Robert Lippe (1833–1913) was a Scottish minister mainly serving as chaplain to public services in Aberdeen. He is chiefly remembered as an archaeologist and mountaineer, notably founding the

Cairngorm Club The Cairngorm Club is a mountaineering club, based in Aberdeen, Scotland formed in June 1887. History The Cairngorm Club was founded by Alexander Copland, Rev. Robert Lippe, Alexander Inkson M'Connochie, Rev. C. C. Macdonald, W. A. Hawes, and W ...

in 1887.

Life

He was born in

Kennethmont Kennethmont (archaically Kinnethmont) is a village in the Marr area of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, approximately south of Huntly. It has a population of approximately 470 people. Kennethmont children attend Kennethmont Primary School and the Gordo ...

Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland. It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...

on 18 June 1833 the eldest son of Robert Lippe, a mill-wright. He studied Divinity at

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1851 to 1856, graduating MA. In 1862 he became a schoolteacher in the village of

Forgue Forgue is a hamlet in Aberdeenshire. It lies northwest of Aberdeen and northeast of Huntly. The Glendronach distillery is located in Forgue. Notable residents * George Bartlet, Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney * Sir George Stuart Forbes, Indian ...

where he continued until 1879. During this period (in 1868) he was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of

Turriff Turriff () is a town and civil parish in Aberdeenshire in Scotland. It lies on the River Deveron, about above sea level, and has a population of 5,708. In everyday speech it is often referred to by its Scots name ''Turra'', which is derived fr ...

on behalf of the

Church of Scotland The Church of Scotland ( sco, The Kirk o Scotland; gd, Eaglais na h-Alba) is the national church in Scotland. The Church of Scotland was principally shaped by John Knox, in the Scottish Reformation, Reformation of 1560, when it split from t ...

, but failed to find a position. In 1879 he obtained a joint appointment as Chaplain to both Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Aberdeen Lunatic Asylum. He then lived at 28 Argyll Place in

. He was a member of the New Spalding Club and a founder of the

and was its first Vice President. Aberdeen University awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD) in 1895. He died on 28 January 1913.

Family

In December 1862 he married Mary McCondach (d.1903) daughter of John McCondach, a builder. Their daughter Mary Lippe became Principal of Queen's Gate School in Aberdeen. His son Charles Lippe (1868-1919) became an advocate.

Publications

*''Missale Romanum Mediolani'' *''A Historical Sketch of the Cairngorm Club'' (1894)Scottish Notes and Queries 1894 *''Selections from Wodrow's Biographical Collections'' (1890)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lippe, Robert 1833 births 1913 deaths People from Aberdeenshire Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Scottish mountain climbers Scottish archaeologists 19th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland 20th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland