George Chalmers
George Chalmers (* 1742 with Fochabers in Scotland ; † May 31, 1825 in London ) was a Scottish historian , biographer and political essayist .
Life
Chalmers studied in Aberdeen and Edinburgh , the law and then immigrated to Baltimore , where he a decade lawyer worked. In 1776, at the outbreak of the War of Independence , the avowed royalist returned to Great Britain and finally got a position on the Board of Trade , which he filled until his death.
Chalmers wrote numerous biographies and works on the political situation in Great Britain and in the former British colonies of North America.
Caledonia , a topographical and historical description of Great Britain, of whose four planned volumes he completed three, as well as the biography Life of Mary, Queen of Scots , in which he sided with Mary Queen of Scots , are considered Chalmer's main works . Contemporary German translations are available for both works .
Works
- Political annals of the united colonies from their settlement till 1763 . 2 volumes. Boston 1845
-
Estimate of the Comparative Strength of Great Britain, during the present and four preceding reigns . London 1782
- German edition: Estimate of the relative strength of Great Britain, during the present and the four previous administrations, and of the loss of its trade in every war since the change of statute [sic] . From the English, with a few comments, by Valentin August Heinze, Weltweisheit Doctor and Professor zu Kiel. Friedrich Nicolai, Berlin 1786, urn : nbn: de: bvb: 12-bsb10279001-0 .
- Biographies of
- Daniel Defoe (1790)
- Thomas Ruddiman (1794)
- Allan Ramsay (1806)
- David Lyndsay (1806)
- Thomas Churchyard
- James Stewart
- Thomas Paine (published under the pen name Francis Oldys)
- The main works are
- Caledonia . Historical and geographical description of Great Britain. (London 1807-1824)
- Life of Mary, Queen of Scots. 3 volumes. 1822
literature
- Chalmers, George . In: Brockhaus Konversations-Lexikon 1894-1896, 4th volume.
- James Macdonald: Chalmers, George . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 5 : Calhoun - Chatelaine . London 1910, p. 808–809 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
- Chalmers, George . In: A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen . tape 1 . Blackie and son, Glasgow 1875, p. 372 ( digital.nls.uk [accessed December 13, 2014]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Chalmers, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oldys, Francis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English political writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1742 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | at Fochabers , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 1825 |
| Place of death | London |