Joseph Robertson
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
a learned English divine, was born at Knipe, Westmoreland Co. Aug. 28, 1726. He entered Queen's College, Oxford, in 1746, where he took his degree of arts. Receiving orders, he was for some time curate to Dr. Sykes at Rayleigh, and in 1758 received the living of Herriard, Hampshire. In 1770 he became rector of Sutton, in Essex, and in 1779 he was presented to the living of Horncastle, in Lincolnshire. He died Jan. 19, 1802. Among his principal publications are, a tract on Culinary Poisons (Lond. 1781): — Introduction to Study of Polite Literature (ibid. 1782): — Education of Young Ladies (ibid. 1798, 8vo). Besides other miscellaneous works, he contributed to The Critical Review from August, 1764, to September, 1785, over 2620 criticisms on theological, classical, poetical, and miscellaneous publications. See Chalmers, Biogq. Dict. s.v.; Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Auth. s.v.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Antiquary, born and educated at Aberdeen; apprenticed to a lawyer, but soon took to journalism, and became editor of the Aberdeen Constitutional , and afterwards of the Glasgow Constitutional ; in 1849 was editor of the Edinburgh Evening Courant , and four years later received the post of curator of the historical department of the Edinburgh Register House; author of various historical, antiquarian, and topographical works (1810-1866).
