The name Lizars is best known as a family of artists and engravers of Scottish origin:
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Daniel Lizars Sr.
Daniel Lizars (1754–1812) was an 18th-century Scottish engraver, map-maker and publisher. He was patriarch to the famous Lizars family. He is remembered for his views of Edinburgh.
Life
He was born in Portsburgh, off the Grassmarket in s ...
(1754–1812), engraver and editor, father of:
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John Lizars
Prof John Lizars FRSE (15 May 1792–21 May 1860) was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist and medical author.
He was Professor of surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and senior surgeon at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He perfo ...
(c.1787–1860), Professor of Surgery at the Royal College of Surgeons,
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William Home Lizars
William Home Lizars (1788 – 30 March 1859) was a Scottish painter and engraver.
Life
The son of Daniel Lizars, and brother of the surgeon John Lizars, he was born at Edinburgh in 1788, and was educated at the high school there. His sister ...
(1788–1859), engraver, artist, and editor
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Daniel Lizars Daniel Lizars Jr. (1793–1875) was a 19th-century Scottish engraver, map-maker and publisher.
Life
He was born in May 1793 in Edinburgh the son of Daniel Lizars Sr. (1754–1812) and his wife, Margaret Home. The family lived at the "Backstai ...
(1793–1875), his son, engraver and editor.
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