| LC control no. | n 84087315 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Alexander, William, 1826-1894 |
| Birth date | 18260612 |
| Death date | 18940219 |
| Place of birth | Chapel of Garioch, Scotland |
| Place of death | Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Field of activity | Scotland--social life and customs |
| Affiliation | Aberdeen Free Press |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Editors |
| Found in | His Notes and sketches illustrative of northern rural life in the eighteenth century, 1981: t.p. (William Alexander, 1826-1894) p. iv (b. in central Aberdeenshire parish of Chapel of Garioch in 1826) LC data base, 3/9/84 (hdg: Alexander, William, 1826-1894) OCLC, Aug. 15, 2013 (access point: Alexander, William; Alexander, William, of the Aberdeen Free Press; usage: William Alexander; author of Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk) Electricscotland.com website, via Google search on Aug. 14, 2013 : History tab > books and articles about Scotland > other online books > 20. Rural life in the Eighteenth Century > William Alexander, 1826-1894 (editor of 'The Aberdeen Free Press'; b. June 12, 1826 in Chapel of Garioch, Aberdeenshire; d. Feb. 19, 1894 in Aberdeen; worked with his father on a farm in 1851; employed as a newspaper reporter in 1861; became sub-editor of the Aberdeen Free Press in 1867; editor of the Free Press in 1871; published three books: 'Johnny Gibb of Gushetneuk', 'Notes and sketches of northern rural life' and 'Sketches of life among my ain folk') <http://www.electricscotland.com/history/rural_lifendx.htm> |
| Associated language | eng |
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