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Anderson, Adam, 1797-1853 (Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1797 - 1853

Biography

Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson, FRSE (1797 – 1853) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice. From 1835 to 1841 he was Sheriff of Perth. He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1842 to 1846 and as Lord Advocate from February to May 1852.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

رساله درعلم فراست Risālah dar ‘ilm-i firāsat, 1107 A.H., 1695 C.E.

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Identifier: Or Ms 369
Scope and Contents

A treatise on the science of physiognomy. The author's name is not given.

Dates: 1107 A.H.; 1695 C.E.
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia

قيافه نامه Qiyāfah-nāmah, undated

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Identifier: Or Ms 370
Scope and Contents A treatise on the science of physiognomy, including palmistry, by Kālī-Dās Hindī.A Descriptive Catalogue of the Arabic and Persian Manuscripts in Edinburgh University Library by Mohammad Hukk et al. (1925) states that the author is probably the celebrated Hindu poet who flourished either in the time of Rājah Vikramāditya, towards the commencement of the Christian era, or Rājah Bhūj (1040-1090 C.E.). He wrote his celebrated work Nalodia, exhibiting...
Dates: undated
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia