John Marius Wilson

John Marius Wilson
Bornc. 1805
Lochmaben, Scotland
Died1885 (aged 80)
Edinburgh, Scotland
OccupationWriter and editor

John Marius Wilson (c. 1805–1885) was a British writer and an editor, most notable for his gazetteers. The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (published 1870–1872), was a substantial topographical dictionary in six volumes. It was a companion to his Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, published 1854–1857.

He was born in Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire, in about 1805,[1][2] and was ordained as a Congregationalist minister, working for a time in County Galway, Ireland.[3] From the late 1840s onwards, he devoted himself to writing and editing, living in Edinburgh, where he died in 1885, aged 80.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Results, Maker: "John Marius Wilson (c.1805 - 1885)"". www.nationaltrustcollections.org.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Rev. John Marius Wilson from The Gazetteer for Scotland". www.scottish-places.info. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  3. ^ The Christian examiner and Church of Ireland magazine. 1834.