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CAMPBELL, George Douglas (1823-1900)

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Born: 1823

Died: 1900

Editorial Description

8th Duke of Argyll; defender of the Church of Scotland; gained a reputation as a writer on scientific subjects; of the catastrophist school of geology; opposed Darwin; presided over the Brit Assn in Glasgow in 1854; pres Roy Soc Edin, 1861; attacked G. COMBE in Jan 1852 for his hostile views on the Shorter Catechism. (DNB)

Works as Listed by Roger Cooter (1989)

188.1 — 188.1 "Phrenology: Its Place and Relations," North British Review, 17 (May 1852): 41-70. (Negative comments)

Editorial Information

Identifier	188.
Type	Person
Source	Roger Cooter, Phrenology in the British Isles (1989)
PDF page	53
Printed page	48
Database ID	459

Original Transcription

188. CAMPBELL, George Douglas (1823-1900), 8th Duke of Argyll;
defender of the Church of Scotland; gained a reputation as a writer
on scientific subjects; of the catastrophist school of geology; opposed
Darwin; presided over the Brit Assn in Glasgow in 1854; pres Roy
Soc Edin, 1861; attacked G. COMBE in Jan 1852 for his hostile views
on the Shorter Catechism. (DNB)