Alexander Bower ('' fl''. 1804–1830) was a

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. Bower began as a teacher in Edinburgh, then acted as assistant-librarian in the

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. He died suddenly about 1830–1. He published several works between 1804 and 1830: * ''An Account of the Life of James Beattie, LL.D.'', 1804, 8vo., besides his subject, James Beattie, are occasional notes on contemporary literature and literary figures in Scotland. * ''The Life of Luther, with an account of the early progress of the Reformation,'' 1813, 8vo. * ''The History of the University of Edinburgh, chiefly compiled from original Papers and Records never before published,'' vols. i. ii., 1817, vol. iii. 1830, 8vo. noted as a biographical source for people associated with the university, but other details are lacking in value. * ''The Edinburgh Students' Guide, or an Account of the Classes of the University,'' 1822.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bower, Alexander Scottish biographers 1830s deaths Year of birth unknown People associated with the University of Edinburgh