Charles Cordiner
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Charles Cordiner (c.1746–1794) was a Scottish Episcopal clergyman and antiquary.
Life
Charles Cordiner became Episcopalian minister of St Andrew's Chapel, Banff, in 1769. He became known as a writer on antiquities. He died at Banff on 18 November 1794, aged forty-eight, leaving a widow and eight children. James Cordiner was his son.
Works
He was the author of , London, 1780; and , 2 vols. London, 1788–95. This last work, which is illustrated with engravings by Peter Mazell, was published in parts, but Cordiner did not live to see the publication of the last part.
Gallery
Sources
- Smitten, Jeffrey R. (2004). . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford UP. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
Attribution:
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1887). "Cordiner, Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 12. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 215.
External links
- . The British Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- . The National Archives. Retrieved 7 September 2022.