About James Copland
Lived 1834 – 1902 (aged 68). James Copland was a New Zealand physician and writer.
James Copland (3 February 1834 – 9 November 1902) was a New Zealand presbyterian minister, doctor and writer.
Early life and education Copland was born in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland on 3 February 1834. He studied theology and arts graduating with an MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1854 and a PhD from Heidelberg University in 1858.
Copland was editor of the church magazine Evangelist from 1869 to 1879. One son George Anderson Copland was also a doctor who practised with his father in Gore.
Legacy It is believed that the surveyor George John Roberts named the Copland River on the West Coast of New Zealand for Copland, with the name later adopted for an alpine pass and a glacier.
Publications Copland, J. (1885). The origin and spiritual nature of man. James Horsburgh.
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Who was James Copland?
Presbyterian minister, doctor, writer (1834-1902)
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James Copland was born on 3 February 1834.
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James Copland died on 9 November 1902.
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James Copland was a physician and writer.
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James Copland was New Zealand.
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