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Andrew F. (Andrew Frederick) Crosse
1852–1925
A chemist, metallurgist, and travel writer, he wrote with the curiosity of someone who had spent years moving between laboratories, vineyards, and mining centers. His best-known work invites readers into the landscapes and people of Central Europe with an observant, late-Victorian eye.
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Round about the Carpathians
by Andrew F. (Andrew Frederick) Crosse
About the author
Born on May 31, 1852, Andrew Frederick Crosse was the eldest son of Andrew Crosse of Fyne Court, Somerset, and Cornelia Augusta Hewitt. School records note that he studied at Westminster before moving on to University College School in London.
He trained as an analytical chemist and later lived in Hungary, where he was involved in wine growing. He eventually settled in South Africa, where he worked as a consulting chemist and metallurgist in Johannesburg. He was also active in professional scientific life there, serving in the early years of the Chemical and Metallurgical Society of South Africa, including terms as its first vice-president and then president.
Crosse is also remembered as the author of Round About the Carpathians, a travel book drawn from his experiences in Central Europe. The mix of scientific training, practical work abroad, and firsthand travel gave his writing a grounded, curious quality. He died in 1925.