Author:John Scott Keltie

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Sir John Scott Keltie (1840–1927)

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Scottish geographer, best known for his work with the Royal Geographic Society; Secretary, and later President, of the Royal Geographical Society

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This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, and the list on this page is complete to 1901.
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "J. S. K."

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This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "J. S. K."

Sir John Scott Keltie

Works

• (ed.) The Geographical Journal
• (ed.) Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society
• (ed.) Geographical and Statistical section of the Encyclopedia Britannica, 10th ed.
• (ed.) The works of the British dramatists. Carefully selected from the best editions, with copious notes, biographies, and a historical introduction (1873) [1]
• History of the Scottish Highlands : Highland clans and Highland regiments, with an account of the Gaelic language, literature, and music (1875) v.4 v.5, re-write of James Browne's work.
• The Partition of Africa (1895) [2]
• A Naturalist in the Guianas (1904) [3]
• Africa ([c1910]) [4]
• (ed.) The Statesman's Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year
  • 1899 (1899) index
  • 1913 (1913) index
  • 1921 (1921) index
  • "Allen, William (1793-1864)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885-1900) in 63 vols.

Contributions to 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica

• "Abbadie, Antoine Thomson D' and Arnaud Michel D'," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
• "Africa," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (History)
• "Congo Free State," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)
• "Finland," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part; with Peter Alexeivitch Kropotkin and Joseph R. Fisher)
• "Flinders, Matthew," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
• "Livingstone, David," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
• "National Debt," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)

Contributions to Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed.)

• “Finland” in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1879).

Works about Keltie

• "Knighthood: John Scott Keltie," in The Times (1918)
• "Obituary: Sir John Keltie, a pioneer of modern geography," in The Times (1927)
• "Keltie, Sir John Scott," in Encyclopædia Britannica (12th ed., 1922)