Alexander Bower (''
fl''. 1804–1830) was a
biographer
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from
Scotland
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.
Bower began as a teacher in Edinburgh, then acted as assistant-librarian in the
university of Edinburgh
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. He died suddenly about 1830–1.
He published several works between 1804 and 1830:
* ''An Account of the Life of James Beattie, LL.D.'', 1804, 8vo., besides his subject,
James Beattie, are occasional notes on contemporary literature and literary figures in Scotland.
* ''The Life of Luther, with an account of the early progress of the Reformation,'' 1813, 8vo.
* ''The History of the University of Edinburgh, chiefly compiled from original Papers and Records never before published,'' vols. i. ii., 1817, vol. iii. 1830, 8vo. noted as a biographical source for people associated with the university, but other details are lacking in value.
* ''The Edinburgh Students' Guide, or an Account of the Classes of the University,'' 1822.
References
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Scottish biographers
1830s deaths
Year of birth unknown
People associated with the University of Edinburgh