Rev John Sutherland Black FRSE LLD (1846–1923) was a Scottish biblical scholar and contributor to the ''

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'' and '' Dictionary of National Biography''. He was a noted literary editor and amateur

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. In encyclopedic references, Black is usually just shown as J.S.B.

Life

Black was born in Dunnikier near Kirkcaldy in Fife on 4 July 1846. He was the son of Rev James Black, the local minister of the Secession Church. Black attended the Burgh School in Kirkcaldy. He then attended the

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graduating with an MA and then an LLD. From 1878 to 1889 Black was Assistant Editor for

(9th Edition). From 1894 to 1903 he was joint editor of the

Encyclopedia Biblica ''Encyclopaedia Biblica: A Critical Dictionary of the Literary, Political and Religion History, the Archeology, Geography and Natural History of the Bible'' (1899), edited by Thomas Kelly Cheyne and J. Sutherland Black, is a critical encyclopedi ...

. In the same period he was a major contributor to the Dictionary of National Biography. From 1906 until 1916 Black was Curator of records at the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Black died in

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on 22 February 1923.

Works

* ''Sketches from Eastern History'', by

Theodor Nöldeke Theodor Nöldeke (; born 2 March 1836 – 25 December 1930) was a German orientalist and scholar. His research interests ranged over Old Testament studies, Semitic languages and Arabic, Persian and Syriac literature. Nöldeke translated several ...

(1892) ranslated by Sutherland*''Dante illustrations and notes'' (1890) illustrated by

Phoebe Anna Traquair Phoebe Anna Traquair (; 24 May 1852 – 4 August 1936) was an Irish-born artist, who achieved international recognition for her role in the Arts and Crafts movement in Scotland, as an illustrator, painter and embroiderer. Her works included lar ...

*''The Life of William Robertson Smith'' (1906), with George William Chrystal

Memberships

*Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh *Member of the Edinburgh Astronomical Institution.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Black, John Sutherland 1846 births 1923 deaths British literary editors Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh