Alexander Bower
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Alexander Bower was a biographer from Scotland
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Bower began as a teacher in Edinburgh, then acted as assistant-librarian in the university of Edinburgh
. He died suddenly about 1830-1.
He published several works between 1804 and 1830:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Bower began as a teacher in Edinburgh, then acted as assistant-librarian in the university of Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh, founded in 1583, is a public research university located in Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The university is deeply embedded in the fabric of the city, with many of the buildings in the historic Old Town belonging to the university...
. 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 BeattieJames Beattie (writer)Professor James Beattie FRSE was a Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher.He was born the son of a shopkeeper and small farmer at Laurencekirk in the Mearns, and educated at Aberdeen University. In 1760, he was appointed Professor of moral philosophy there as a result of the interest of his...
, 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.