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Ged, William (1684/5–1749), goldsmith and stereotype founder  

John Burnett

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Ged, William (1684/5–1749), goldsmith and stereotype founder, was probably born in Dunfermline, son of William Ged, said to have been a member of the family of Ged of Baldridge in Fife. He was apprenticed to Robert Inglis, goldsmith, in Edinburgh in 1696, and his own mark was entered with the ...

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Wilson, Alexander (1714–1786), astronomer and type founder  

George Stronach

revised by Roger Hutchins

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Wilson, Alexander (1714–1786), astronomer and type founder, son of Patrick Wilson, town clerk of St Andrews, and Clara Fairfoul, his wife, was born at St Andrews, Fife. His father died when he was very young. He studied at the university there, and graduated MA on 8 May 1733. He was then apprenticed to a surgeon and apothecary, first in ...