Charles Cordiner (c. 1746–1794) was a Scottish Episcopal clergyman and antiquary.
Charles Cordiner | |
|---|---|
| Minister of St Andrew's Chapel, Banff | |
| Appointed | 1769 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1746 |
| Died | 18 November 1794 (aged 48) Banff, Aberdeenshire |
| Denomination | Scottish Episcopal Church |
Life edit
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Charles Cordiner became Episcopalian minister of St Andrew's Chapel, Banff, in 1769. He became known as a writer on antiquities. He died at Banff on 18 November 1794, aged forty-eight, leaving a widow and eight children. James Cordiner was his son.[1]
Works edit
He was the author of Antiquities and Scenery of the North of Scotland, in a series of Letters to Thomas Pennant, London, 1780; and Remarkable Ruins and Romantic Prospects of North Britain, with Ancient Monuments and singular subjects of Natural History, 2 vols. London, 1788–95. This last work, which is illustrated with engravings by Peter Mazell, was published in parts, but Cordiner did not live to see the publication of the last part.[1]
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References edit
Sources edit
- Smitten, Jeffrey R. (2004). "Cordiner, Charles (1746?–1794), Scottish Episcopal clergyman and antiquary". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford UP. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
Attribution:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Cordiner, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 215.
External links edit
- "Rev Charles Cordiner". The British Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- "The Rev. Charles Cordiner [(?1746-1794) antiquary] at Banff …". The National Archives. Retrieved 7 September 2022.