Alexander Crawford Lamb | |
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Born | Dundee, Scotland, UK | 21 February 1843
Died | 29 April 1897 London, UK | (aged 54)
Pen name | A.C. Lamb |
Occupation | Writer, Art collector, Antiquarian, Hotelier |
Nationality | Scottish |
Genre | Non-fiction, collections |
Spouse | Mary Ann Worrall |
Children | two sons and four daughters |
Alexander Crawford Lamb (21 February 1843 – 29 April 1897) was a Scottish hotelier, art collector, antiquarian and writer. He amassed a considerable collection of paintings, literary works, china, furniture antiquities and other ephemera and memorabilia. His most notable literary achievement was the publication of a massive volume entitled Dundee: its Quaint and Historic Buildings (1895).