests, particularly on Victorian social and educational issues, are well represented in his library of c. 1600 books, and 6,000 pamphlets, bequeathed to the Free Church College, Aberdeen, after his death, and now deposited as a named collection in the University Library.

From the guide to the Papers of Alexander Thomson, of Banchory, 1696 - 1863, (University of Aberdeen)

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referencedIn Robert Hare papers, 1764-1858, 1764-1858 American Philosophical Society
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Birth 1792

Death 1868

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