James Roxburgh McClymont (23 August 1854 – 21 May 1936) was a Scottish-born Australian poet, historian, geographer, cartographer and naturalist. He is most well known for his biography of Pedro Álvares Cabral, the legendary Portuguese navigator.
Biography He was born on23 August 1854 in Denholm, Scotland.
He died on 21 May 1936 in France.
Education He completed his Master of Arts degree at the University of Edinburgh in 1876.
Career Although he was of Scottish origin, he lived and worked in Australia from 23 Jan 1881 to 1913.
Bibliography He is the author of a number of notable books:https://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=McClymont%2C%20James%20Roxburgh
Pedro Álvares Cabral: His Progenitors, His Life, and His Voyage to America and India (London: B. Quaritch, 1914) Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects - Essays on Early Ornithology and Kindred Subjects - Wikisource, the free online library Characters in outline and other poems Essays in historical geography and on kindred subjects The land of false delight and other poems
See also Pedro Álvares Cabral University of Queensland
References
External links James Roxburgh McClymont - Wikisource, the free online library
Books by McClymont, James Roxburgh Category:James Roxburgh McClymont - Wikimedia Commons Works by James R. McClymont | LibriVox