Alexander Chalmers(29 March 1759 – 29 December 1834) was aScottishwriter.
Alexander Chalmers | |
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| Born | 29 March 1759 Aberdeen,Scotland |
| Died | 29 December 1834(aged 75) London,England |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Biography |
He was born inAberdeen. Trained as a doctor, he gave up medicine forjournalism,and was for some time editor of theMorning Herald.Besides editions of the works ofWilliam Shakespeare,James Beattie,Henry Fielding,Samuel Johnson,Joseph Warton,Alexander Pope,Edward Gibbon,andHenry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke,he publishedA General Biographical Dictionaryin 32 volumes (1812–1817); aGlossary to Shakspeare(1807); an edition ofGeorge Steevens'sShakespeare(1809); and theBritish Essayists,beginning with theTatlerand ending with theObserver,with biographical and historical prefaces and a general index.
A quotation is often attributed to him: "The three grand essentials of happiness are: Something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for."[1]His papers are held at theNational Library of Scotland.[2]
References
edit- ^On other sites and resources, this quote has been credited to an "Allan K. Chalmers". This quote has also, however, been attributed toJoseph Addison,who lived from 1672–1719. The quote is actually by the American clergymanGeorge Washington Burnap(1802–1859), published in Burnap'sThe Sphere and Duties of Woman: A Course of Lectures (1848),Lecture IV.
- ^"Archival material relating to Alexander Chalmers".UK National Archives.
Sources
edit- Cooper, Thompson (1887)..InStephen, Leslie(ed.).Dictionary of National Biography.Vol. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Chalmers, Alexander".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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