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Alexander Macbain

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Born 1855
Died 1907

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  • Cover of: Celtic Mythology and Religion: with chapters upon Druid circles and Celtic burial

    Cover of edition celticmythologya00macbuoft Cover of edition celticmythologyr00macb_0 Cover of edition celticmythology00macbgoog Cover of edition celticmythologyr0000alex Cover of edition celticmythologyr0000macb First published in 1885 — 19 editions
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  • Cover of: How to learn Gaelic: orthographical instructions grammar and reading lessons

    Cover of edition howtolearngaelic00macb Cover of edition howtolearngaelic00macb First published in 1902 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language

    Cover of edition etymologicaldict00macbuoft Cover of edition cu31924079618504 First published in 1896 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Gaelic reader with outlines of grammar: for use in higher classes of schools in the Highlands

    First published in 1920 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Place names, Highlands & islands of Scotland

    First published in 1922 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Etymology of the principal Gaelic national names, personal names, surnames: to which is added a disquisition on Ptolemy's Geography of Scotland

    First published in 1911 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The heroic and Ossianic literature: read at the Inverness Gaelic Society meeting, 17th February 1886

    Cover of edition heroicossianicli00macb First published in 1886 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Higher Grade Readings: With Outlines of Grammar and All the King's Scholarship Examination Papers in Gaelic

    First published in 1905 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: How to Learn Gaelic, Orthographical Instructions, Grammar

    First published in 2015 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Early history of Lewis

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  • Cover of: Etymological Dictionary of Scottish-Gaelic

    First published in 1998 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Inverness Names: Personal Names and Surnames of the Town of Inverness

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Place Names of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

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  • Cover of: Outlines of Gaelic etymology

    First published in 1909 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Highland Monthly, Volumes 4-5

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Celtic Magazine, Volume 11

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  • Cover of: The Celtic Magazine, Volume 13

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  • Cover of: Reliquiæ Celticæ; Texts, Papers and Studies in Gaelic Literature and Philology Left by the Late Rev. Alexander Cameron, LL.D., ed. by Alexander Macbain, M. A., and Rev. John Kennedy

    First published in 2015 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Celtic Magazine, Volume 8

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  • Cover of: The Celtic Magazine

    First published in 1878 — 1 edition
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Born 1855
Died 1907

Subjects

Gaelic language, Scottish Gaelic language, Etymology, Celtic Mythology, Celts, Dictionaries, Druids and druidism, Gaelic Names, Grammar, Religion, Scottish Gaelic Names, Ancient Geography, Celtes -- Religion, Celtic Cultus, Celtic church, Celtic cults, Celts -- Religion, Celts Religious beliefs, Composition and exercises, Description and travel, Druids and Druidism, Gaelic, Geographical Names, History, Language and languages, etymology

Places

Scotland, Inverness, Inverness (Scotland)

People

Finn MacCumhaill (3rd cent), Ossian (3rd cent), Ptolemy (fl. 2nd cent)

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Alternative names

  • Alexander MacBain
  • Alexander 1855-1907 Macbain
  • MacBain Alexander

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September 24, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import