About Alexander Blackwell
Lived 1700 – 1747. Alexander Blackwell was an adventurer, gardener and printer.
Alexander Blackwell (17001747) was a Scottish adventurer.
He was born in Aberdeen, the son of Rev Dr Thomas Blackwell principal of Marischal College in Aberdeen, and his wife Christian Johnston of Glasgow. His elder brother was Rev Thomas Blackwell.
He studied medicine, took to printing, and was thrown into prison for debt. His wife Elizabeth Blackwell supported him by writing and publishing a herbal (A Curious Herbal, published between 1737 and 1739). After his release, he went to Sweden (without his loyal wife) in 1742, was patronised by the king, convicted of conspiracy, and beheaded in 1747.
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Who was Alexander Blackwell?
British adventurer
When was Alexander Blackwell born?
Alexander Blackwell was born in 1700 in Aberdeen.
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Alexander Blackwell died in 1747.
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Alexander Blackwell was an adventurer, gardener and printer.
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