Sir John Robison

(1778-1843)

NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Robison Sir John (1778-1843) Knight inventor DNB: Robison, Sir John (1778–1843), inventor and scientific administrator LBT ID: JoRobis1843	B/BAP: 1778-06-11 DIED: 1843-03-07
SOURCES: DNB
Scottish inventor, the son of Professor John Robison (1739–1805); he was a founder (1821) and president (1841-42) of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts.
REFERENCES TO Sir John Robison: Sir Walter Scott to Daniel Terry, 14 February 1823 in Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n1 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter X 1823 Found 1: ¶ n1