Surname: Nicolson Forename(s): Alexander b. 27 September 1827. d. 13 January 1893. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Gaelic scholar, lawyer, mountain climber, poet and translator. Pseudonym: “A. N.”
Borne at Husabost, Skye. Educated at the University of Edinburgh. In 1865 inspected
schools in the Western Isles as part of the Scottish education commission, and also
involved in the 1883 Napier Commission into crofters which advocated unsuccessfully
for the promotion of Gaelic in schools. Poetry publications include the posthumous
Verses (1893). Biographical information: Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nicolson>
(21 February 2021). (AC)