Alexander Blackwell
Male, Deceased Person
1700 – 1747
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Who was Alexander Blackwell?
Alexander Blackwell was a Scots adventurer.
He was born in Aberdeen, studied medicine, took to printing, and was thrown into prison for debt. His wife Elizabeth Blackwell supported him by writing and publishing a herbal. After his release, he went to Sweden in 1742, was patronised by the king, convicted of conspiracy, and beheaded in 1747.
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