Robert Chambers
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Robert Chambers
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Lahir |
10 Juli 1802
, Peeblesshire, Skotlandia |
Meninggal |
17 Maret 1871
St Andrews , Fife, Skotlandia |
Pemakaman | , St Andrews |
Pekerjaan | Co-founder and partner, , Penerbit, Edinburgh |
Kebangsaan | Skotlandia |
Kewarganegaraan | Britania Raya |
Pendidikan | |
Karya terkenal |
(1824)
(1827) Histories of the Rebellions in Scotland (1844) (1848) |
Pasangan | Dua kali menikah |
Anak | Putra: Robert Chambers (1832-88) |
Kerabat |
Ibu: Jean Gibson
saudara laki-laki: (1800-83) Cucu: |
Robert Chambers (10 Juli 1802 – 17 Maret 1871) adalah seorang penerbit, geolog, pemikir evolusi, penulis dan penyunting jurnal Skotlandia yang (seperti saudara tertua-nya dan partner bisnis-nya ) memiliki pengaruh tinggi pada pertengahan abad ke-19 dalam lingkaran ilmu pengetahuan dan politik.
Pernikahan
Pada tanggal 7 Desember 1829 Robert menikahi Anne Kirkwood, anak tunggal dari John Kirkwood.
Karya
Tulisan
- The Kaleidoscope, or Edinburgh Literary Amusement . October, 1821-January, 1822.
- Illustrations of the Author of Waverley . 1822.
- Traditions of Edinburgh . 1824.
- Notices of the Most Remarkable Fires with have Occurred in Edinburgh . 1825.
- Walks in Edinburgh . 1825.
- Popular Rhymes of Scotland . 1826.
- Picture of Scotland . 1827.
- History of the Rebellion of 1745 . 1828.
- Scottish Ballads . 1829.
- Scottish Songs . 1829.
- The Picture of Stirling . 1830.
- Life of King James I . 1830.
- Gazetteer of Scotland (dengan William Chambers). 1832.
- Scottish Jests and Anecdotes . 1832.
- Life of Sir Walter Scott . 1832.
- History of Scotland . 1832.
- Reekiana, or Minor Antiquities of Edinburgh . 1833.
- Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen . 1833–1835.
- Life and Works of Burns (berdasarkan pada edisi Currie). 1834.
- Jacobite Memoirs of the Rebellion . 1834.
- History of the English Language and Literature . 1835.
- Poems . 1835.
- The Land of Burns (dengan Profesor John Wilson). 1840.
- Cyclopaedia of English Literature (dengan ). 1840.
- History of the Rebellion of 1745 . 1840.
- Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation (penerbitan secara anonim). 1844.
- Twelve Romantic Scottish Ballads . 1844.
- Explanations: A Sequal (published anonymously). 1845.
- Select Writings of Robert Chambers , in seven volumes. 1847.
- Ancient Sea Margins . 1848.
- Tracings of the North of Europe . 1851.
- Life and Works of Robert Burns . 1851.
- Tracings of Iceland and the Faroe Islands . 1856.
- Domestic Annals of Scotland . 1859–1861.
- Sketch of the History of Edinburgh Theatre Royal . 1859.
- Memoirs of a Banking House, by Sir William Forbes (ed. R. Chambers). 1859.
- Edinburgh Papers . 1861.
- Songs of Scotland Prior to Burns . 1862.
- Preface to Daniel Dunglas Home: Incidents in My Life , serial pertama. 1863.
- The Book of Days . 1864.
- Life of Smollett . 1867.
- The Threiplands of . 1880.
Manuskrip yang tidak dipublikasikan
- Life and Preachings of Jesus Christ, from the Evangelists.
- A Catechism for the Young.
- Private Prayers and Meditations.
- Antiquarian Papers.
- Several papers on spiritualism.
Suntingan dan Kontribusi
- Chambers's Edinburgh Journal . 1832 ff.
- Chambers's Information for the People . 1833–1835.
- Chambers's Educational Course . 1835 ff.
Kutipan
- Chambers, Robert (1844). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation . London: John Churchill. Pemeliharaan CS1: Lokasi penerbit ( link )
- Chambers, Robert (1845). Explanations: A Sequel to "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation" . London: John Churchill. Pemeliharaan CS1: Lokasi penerbit ( link )
- Chambers, Robert (1853). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 10th ed . London: John Churchill. Pemeliharaan CS1: Lokasi penerbit ( link )
- Chambers, Robert (1860). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 11th ed . London: John Churchill. Pemeliharaan CS1: Lokasi penerbit ( link )
- (1872). Memoir of Robert Chambers,; With Autobiographical Reminisces of William Chambers . New York: Scribner, Armstrong & co.
- Chambers, Robert (1884). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 12th ed. with a preface by Alexander Ireland . Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers.
- Millhauser, Milton (1959). Just Before Darwin: Robert Chambers and Vestiges . Wesleyan University.
- Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (2006). Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index (Volume I) (PDF) . Edinburgh: Royal Society of Edinburgh. hlm. 174. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5 . Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 2015-09-19 . Diakses tanggal 2014-04-06 .
Bacaan tambahan
- Layman, C.H., ed. (1990). Man of Letters: The Early Life and love letters of Robert Chambers . Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0-7486-0193-7 .
- Macfarlane, Iris; . The Life of Robert Chambers (Edisi rough draft) . Diakses tanggal March 2014 .
- Secord, James A., ed. (1994). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation and other Evolutionary Writings . Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-10073-1 . Pemeliharaan CS1: Banyak nama: authors list ( link ) Pemeliharaan CS1: Lokasi penerbit ( link ) (Contains facsimiles of the 1st editions of Vestiges and Explanations )
- Secord, James A. (2001). Victorian Sensation: The Extraordinary Publication, Reception, and Secret Authorship of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation . Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-74410-0 . Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2008-05-16 . Diakses tanggal 2014-04-06 . Pemeliharaan CS1: Lokasi penerbit ( link )
Pranala luar
- Works by or about Robert Chambers at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)
- Works by Robert Chambers at Google Books (scanned books original editions illustrated)
- Works by Robert Chambers at Project Gutenberg (plain text and HTML)
- Robert Chambers, Poems (1835) , and Popular Rhymes, Fireside Stories, & Amusements of Scotland (1842) , complete texts.
- Arsip-arsip yang berhubungan dengan Robert Chambers terdaftar di The National Archives (Britania Raya)