Craik, George Lillie, 1798-1866 (Scottish writer and literary critic)
Dates
- Existence: 1798 - 1866
Biography
George Lillie Craik was born in 1798 at Kennoway, Fife. He was educated at the University of St. Andrews and moved to London in 1824 where he wrote for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. In 1849 he was appointed Professor of English Literature and History in Belfast. His works include: 'The New Zealanders' (1830), 'The Pursuit of Knowledge under Difficulties' (1831), 'History of British Commerce' (1844), and 'History of English Literature and the English Language' (1861). His daughter, Georgiana Marion Craik (1831-1895), was a novelist.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Letter from George Lillie Craik to James Lorimer, 1862
Letter in English from George Lillie Craik to James Lorimer on the subject of Public Law Chair, likely 1862.
Letter from George Lillie Craik to James Lorimer, 20 December 1861
Letter in English from George Lillie Craik to James Lorimer on the subject of an academic appointment, perhaps Lorimer's appointment as Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in that year, 1861. Dated 20 December 1861.