Robert Chambers, Junior

Biographical Summary

CHAMBERS, ROBERT. ?-23/03/1888. Ref: 1705. Male.

• Place of Birth: Edinburgh.
• Place of Death: Claremont Crescent, Edinburgh.
• Profession: Publisher.
• Appointments Held: Partner 1853-88, W & R Chambers Ltd. Publisher, Edinburgh; Editor 1874 Chambers' Journal, 1859-68 active in the production of Chambers' Encyclopaedia.
• Schools and Tutors: Circus Place School, Edinburgh.
• Marital Status: Married (1856) Miss Anderson.
• Father: Robert Chambers FRSE 1802-71.
• Other Family: Nephew of William Chambers FRSE 1800-83.
• References: DNB Supplement 1, 1901, 409-10.
• Date of Election: 01/12/1884.
• Proposers: Thomas Brumby Johnston, Robert Gray, Alexander Crum Brown, Alexander Buchan (Billet 2/6, 16/6, 7/7, 21/7/1884).
• Notes: Born March 1832.
• Fellow Type: OF.

SOURCE: Waterston, Charles D; Macmillan Shearer, A (July 2006). Biographical index of former fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, 1783-2002: Biographical Index. I. Edinburgh: The Royal Society of Edinburgh. ISBN 978-0-902198-84-5. page 174
== Other References ==

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