Alexander Harper (1818–1887) was Dean of Aberdeen and Orkney from 1886 to 1887. He was educated at the

University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; ) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland. It was founded in 1495 when William Elphinstone, Bis ...

and

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in 1842. After a

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Pittenweem Pittenweem ( ) is a fishing village and civil parish in Fife, on the east coast of Scotland. At the 2001 census, it had a population of 1,747. Etymology The name derives from Pictish and Scottish Gaelic. "Pit-" represents Pictish ''pett'' 'pl ...

he was the

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Inverurie Inverurie (Scottish Gaelic: ''Inbhir Uraidh'' or ''Inbhir Uaraidh'', 'mouth of the River Ury') is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland at the confluence of the rivers Ury and River Don, Aberdeenshire, Don, about north-west of Aberdeen. Geography ...

until his appointment as Dean. He died in March 1887.''FUNERAL OF THE LATE DEAN HARPER'' Aberdeen Weekly Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Tuesday, 29 March 1887; Issue 10027

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1818 births 1887 deaths Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Deans of Aberdeen and Orkney {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub