Campbell, John Lorne, of Canna (1906–1996), scholar of Scottish Gaelic folklore, was born in Edinburgh on 1 October 1906, the eldest son of Colonel Duncan Campbell, laird of Inverneill, Argyll, and his wife, Ethel, née Harriet, from New Jersey, USA. He was educated at ...
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Campbell, John Lorne, of Canna (1906–1996), scholar of Scottish Gaelic folklore
Derick S. Thomson
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Clark, John (d. 1807), scholar of Scottish Gaelic literature and land agent
J. M. Rigg
revised by Lionel Alexander Ritchie
Clark, John (d. 1807), scholar of Scottish Gaelic literature and land agent, was, in the astringent judgement of the Celtic scholar Alexander Macbain, 'James Macpherson's fellow Badenoch man, contemporary, friend, and sincere imitator in poetry and literary honesty' (Macbain, 186...
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Cleaver, Euseby Digby [Eusebh D. Mac Cliabhair] (1826–1894), Church of England clergyman and promoter of the Irish language
Séamas Ó Saothraí
Cleaver, Euseby Digby [Eusebh D. Mac Cliabhair] (1826–1894), Church of England clergyman and promoter of the Irish language, was born on 8 March 1826 at Delgany, co. Wicklow, the eldest son of William Cleaver, rector of the parish, and his wife, Mary, daughter of ...
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Erskine, Stuart Richard [known as Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar] (1869–1960), political activist and Gaelic entrepreneur
Derick S. Thomson
Erskine, Stuart Richard [known as Ruaraidh Erskine of Mar] (1869–1960), political activist and Gaelic entrepreneur, was born at 1 Portland Place, Brighton, on 15 January 1869, second of the three sons of William Macnaghten Erskine, fifth Baron Erskine (1841–1913), army officer, and his wife, ...
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Gillies, William [Liam MacGille Iosa] (1865–1932), Scottish nationalist and Gaelic cultural activist
Richard J. Finlay
Gillies, William [Liam MacGille Iosa] (1865–1932), Scottish nationalist and Gaelic cultural activist, was born at 16 Upper Berkeley Street West, Paddington, London, on 23 December 1865, the son of Robert Gillies (1836–1909), a draper in the City of London, and his wife, Agnes, ...
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Henderson, George (1866–1912), Gaelic scholar
J. L. Campbell and H. C. G. Matthew
Henderson, George (1866–1912), Gaelic scholar, was born on 18 February 1866 at Heughden, Kiltarlity, Inverness-shire, the son of Elizabeth Fraser, daughter of a farmer; his reputed father was George Henderson, general merchant, of Inverness (d. cert.); he had a half-sister, Wilhelmina Fraser...
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Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone (1909–1991), Celtic scholar
William Gillies
Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone (1909–1991), Celtic scholar, was born on 1 November 1909 at Melville, Lavender Vale, Beddington, Surrey, the younger child of Alan Stuart Jackson (1877–1964), stockbroker, and his wife, Lucy Jane, née Hurlstone (1879–1970). While his father's family included clerics and civil servants, his mother's contained several artists, notably ...
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Kirk, Robert (1644–1692), Gaelic scholar
Louis Stott
Kirk, Robert (1644–1692), Gaelic scholar, was born on 9 December 1644, probably at Aberfoyle, Perthshire, the seventh and youngest son of James Kirk (1608/1609?–1658), minister there, and his wife, Elizabeth Carkettle (d. 1679). He studied at Edinburgh University (where he graduated MA on 19 July 1661), and afterwards at ...
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Logan, James (1797–1872), writer on Scottish Gaelic culture
Derick S. Thomson
Logan, James (1797–1872), writer on Scottish Gaelic culture, was born in Aberdeen on 13 March 1797, the son of a merchant there. He was educated at the local grammar school and afterwards at Marischal College. A fractured skull sustained while attending a highland games prevented him from following his intended career in law. From about 1821 it appears that he lived mainly in ...
