David Patrick

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LLD (1849Law, M.D. "Preface" in ''Chambers’s Encyclopædia''. London:

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, 1961, Vol. 1, p. vii. – 22 March 1914) was a Scottish writer and editor. He edited ''

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'' from 1888 to 1892, ''Chambers's Biographical Dictionary'' in 1897 and ''Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature'' with F. H. Groome from 1901 to 1903.

Life

David Patrick was born to the Rev. Joseph Patrick (1814–1871) in the Free Church manse at

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on 19 April 1849. His mother was Mary Barbour (b.1824), He was educated at the

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and then, planning to enter the Free Church of Scotland (as his father), attended the New College in

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, receiving the Cunningham Fellowship at the close of his four-year course. Patrick subsequently studied

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, Berlin,

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and

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before eventually deciding on a literary career.''Who's Who, 1905''. Vol. 57. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1905. (pg. 1246)''Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh''. Vol. 35. Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1915. (pg. 9) It was while working under Dr. J M Ross of the

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, then producing the ''Globe Encyclopaedia'' series, that he was introduced to encyclopaedical work. Within a few years, he had attained a position with the publishing house of

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& Robert Chambers. He first worked as an assistant to Dr. Andrew Findlater in the Literary Department, and ultimately became head of the literary staff. In 1888 he was elected a Fellow of the

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. His proposers were Sir John Murray, Robert Cox.

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, and

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. Between 1888 and 1892, he edited a revised version of ''

''. He also edited ''Chambers's Biographical Dictionary'' in 1897 and ''Chambers's Cyclopaedia of English Literature'' with F.H. Groome from 1901 to 1903. He wrote the introduction to the later 1914 edition of ''Chambers's Encyclopaedia'' shortly before his death on 22 March 1914. He had premises at 339 High Street on the

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and lived at 20 Mansionhouse Road in the

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.Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1910

References and sources

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