Alexander Chalmers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Chalmers

British biographer and writer

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1759

Place of Birth: Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Dec-1834

Profession: biographer, journalist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

For the mayor of Warsaw of the same name, see Alexander Chalmers (mayor of Warsaw). Alexander Chalmers (29 March 1759 – 29 December 1834) was a Scottish writer. He was born in Aberdeen. Trained as a doctor, he gave up medicine for journalism, and was for some time editor of the Morning Herald.
Besides editions of the works of William Shakespeare, James Beattie, Henry Fielding, Samuel Johnson, Joseph Warton, Alexander Pope, Edward Gibbon, and Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, he published A General Biographical Dictionary in 32 volumes (1812–1817); a Glossary to Shakspeare (1807); an edition of George Steevens's Shakespeare (1809); and the British Essayists, beginning with the Tatler and ending with the Observer, with biographical and historical prefaces and a general index. A quotation is often attributed to him: "The three grand essentials of happiness are: Something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for."His papers are held at the National Library of Scotland.



Alternative names	Richard J. Lane; R. J. Lane
Description	English engraver and lithographer
Date of birth/death	16 February 1800	21 November 1872
Location of birth	Berkeley Castle
Authority control	: Q7326816 VIAF: 59348682 ISNI: 0000 0000 6658 4871 ULAN: 500120153 LCCN: n81054202 Open Library: OL1594783A WorldCat