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James Calder Macphail
James Calder Macphail (21 February 1821 – 12 February 1908) was a Scottish Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), Free Church minister and Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic tutor. He is best remembered as a pioneer photographer and one of the first to photograph the Holy Land. Life He was born on 21 February 1821 near Loch Broom in Wester Ross in northern Scotland. In 1847/8 he travelled to Italy and Malta. Four photographs from this trip still exist. He was a friend to Dunlop baronets, James Dunlop (1830-1858) and his uncle Alexander Earle Monteith. His friend Cosmo Innes encouraged him to take an interest in photography and he joined the Edinburgh Calotype Club in 1843 aged only 22. He studied divinity at the University of Aberdeen, Divinity College and New College, Edinburgh. After being licensed by the Church of Scotland he served as assistant minister at Enzie railway station, Enzie. He was ordained in the Free Church of Scotland in 1849, and his first charge was the East Free Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Calder Macphail
James Calder Macphail (21 February 1821 – 12 February 1908) was a Scottish Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900), Free Church minister and Scottish Gaelic, Gaelic tutor. He is best remembered as a pioneer photographer and one of the first to photograph the Holy Land. Life He was born on 21 February 1821 near Loch Broom in Wester Ross in northern Scotland. In 1847/8 he travelled to Italy and Malta. Four photographs from this trip still exist. He was a friend to Dunlop baronets, James Dunlop (1830-1858) and his uncle Alexander Earle Monteith. His friend Cosmo Innes encouraged him to take an interest in photography and he joined the Edinburgh Calotype Club in 1843 aged only 22. He studied divinity at the University of Aberdeen, Divinity College and New College, Edinburgh. After being licensed by the Church of Scotland he served as assistant minister at Enzie railway station, Enzie. He was ordained in the Free Church of Scotland in 1849, and his first charge was the East Free Chu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
