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182: 240: 19: 66:(1857). In this capacity he gave evidence of qualities and acquirements that marked him as a suitable editor for Chambers's Encyclopaedia, then projected, and his was the directing mind that gave it its character. Many of the more important articles were written by him. This work occupied him until 1868, and he afterwards edited a revised edition (1874). He also had charge of other publications for the same firm, and wrote regularly for the 234: 144: 55:, and after graduating as MA he attended the Divinity classes with the idea of entering the ministry. He qualified as a schoolmaster and went to Canada before beginning his association with Chambers. 94:. In 1864 he was made LL.D. of Aberdeen University. in 1877 he gave up active work for Chambers, but his services were retained as consulting editor. He died in 313: 279: 164: 159: 51:, the son of a small farmer. By hard study in the evening, after his day's work on the farm was finished, he qualified himself for entrance at the 328: 318: 199: 272: 333: 308: 323: 31: 62:
which gave direction to his subsequent activity. His first engagement was the editing of a revised edition of their
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The design and wording that appeared at the start of each volume of the first edition of Chambers's Encyclopaedia.
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University of Aberdeen
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John Stuart Mill
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Émile Littré
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