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Hugh Alexander Webster
Professor Hugh Alexander Webster , FRSGS (1849 – 7 January 1926) was a Scottish teacher, librarian and encyclopaedist. Biography The son of Rev David Webster and Isabella McKinnon, Hugh Webster was born in Laurencekirk, Kincardineshire, and educated first privately by his father and later at Edinburgh University (1878–80). He became a teacher at Merchiston Castle School, Merchiston Castle Academy and later Librarian at the University. He was a member of a group of encyclopaedists working in Edinburgh in the late 19th century including William Robertson Smith (editor of the ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' and contributor to the ''Encyclopaedia Biblica''); David Patrick (writer), David Patrick (editor of ''Chambers's Encyclopaedia'', ''Chambers's Biographical Dictionary'', and ''Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature''); J Sutherland Black (editor of Encyclopaedia Biblica); George Sandeman, (editor in chief of Nelson's Encyclopaedia) and Patrick Geddes. Hugh Webster was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurencekirk
Laurencekirk (, sco, Lowrenkirk, gd, Eaglais Labhrainn), colloquially known as "The Lang Toun" or amongst locals as simply "The Kirk", is a small town in the historic county of Kincardineshire, Scotland, just off the A90 Dundee to Aberdeen main road. It is administered as part of Aberdeenshire. It is the largest settlement in the Howe o' the Mearns area and houses the local secondary school; Mearns Academy, which was established in 1895 and awarded the Charter Mark in 2003. Its old name was Conveth, an anglification of the Gaelic ''Coinmheadh'', referring to an obligation to provide free food and board to passing troops. Laurencekirk is in the valley between the Hill of Garvock and the Cairn O' Mount. The famous landmark of the Johnston Tower can be seen on the peak of the Garvock. Laurencekirk was, in the past, known for making snuff boxes with a special type of airtight hinge (known as a "Laurencekirk hinge") invented by James Sandy. Laurencekirk Golf Club (now defunct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
