Macvey Napier ( 1776 - 1847 )

Birth: Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland (11 April 1776) Death: 11 February 1847 Profession: Editor Education: Edinburgh University; Glasgow University Career: Librarian to the Writers of the signet (1805); edited a supplement to the 6th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica (1814-1824) and edited the 7th edition (1827-1842); Editor, Edinburgh Review (1829); Clerk of Session, Edinburgh (1837) Memberships: Society of Writers (1799, admitted by signet) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 12/06/1817.