Gazetteer for Scotland |
| Help |
| Glossary |
| Any Word |
| People |
| Places |
| Statistics |
| Member's Area |
| Add Comment |
 |
Charles MacLaren1782 - 1866
Editor. Born at Ormiston (East Lothian), the son of a farmer and cattle-dealer. With his friend William Ritchie (1781 - 1831), and others, MacLaren founded the Edinburgh-based Scotsman newspaper in 1817 and served as its editor for 25 years. He maintained an interest in Geology and became editor of the 6th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica (1820). He served as President of the Geological Society of Edinburgh (1864-66).
He is buried in Grange Cemetery (Edinburgh).
Use the tabs on the right of this page to see other parts of this entry 
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
|
If you have found this information useful please consider making a donation to help maintain and improve this resource. More info... |
Supported by: The Robertson Trust, The Royal Scottish Geographical Society,
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh.