J. R. Black

John Reddie Black (8 January 1826^[1] – 11 June 1880) was a Scottish publisher, journalist, writer, photographer, and singer. Much of his career was spent in China and Japan where he published several newspapers including The Far East, a fortnightly newsmagazine illustrated with original photographs.

^ Bennett states that, although most Japanese and Western sources give the year of J. R. Black's birth as 1827, information in the International Genealogical Index, the 1851 United Kingdom Census, and other sources indicates that the correct birth year is 1826. PiJ, 301.

[1] Bennett states that, although most Japanese and Western sources give the year of J. R. Black's birth as 1827, information in the International Genealogical Index, the 1851 United Kingdom Census, and other sources indicates that the correct birth year is 1826. PiJ, 301.

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