Robert Chambers
Robert Chambers | |
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 Robert Chambers | |
| Lahir | 10 Juli 1802 Peebles, Peeblesshire, Skotlandia |
| Meninggal | 17 Maret 1871 St Andrews, Fife, Skotlandia |
| Makam | St Regulus Chapel, St Andrews |
| Pekerjaan | Co-founder and partner, W & R Chambers, Penerbit, Edinburgh |
| Kebangsaan | Skotlandia |
| Kewarganegaraan | Britania Raya |
| Pendidikan | The High School, Edinburgh |
| Karya terkenal | Traditions of Edinburgh (1824) The Picture of Scotland (1827) Histories of the Rebellions in Scotland Vestiges of Creation (1844) Ancient Sea-margins (1848) |
| Pasangan | Dua kali menikah |
| Anak | Putra: Robert Chambers (1832-88) |
| Kerabat | Ibu: Jean Gibson saudara laki-laki: William Chambers (1800-83) Cucu: Violet Tweedale |
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 William Chambers) 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 Robert Carruthers). 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 Fingask. 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.
- Chambers, Robert (1845). Explanations: A Sequel to "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation". London: John Churchill.
- Chambers, Robert (1853). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 10th ed. London: John Churchill.
- Chambers, Robert (1860). Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, 11th ed. London: John Churchill.
- Chambers, William (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 versi 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; Macfarlane, Alan. The Life of Robert Chambers (edisi ke-rough draft). Diakses tanggal March 2014. Periksa nilai tanggal di:
|accessdate=(bantuan) - 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: Teks tambahan: authors list (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 versi asli tanggal 2008-05-16. Diakses tanggal 2014-04-06.
Pranala luar
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Robert Chambers (publisher born 1802).
- 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)
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