Robison, John
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1758-9 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Inventor | ||
| Place of Birth | Glasgow | ||
| Marriage | Rachel Wright | ||
| Issue | John, Euphemia, Hugh and Charles | ||
| Place of birth | Source | Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |
Graduated from University of Glasgow where he improved upon the design for the Newcomen engine (1757). Migrated to London in search of preferment. Retained as a tutor for the son of Admiral Sir Charles Knowles, with whom he sailed to Quebec in 1759. Returned to England in the early 1760s, sick of a life at sea and unable to secure remuneration from Edward Knowles, moved back to Glasgow in 1763. Remained active in the sciences, publishing a number of works. Died at Edinburgh (1805).
