Born in 1810, died in 1882; son of a Biblical scholar of the
same name, studied medicine at Edinburgh University and
practised medicine successfully in Edinburgh until his
death; published the first volume of the "Horæ Subsecivæ" in
1858, the second in 1861, and the third in 1882; one of
these contained his best known work, "Rab and His Friends,"
frequently printed separately since his death.