George Kinnaird

George Kinnaird

Photography

Patron of photography, with his wife Lady Kinnaird Name: George William Fox Kinnaird, ninth Lord Kinnaird of Inchture, Baron Rossie, and first Baron Kinnaird of Rossie D.O.B: 1807 D.O.D: 1878

history

1807

fal2@st-andrews.ac.uk

Organisation

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George William Fox Kinnaird, 9th Lord Kinnaird

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Kinnaird,_9th_Lord_Kinnaird

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Family origins: Father: Charles Kinnaird, eight Lord Kinnaird of Inchture Mother: Lady Olivia Laetitia Catherine, daughter of William Robert Fitzgerald, second duke of Leinster Education: At Eton college Spent much of his youth in Italy Profession: Army officer of the guards Peer of Scotland and later of the United Kingdom Talents etc.: Interest in archaeology Private life/family life: Married to Lady Frances Kinnaird (Professional) Role in St Andrews: N/A Years in St Andrews: N/A -> associated to St Andrews due to his relationship with Brewster and his circle

Involved in which fields of scholarship? (e.g. geology, philosophy and medicine) Photography, Law Most famous contribution(s) to scholarship 1 (i.e. in photography): Developed photography with Talbot Brought together Brewster and George Lowden, who claimed to have made first lenticular stereoscope Photographs in collaboration with Robert Graham In Rossie Priory: new studio, with glass roof and dark room Negatives in collection of University of St Andrews + list of their equipment Thomas Rodger their assistant Photographed people, properties, and their impressive art collections Invited Smith, Crooks, Spiller to their house: this trio was experimenting with photographic chemistry Most famous contribution(s) to scholarship 2 (i.e. in law): Forbes Mackenzie Act: measure for the closing of public houses on Sunday If you want to read one thing written by him/her, it should be: X N/A Any political involvement? Peer of Scotland and later of the United Kingdom 15 January 1840: privy councillor 28 February 1866: lord lieutenant of Perthshire Action in favour of free trade Regulation of mines chairman at an important meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League at Covent Garden Theatre liberal views: aid to Polish refugees, friendship with Giuseppe Mazzini and with Giuseppe Garibaldi Any religious involvement? No Other societies/groups in St Andrews? Vice-President of Scottish association for the Advancement of Science, along with Brewster Other societies/groups elsewhere? N/A Associated places in St Andrews: (e.g. home, lab, favourite spot) N/A Possible human interest story 1: Lead archaeological excavations in Rome Possible human interest story 2: Landowner: wanted to get involved in agriculture: interest in mechanization of agriculture Possible human interest story 3: Tried to improve situation of labouring classes: evening schools for ploughmen, free reading rooms and libraries Possible human interest story 4: Mechanization of Scotland: railways, industrial schools Possible human interest story 5: Interest in geology Possible human interest story 6: Lord Kinnaird encouraged Brewster to experiment with calotype of Talbot, Lady Kinnaird worked as sitter in the sunshine Possible human interest story 7: Excursion of Scottish Association for the Advancement of Science to Rossie Priory and visit of Rodger

1878

Connected to other people in St Andrews or elsewhere?: Dr John Adamson David Brewster (and his circle) Hugh Lyon Playfair Etc. Robert Graham David Ricardo Richard Cobden John Bright Awards/Honours: 6 July 1857: knight of the Order of the Thistle Numbers: N/A Other interesting/quirky facts (not necessarily related to subject areas): N/A Any eye-witness testimony/stories: Local newspapers Biographical sources: (e.g. OxDNB, family memoir, other...) OxDNB Sara Stevenson and A.D. Morrison-Low: Scottish Photography. The first 30 Years Available images of the person: University of St Andrews Photographic Collections Available images of places/objects associated with the person: N/A