| 词条 | George Allan (antiquary) |
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George Allan (1736–1800) was an English antiquary and attorney at Darlington.{{sfn|Gibson|1885|pp=294–295}} LifeAllan spent much of his youth in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, where he was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield. He became an assiduous collector of manuscripts.{{sfn|Gibson|1885|p=294}} WorksHe was the author of several works relating to the history and antiquities of County Durham; he greatly aided William Hutchinson in his History and Antiquities of the County Palatine of Durham. He presented to the Society of Antiquaries of London 26 quarto volumes of a manuscript relating principally to the University of Oxford, which he extracted from the public libraries there. He possessed a printing press, with which he produced several works; among them was a reprint of Robert Hegg's 1626 work, Legend of St Cuthbert.{{sfn|Rose|1857|p=340}} FamilyAllan married Anne Nicholson, and they had six children. The eldest son George Allan served as Member of Parliament for {{constlk|Durham}}.{{sfn|Gibson|1885|p=295}} NotesReferences
11 : 1736 births|1800 deaths|English historians|English antiquarians|English cartographers|English printers|History of County Durham|People educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield|People from County Durham|People from Darlington|People associated with the University of Oxford |
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