Duffield, Alexander James
(1821/2–1890)
- C. E. Hughes
- , revised by Nilanjana Banerji
Extract
Duffield, Alexander James (1821/2–1890), translator and mining engineer, was born at Tettenhall, near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire. He was intended for the clerical profession, and studied at Trinity College, Dublin, but did not take orders. Instead, after marriage, he emigrated to South America. He worked for some years in ...