NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Allan, Thomas, 1777-1833 NRA: Allan Thomas (1777-1833) mineralogist DNB: Allan, Thomas (1777–1833), mineralogist LBT ID: ThAllan1833 VIAF ID: 108000460 LOC ID: nb2010008136 | B/BAP: 1777-07-17 DIED: 1833-09-12 |
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The son of the banker Robert Allan (1740-1818); he was educated at Edinburgh High School,
pursued careers in banking and mineralogy, and was proprietor of the Caledonian Mercury. | |