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Robert Chambers

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Scottish publisher and writer (1802–1871)

Born 1802
Died 1871

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  • Cover of: Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation
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    First published in 1884 — 69 editions
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  • Cover of: A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen
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  • Cover of: Traditions of Edinburgh.
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  • Cover of: Vestiges of the natural history of creation.
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  • Cover of: Explanations: a sequel to Vestiges of the natural history of creation
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    Cover of edition explanationssequ00cham Cover of edition explanationssequ00cham_0 Cover of edition explanationssequ00chamuoft Cover of edition explanationsase01chamgoog Cover of edition explanationsase00chamgoog Cover of edition b29299573 First published in 1845 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: Cyclopaedia of English literature: a selection of the choicest productions of English authors, from the earliest to the present time, connected by a critical and biographical history
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    Cover of edition cyclopaediaofeng1847cham Cover of edition cyclopediaofengl01cham Cover of edition cyclopaediaengl01chamgoog Cover of edition cyclopaediaengl01carrgoog First published in 1843 — 17 editions
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  • Cover of: Popular rhymes of Scotland: original poems
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  • Cover of: Vestiges of the natural history of creation: with a sequel
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  • Cover of: Chambers's information for the people: a popular encyclopædia
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  • Cover of: book of days: a miscellany of popular antiquities in connection with the calendar, including anecdote, biography, & history, curiosities of literature and oddities of human life and character
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    Cover of edition bookofdaysmiscel01cham Cover of edition 1888bookofdaysmi02chamuoft Cover of edition bookofdaysmiscel02cham_2 First published in 1800 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation

    First published in 2003 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: Chamber's Journal Of Popular Literature, Science And Arts

    First published in 2015 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Chambers's cyclopaedia of English literature: a history critical and biographical of authors in the English tongue from the earliest times till the present day, with specimens of their writing.
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    Cover of edition cyclopaediaengli01cham Cover of edition chambersscyclop04carrgoog Cover of edition chambersscyclopa0003cham First published in 1876 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Cyclop©Œdia of English literature: a history, critical and biographical, of British authors, from the earliest to the present times
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  • Cover of: Ancient sea-margins: as memorials of changes in the relative level of sea and land
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    First published in 1848 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Part 4

    First published in 2001 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Book of Days: A Miscellany of Popular Antiquities in Connection with the Calendar, Including Anecdote, Biography & History, Curiosities of Literature, and Oddities of Human Life and Character; Volume 2

    First published in 1967 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Domestic Annals of Scotland: From the Reformation to the Revolution; Volume 1

    First published in 2018 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Domestic annals of Scotland: from the reformation to the revolution
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  • Cover of: Illustrations of the author of Waverley: being notices and anecdotes of real characters, scenes, and incidents supposed to be described in his works
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    Cover of edition illustrationsofa00chamuoft Cover of edition illustrationsofa00chamrich Cover of edition illustrationsau00chamgoog Cover of edition illustrationsau01chamgoog First published in 1825 — 9 editions
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We need a photo of Robert Chambers

Scottish publisher and writer (1802–1871)

Born 1802
Died 1871

Subjects

History, English literature, Dictionaries, Evolution, Antiquities, Anecdotes, Creation, Days, Fasts and feasts, Holidays, Folklore, History and criticism, Biography, Biological Evolution, Encyclopedias, English Authors, Description and travel, Scots Ballads, American literature, Jacobite Rebellion, 1745-1746, Legends, Scots Folk songs, English Ballads, Evolution (Biology), Fairy tales

Places

Scotland, Great Britain, Edinburgh (Scotland), Edinburgh, Canada, England, English-speaking countries, Faroe Islands, Iceland, London, Ontario, Scandinavia, Écosse, Édimbourg

People

Walter Scott Sir (1771-1832), Robert Burns (1759-1796), Robert Chambers (1802-1871), T. Smollett (1721-1771), Walter Scott (1771-1832), James I King of England (1566-1625), Sir W. Scott, Threipland family, Tobias George Smollett (1721-1771)

Time

17th century, 19th century, 1689-1745, 1763-1867, 18th century, James I, 1603-1625, Revolution of 1688

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Alternative names

  • Chambers, Robert
  • Chambers, Robt.
  • Robt. Chambers
  • Chambers Robert
  • Robert 1802-1871 Ed Chambers
  • Robert 1802-1871 Chambers
  • Robert 1802-1871 Illustra Chambers

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January 30, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 12, 2014 Edited by LeadSongDog Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import