John Mackintosh (historian) explained

John Mackintosh (1833–1907) was a Scottish historian known for writing The History of Civilisation in Scotland.

Life

The son of William Mackintosh, a soldier, he was born at Aberdeen on 9 November 1833, and was educated at Botriphinie parish school in Banffshire. At an early period he set up in Aberdeen as stationer and newsagent.^[1]

In 1880 Mackintosh received the degree of LL.D. from the University of Aberdeen, and in 1900 a civil list pension. He died at Aberdeen on 4 May 1907.^[1]

Private life

He married Grace Knight and in 1890 their daughter Grace Mackintosh was born. Their daughter was a noted head of schools in New Zealand and the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Pymble, Sydney in Australia. She returned to the UK and lived with her brother John.

Works

Self-taught in Scottish history, Mackintosh published:

• History of Civilisation in Scotland, four volumes 1878 to 1888, with a new edition appearing 1892–6.
• The Story of Scotland (1890),
• History of the Valley of the Dee (1895)
• Historical Earls and Earldoms (1898).

Notes

Sources

• Book: Mackintosh . John . John Mackintosh (historian) . History of the valley of the Dee, from the earliest times to the present day . 1895 . Taylor and Henderson, printers . Aberdeen .

Attribution

Notes and References

1. Mackintosh, John. 2.