Alexander Carmichael
Male, Deceased Person
1832 – 1912
Who was Alexander Carmichael?
Alexander Carmichael was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author. Between 1860 and his death Carmichael collected a vast amount of folklore, local traditions, natural history observations, antiquarian data, and material objects from people throughout the Scottish Highlands, particularly in the southern Outer Hebrides where he lived, worked, and brought up his family between 1864 and 1882. Alexander Carmichael is best known today for Carmina Gadelica, an influential but controversial compendium of edited Highland lore and literature published in six volumes between 1900 and 1971.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1832
Lismore, Scotland - Education
- Greenock Academy
- Died
- Jun 6, 1912
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on July 23, 2013
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