Alexander Crawford Lamb Writer

Alexander Crawford Lamb (21 February 1843–29 April 1897) was a Scottish hotelier, art collector, antiquarian and writer. He amassed a considerable collection of paintings, literary works, china, furniture antiquities and other ephemera and memorabilia. His most notable literary achievement was the publication of a massive volume entitled Dundee: its Quaint and Historic Buildings (1895).

Personal facts

Alexander Crawford Lamb
PseudonymA.C. Lamb
Birth dateFebruary 21, 1843
Birth place
Dundee , Scotland
Date of deathApril 29, 1897

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Collecting

Topical connections

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Alexander Crawford Lamb on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://mcs.qmuc.ac.uk/EBS
  2. http://www.bl.uk
  3. http://www.dundeeartsociety.co.uk
  4. http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/library/central
  5. http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/library/localhistory
  6. http://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/library/lamb
  7. http://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/library/lambbiography
  8. http://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/library/lambcollection
  9. http://www.leisureandculturedundee.com/library/lambobituaries