Difference between revisions of "David Laing"
From BiblePortal Wikipedia
(Created page with "David Laing <ref name="term_75992" /> <p> A learned antiquary, profound in his knowledge of Scottish ecclesiastical and literary history, born, the son of bookseller, at Edin...") |
|||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
David Laing <ref name="term_75992" /> | |||
<p> A learned antiquary, profound in his knowledge of Scottish ecclesiastical and literary history, born, the son of bookseller, at Edinburgh, followed for thirty years his father's trade; was appointed to the charge of the [[Signet]] Library in 1837; was secretary to the Bannatyne Club, and in 1864 received the degree of LL.D. from [[Edinburgh]] University; he contributed many valuable papers to the <i> Transactions of the | David Laing <ref name="term_75992" /> | ||
==References == | <p> A learned antiquary, profound in his knowledge of Scottish ecclesiastical and literary history, born, the son of bookseller, at Edinburgh, followed for thirty years his father's trade; was appointed to the charge of the [[Signet]] [[Library]] in 1837; was secretary to the Bannatyne Club, and in 1864 received the degree of LL.D. from [[Edinburgh]] University; he contributed many valuable papers to the <i> Transactions of the Society of [[Antiquaries]] of [[Scotland]] </i> , collected and edited much of the ancient poetry of Scotland, and acquired a private library of manuscripts and volumes of great value (1799-1878). </p> | ||
== References == | |||
<references> | <references> | ||
<ref name="term_75992"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/laing,+david David Laing from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | <ref name="term_75992"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/laing,+david David Laing from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:38, 15 October 2021
David Laing [1]
A learned antiquary, profound in his knowledge of Scottish ecclesiastical and literary history, born, the son of bookseller, at Edinburgh, followed for thirty years his father's trade; was appointed to the charge of the Signet Library in 1837; was secretary to the Bannatyne Club, and in 1864 received the degree of LL.D. from Edinburgh University; he contributed many valuable papers to the Transactions of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland , collected and edited much of the ancient poetry of Scotland, and acquired a private library of manuscripts and volumes of great value (1799-1878).
