Author: Black, John
Biography:
BLACK, John (1777-1825: DWS)
Author of The Falls of Clyde, he is not to be confused with the Rev. John Black of Butley whose works were mainly published in England. He was born on 25 July 1777 at Douglas, Lanarkshire, to George Black and Mary (Inglis) Black, and baptised on 29 July. He was educated at the University of Glasgow. He tutored Patrick Fraser Tytler, son of Lord Woodhouselee, before being appointed to the parish of Colyton, Ayrshire, where he served for fifteen years. His 1810 two-volume Life of Torquato Tasso (Edinburgh) was well received. He became Doctor of Laws at the University of Glasgow in 1812. He died at Paris. (ancestry.co.uk 20 Nov. 2025; DWS; Notes and Queries 3rd Ser. 1 [1862], 194; Scots Magazine 74 [1812], 397) SR
Books written (1):
Edinburgh/ London: William Creech/ Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, and J. Murray, 1806