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| Born | 10 July 1802 Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland |
| Died | 17 March 1871 (aged 68) St Andrews, Fife, Scotland |
| Resting place | St Regulus Chapel, St Andrews |
| Occupation | Co-founder and partner, W. & R. Chambers Publishers, Edinburgh |
| Education | The High School, Edinburgh |
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| Children | son: Robert Chambers Jr. (1832–1888) |
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Robert Chambers FRSE FGS (/ˈtʃeɪmbərz/; 10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871)[2] was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles.
Chambers was an early phrenologist in the Edinburgh Phrenological Society. He was also the anonymous author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which was so controversial that his authorship was not acknowledged until after his death.[3]
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