James Logan

James Logan (1797–1872) was a Scottish author on Gaelic culture, best known for his 1831 book The Scottish Gaël.

Life Logan was born in Aberdeen, where his father was a merchant; he was educated at Aberdeen grammar school and Marischal College. A sports injury made him give up a potential career as a lawyer.

In London with the support of Lord Aberdeen, Logan studied at the Royal Academy. He became a journalist, and then a clerk in an architect's office. He was employed for a time by the Highland Society of London, but never settled to a career. A brother of the London Charterhouse, he was expelled in 1866. With Scottish patrons, he sustained a fair standard of living, and died in London in April 1872. Introduction to John Mackenzie's Sar-obair nam Bard Gaelach: or Beauties of Gaelic Poetry (2 vols., 1841, new edition 1877) Letterpress to Robert Ronald McIan's Clans of the Scottish Highlands (1845–47) Highland Costumes, 2 vols., illustrated (1843–49), new edition 1857

He also contributed to the Gentleman's Magazine.