Andrew Archibald Paton

Andrew Archibald Paton (born 1811 ; died 1874 ) was a British writer and diplomat .

He was the private secretary of Colonel George Hodges in Egypt from 1839-1840 and later joined the British Political Department in Syria under Colonel Hugh Henry Rose (later Baron Strathnairn). He received the rank of deputy quartermaster general ( deputy assistant quartermaster-general ). Paton was among other things in diplomatic services in Vienna and Mesolongi . At the age of 25, Paton walked from Naples to Vienna and also traveled to Eastern Europe , Syria and Egypt. He is the author of a number of travel and historical works.

Publications (selection)

• A History of the Egyptian Revolution, from the Period of the Mamelukes to the Death of Mohammed Ali: From Arab and European memoirs, oral tradition, and local research. Second Edition, 2 vols.
• The modern Syrians; or native society in Damascus, Aleppo, and the mountains of the Druses, from notes made 1841, 2, 3, by an Oriental student. London Longman, 1844
• The present-day Syrians or the sociable and political conditions of the natives in Damascus, Aleppo and in the Druze Mountains: described after the notes of a traveler made on the spot in the years 1841 to 1843; translated from English and augmented with statistical news from the author's handwriting. Paton. 1845 ( journeys and country descriptions of the older and more recent times )
• Servia, the youngest member of the European family: or, a residence in Belgrade, and travels in highlands and woodlands of the interior, during the years 1843 and 1844. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans. 1845
• Highlands and Islands of the Adriatic . London: Chapman and Hall 1849
• Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic; or, the contributions to the modern history of Hungary and Transylvania, Dalmatia and Croatia, Servia and Bulgaria. Leipzig: FA Brockhaus 1861
• Henry Beyle: A Critical and Biographical Study. 1874

literature

• Lee, Sidney, ed. (1895). " Paton, Andrew Archibald ". Dictionary of National Biography. 44. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 33-34.