Surname: Aitken Forename(s): John b. 25 March 1793. d. 15 February 1833. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
First a clerk and bank teller, Aitken became a bookseller and began publishing his
writing. Published the short-lived but popular Cabinet, and became editor of Constable’s Miscellany in 1827. Helped found the Edinburgh Literary Journal. Biographical information: ODNB. (JS)