Sir Archibald Alison, 1st Baronet

Archibald Alison ( born December 29, 1792 in Kenley, † May 23 1867 in Possilpark ) was a Scottish lawyer, civil servant and historian.

Life

Born the son of a pastor Alison studied law in Edinburgh, in 1814 a lawyer, came in 1822 in the civil service and in 1834 Sheriff of Lanarkshire.

In England he was known by the works The principles of the criminal law of Scotland (1832 ) and practice of the criminal law ( 1833).

Later, he released several - widespread in the 19th century in Europe, often issued and translated - historical representations. The work history of Europe had a remarkable for its time commercial success. Alison described the story as a chain of reactions in which manifesting the workings of Providence. In addition, he sat down in his 1840 published writing Principles of population with the Malthusian theory on population growth critically. From 1850 to 1852 he was rector of the University of Glasgow. 1852 Alison was appointed baronet and in 1853 by Oxford an honorary Doctor of Laws.

Works

• Principles of the Criminal Law of Scotland (1832 ) Edinburgh: W. Blackwood OCLC 8715591
• Practice of the Criminal Law of Scotland (1833 ) Edinburgh: W. Blackwood OCLC 8715578
• History ot Europe from the commencement of the French revolution to the restoration of the Bourbons (ibid. 1833-42, 14 vols ten editions, most recently in 1860, 14 volumes. )
• Principles of population (1840 )
• England in 1815 and 1845 (1847 );
• The Military Life of John, Duke of Marlborough (1848 ) New York: Harper & Bros. OCLC 1437529
• Political and historical essays (1850, 3 vols collection previously published in Blackwood 's Magazine articles)
• History of Europe from the fall of Napoleon to the accession of Louis Napoleon (2nd edition, Edinb. 1865, 8 vols )
• Lives of Lord Castlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart (1861 ) Edinburgh: W. Blackwood OCLC 456 774 545
• Some Account of My Life and Writings: An Autobiography, Volumes I -II ( 1883) Edinburgh: W. Blackwood OCLC 4385121