Alexander Crawford Lamb

Alexander Crawford Lamb
From John Maclauchlan, A Brief Guide to the "Old Dundee" Historical Collection, facing p.16.
From John Maclauchlan, A Brief Guide to the "Old Dundee" Historical Collection, facing p.16.
Born(1843-02-21)21 February 1843
Dundee, Scotland, UK
Died29 April 1897(1897-04-29) (aged 54)
London, UK
Pen nameA.C. Lamb
OccupationWriter, Art collector, Antiquarian, Hotelier
NationalityScottish
GenreNon-fiction, collections
SpouseMary Ann Worrall
Childrentwo 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).