J. Dalrymple Duncan

(James) Dalrymple Duncan of Woodhead FRSE FSA (7 July 1852 – 8 February 1908), his birth name, was a Scottish lawyer, landowner and antiquarian. He assumed Dalrymple as a surname on the death of his uncle James Dalrymple of Woodhead;[1] and was granted arms by the Lyon Court as Dalrymple in 1902.[2]

He was a keen amateur chemist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was a Fellow of both the Society of Antiquaries of London and Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. In 1907 he was founder of the Dalrymple Lecture in Archaeology.[3]

  1. ^ Addison, Henry Robert; Oakes, Charles Henry; Lawson, William John; Sladen, Douglas Brooke Wheelton (1908). Who's Who. A. & C. Black. p. 450.
  2. ^ Fox-Davies, Arthur Charles (1910). Armorial Families: A Directory of Gentlemen of Coat-armour. T.C. & E.C. Jack. p. 413.
  3. ^ "Hunterian Art Gallery Collections: GLAHA 44200".