Douglas-Lithgow, R. A. (Robert Alexander), 1846-1917
Variant namesPhysician, poet, and author of the Dictionary of American-Indian place and proper names in New England (1909), as well as works on poetry, medicine, the history of Nantucket, etc.
Born in Ireland in 1846 and educated there, Douglas-Lithgow practiced medicine in London, where he also was an officer of the Royal Society of Literature of Great Britain and Ireland. In the late 1890's, Douglas-Lithgow must have emigrated to Boston, where he continued his writing on regional topics.
From the description of Letter : Boston, Mass., to [Frederick Webb] Hodge, 1909 Jan. 11. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34464413
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| creatorOf | Douglas-Lithgow, R. A. (Robert Alexander), 1846-1917. Letter : Boston, Mass., to [Frederick Webb] Hodge, 1909 Jan. 11. | Newberry Library | |
| referencedIn | Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield), 1823-1886,. Letters to Clement Mansfield Ingleby from various correspondents [manuscript], 1847-1886. | Folger Shakespeare Library |
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| associatedWith | Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library) | corporateBody |
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| associatedWith | Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1864-1956. | person |
| correspondedWith | Ingleby, C. M. (Clement Mansfield), 1823-1886, | person |
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Birth 1846
Death 1917
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