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MacEachainn, Eoghan [Evan Maceachen] (1769–1849), Roman Catholic priest and Gaelic scholar
Thompson Cooper
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
MacEachainn, Eoghan [Evan Maceachen] (1769–1849), Roman Catholic priest and Gaelic scholar, was born at Arisaig, Inverness-shire, and educated in a school at Ruthven, near Huntly, Aberdeenshire. He was sent in 1788 to the Scots College at Valladolid, where he was ordained priest in 1798. On his return to the mission he was stationed at ...
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Macfarlane, Patrick (1757/8–1832), Gaelic scholar
J. R. MacDonald
revised by Philip Carter
Macfarlane, Patrick (1757/8–1832), Gaelic scholar, was for some time schoolmaster at Appin, Argyll, but towards the end of his life was resident in Glasgow. His work in Gaelic literature consisted mostly of translations published by the Society in Scotland for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge...
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Macgillivray, Charles Robert (1805/6–1867), physician and Gaelic scholar
J. R. MacDonald
revised by H. C. G. Matthew
Macgillivray, Charles Robert (1805/6–1867), physician and Gaelic scholar, the son of Neil Macgillivray, a crofter, and his wife, Christina, née McEachran, was born in Kilfinichen, Mull. He received his elementary education at the school of his native parish, and when about twenty went to ...
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MacGregor, Alexander (1806–1881), Church of Scotland minister and writer of Scottish Gaelic prose
Sheila M. Kidd
MacGregor, Alexander (1806–1881), Church of Scotland minister and writer of Scottish Gaelic prose, was born on 26 May 1806 at the Mission House, Dalfuil, Glengairn, near Ballater, the eldest of the four children of the Revd Robert MacGregor (1767–1846) and his wife, Janet Menzies...
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Macintosh, Donald (1743–1808), Scottish Episcopal clergyman and Gaelic scholar
Gerald M. D. Howat
Macintosh, Donald (1743–1808), Scottish Episcopal clergyman and Gaelic scholar, was born at Orchilmore, near Killiecrankie, Perthshire, the son of a tenant farmer. After attending the parish school he went to Edinburgh, where he worked from 1774 as a penny postman. He subsequently became a copying clerk and tutor to the family of ...
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Mackay, Mackintosh (1793–1873), Free Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar
Alan Bell
Mackay, Mackintosh (1793–1873), Free Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar, was born at Eddrachillis, Sutherland, on 18 November 1793, the son of Alexander Mackay, tacksman of Duartbeg and a captain in the Reay fencibles, and his wife, Helen, eldest daughter of Alexander Falconer...
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MacLachlan, Ewen (1773–1822), poet and Gaelic scholar
Douglas Brown
MacLachlan, Ewen (1773–1822), poet and Gaelic scholar, was born at Torracaltin, Nether Lochaber, the son of a weaver. After attending the parish school at Kilmallie, he worked as private tutor to several prominent local families. Financial assistance from the chief of the clan ...
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Maclauchlan, Thomas (1816–1886), Free Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar
James Lachlan MacLeod
Maclauchlan, Thomas (1816–1886), Free Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar, was born on 29 January 1816 at Moy, Inverness-shire. He was the fourth child of James Maclauchlan, minister of Moy, and his second wife, Catherine Fraser. He was educated initially at home and then at the ...
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MacLeod, John (1756/7–1841), Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar
J. R. MacDonald
revised by Roderick MacLeod
MacLeod, John (1756/7–1841), Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar, was born on the Isle of Skye and educated at the University of Aberdeen where he graduated in 1776. He was licensed by the presbytery of Aberdeen on 16 April 1778. After assisting ...
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Macleod, Norman (1783–1862), Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar
H. C. G. Matthew
Macleod, Norman (1783–1862), Church of Scotland minister and Gaelic scholar, was born in December 1783, the son of Norman Macleod, who was ordained in 1774 minister of Morven, Argyll, and his wife, Jean, granddaughter of William Morrison, minister of Tiree in the Hebrides...
