Robert Carruthers
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Robert Carruthers journalist and miscellaneous writer, born in Dumfriesshire
, was for a time a teacher in Huntingdon
, and wrote a History of Huntingdon (1824). In 1828 he became editor of the Inverness Courier, which he conducted with great ability. He edited Alexander Pope
's works with a memoir (1853), and along with Robert Chambers edited the first edition of Chambers' Cyclopædia of English Literature (1842–44). He received the degree of LL.D. from Edinbugh
Dumfriesshire
Dumfriesshire or the County of Dumfries is a registration county of Scotland. The lieutenancy area of Dumfries has similar boundaries.Until 1975 it was a county. Its county town was Dumfries...
, was for a time a teacher in Huntingdon
Huntingdon
Huntingdon is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England. The town was chartered by King John in 1205. It is the traditional county town of Huntingdonshire, and is currently the seat of the Huntingdonshire district council. It is known as the birthplace in 1599 of Oliver Cromwell.-History:Huntingdon...
, and wrote a History of Huntingdon (1824). In 1828 he became editor of the Inverness Courier, which he conducted with great ability. He edited Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an 18th-century English poet, best known for his satirical verse and for his translation of Homer. He is the third-most frequently quoted writer in The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, after Shakespeare and Tennyson...
's works with a memoir (1853), and along with Robert Chambers edited the first edition of Chambers' Cyclopædia of English Literature (1842–44). He received the degree of LL.D. from Edinbugh