Buist, George, c 1843-1847
Piece
Identifier: Coll-1073/1/72
Scope and Contents
Portrait of George Buist. Caption: "George Buist LL.D. 1805-1860. (Bombay)".
Dates
- Creation: c 1843-1847
Creator
- From the Collection: Hill, David Octavius, 1802-1870 (Painter and Photographer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Adamson, Robert, 1821-1848 (Photographer and Engineer) (Photographer, Person)
- From the Collection: Elliot, Andrew, 1830-1922 ("Senior"; bookseller and publisher) (Compiler, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Biographical / Historical
From a typed note pasted on the page: "Buist, George (1805-1860), journalist and man of science; studied at St. Andrews and Edinburgh; licentiate of the church of Scotland, 1826; newspaper editor in Dundee, Perth, and Cupar-Fife, 1832-8; LL.D.; edited the 'Brombay Times,' 1839-59; inspector of the Bombau observatories, 1842-59; published scientific and other papers. [vii. 228]".
Full Extent
1 photograph
Physical Location
Volume I, p. 74
General
LUNA Work Record ID: 0010755
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk