Author:James Paton

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James Paton
(1843–1921)

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F.L.S.; British scientist and administrator; Superintendent of Museums and Art Galleries of Corporation of Glasgow. Assistant in Museum of Science and Art, Edinburgh, 1861-1876; President of Museums Association of United Kingdom, 1896.

This author wrote articles for the Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB9 by the initials "J. Pa."

This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "J. Pa."

Works

Editor and part-author of Scottish National Memorials (1890)

Contributions to EB9

"Bookbinding," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (4) (1878)
"Cinchona," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (5) (1878)
"Greenock," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (11) (1880)
"Tar," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (23) (1888) Co-authored with William Dittmar.
"Tea," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (23) (1888)
"Tobacco," in Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth Edition (23) (1888) Co-authored with William Dittmar.

Contributions to EB1911

"Feather," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)

Works about Paton

"PATON, James". Who's Who, 59: p. 1365. 1907.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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