Alexander Bower (1774-1837)
The son of a weaver, he was educated at Edinburgh University and employed as a cataloguer
Advocates' Library and Edinburgh University Library; he published a biography of James
Beattie (1804) and history of Edinburgh University (1817-30).
The son of a weaver, he was educated at Edinburgh University and employed as a cataloguer
Advocates' Library and Edinburgh University Library; he published a biography of James
Beattie (1804) and history of Edinburgh University (1817-30).