Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Atkinson, Thomas, ? 1801-1833, poet and writer, bookseller
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Description area
Dates of existence
? 1801-1833
History
Thomas Atkinson was a radical bookseller in Glasgow and Lecturer in Craniology at Anderson's Institution. By his will, he founded Atkinson's Institution 'for the instruction of artisans and all members of the middle classes in literature and languages'.
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Relationships area
Related entity
Atkinson's Institution, Glasgow
Identifier of related entity
C0030
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
1833
Description of relationship
Thomas Atkinson founded Atkinson's Institution.
Related entity
Anderson's College, Glasgow (1796-1887)
Identifier of related entity
C0046
Category of relationship
associative
Dates of relationship
Description of relationship
Thomas Atkinson was Lecturer in Craniology at Anderson's Institution (which later became Anderson's College).
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Control area
Authority record identifier
P0017
Institution identifier
GB 249
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2003); Rules for the construction of personal, place and corporate names, National Council on Archives (1997).
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Created by Victoria Peters, November 2009.