William Beattie
| William Beattie MD | |||||||||
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| Born | 1793 | ||||||||
| Died | 1875 | ||||||||
| Residence | 13 Upper Berkeley Street [1862] | ||||||||
| Occupation | medical | ||||||||
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ESL Council 1859-60 Member [proposed]
ESL Council 1860-61 Member
possibly more, as yet unclear
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William Beattie MD (1793 Dalton, Annandale – 17 March 1875) was a Scottish physician, and poet
He was foreign secretary to the British Archæological Society, fellow of the Ethnological Society, member of the Historical Institute, and of the Institut d'Afrique, Paris
He died on 17 March 1875, at 13 Upper Berkeley Street, Portman Square, at the age of eighty-two, and was buried by the side of his wife at Brighton. He had no children. It is understood that he left an autobiography, which has not yet seen the light.[5]
Publications
External Publications
Home Climates and Worthing
The Lay of a Graduate, Rosalie, and The Swiss Relic
John Huss and "Polynesia" — Ports and Harbours of the Danube, and a series of descriptive and historical works, beautifully illustrated by his friend and fellow traveller, the well-known W. H. Bartlett, on "Switzerland", "Scotland", "The Waldenses", Castles and Abbeys of England, and The Danube. He also edited the Scenic Annual, for which the poet Campbell was supposed to be responsible, 'Beckett's Dramatic Works', and Lives of Eminent Conservative Statesmen.
The Life and Letters of Thomas Campbell, in three volumes
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His papers are held at the New York Public Library.
