Charles Cordiner (–1794) was a Scottish
Episcopal
Episcopal may refer to:
*Of or relating to a bishop, an overseer in the Christian church
*Episcopate, the see of a bishop – a diocese
*Episcopal Church (disambiguation), any church with "Episcopal" in its name
** Episcopal Church (United State ...
clergyman and
antiquary
An antiquarian or antiquary () is an fan (person), aficionado or student of antiquities or things of the past. More specifically, the term is used for those who study history with particular attention to ancient artifact (archaeology), artifac ...
.
Life
Charles Cordiner became Episcopalian minister of St Andrew's Chapel, Banff, in 1769. He became known as a writer on antiquities. He died at
Banff on 18 November 1794, aged forty-eight, leaving a widow and eight children.
James Cordiner
James Cordiner (1775–1836) was a British minister and writer, the author of ''A Description of Ceylon''.
Life
Origins
James Cordiner, third son of Charles Cordiner, Episcopal minister of Banff, was born in 1775. He received his primary ...
was his son.
[Stephen, ed. 1887, p. 215.]
Works
He was the author of
Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a series of Letters to Thomas Pennant', London, 1780; and
Remarkable Ruins and Romantic Prospects of North Britain, with Ancient Monuments and singular subjects of Natural History', 2 vols. London, 1788–95. This last work, which is illustrated with engravings by
Peter Mazell
Peter Mazell was an Irish painter and engraver, working in London between c. 1761 and 1797. He is known for his fine engravings of natural history subjects, especially those illustrating books by John Walcott and the Welsh naturalist Thomas Pen ...
, was published in parts, but Cordiner did not live to see the publication of the last part.
Gallery
References
Sources
* Smitten, Jeffrey R. (2004)
"Cordiner, Charles (1746?–1794), Scottish Episcopal clergyman and antiquary" ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography''. Oxford UP. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
Attribution:
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External links
"Rev Charles Cordiner" ''The British Museum''. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
"The Rev. Charles Cordiner [(?1746-1794) antiquaryat Banff …"">?1746-1794) antiquary">
"The Rev. Charles Cordiner [(?1746-1794) antiquary
at Banff …" ''The National Archives''. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
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1740s births
1794 deaths
18th-century antiquarians
18th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests
18th-century Scottish writers
Scottish antiquarians
Year of birth uncertain