Agnes Grainger Stewart was a Scottish writer. She was born in Edinburgh on 26 April 1871. Her father was Sir Thomas Grainger Stewart, an eminent physician, and her mother was Jessy Dingwall Fordyce McDonald. Her only published work appears to be The Academic Gregories (1901). The Gregories

Gregory (surname)

Gregory is a surname, and may refer to:* Adam Gregory* Alyse Gregory* Andre Gregory* Augustus Charles Gregory, Australian explorer* Benji Gregory* :fr:Bernard Gregory, French physicist, CERN Director General* Bob Gregory* Brad Stephan Gregory...

 dealt with in this book include:John Gregory

John Gregory (moralist)

John Gregory , a.k.a. John Gregorie, was an eighteenth-century Scottish physician, medical writer and moralist....

, James Gregory

James Gregory (physician)

James Gregory FRSE FRCPE was a Scottish physician and classicist.-Early life and education:He was the eldest son of John Gregory and Elizabeth Forbes , and was born in Aberdeen...

, William Gregory

William Gregory (chemist)

William Gregory was a Scottish physician who is probably best known today for his work in chemistry. He studied under and translated some of the works of Liebig, the noted German chemist. Gregory also had interests in mesmerism and phrenology.- External links :...

, etc. In all, the book outlines the lives of twelve Gregories from 1638–1858. Otherwise she seems to have led a sheltered life, presumably in charge of the Stewart household in Charlotte Square, Edinburgh. She died in Edinburgh on 25 September 1956, aged 85.

Published Work

• The Academic Gregories, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier
  Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier
  This Edinburgh book publishing firm produced many hundreds of books mainly on religious and biographical themes, especially during its heyday from about 1880 to 1910. It is probably best remembered for its memorable ‘Famous Scots Series’ with their distinctive red and gilt covers. Forty-two of...
  
  , 1901, ("Famous Scots Series")