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Dr. (William) Dickson

d. 1891

A Scottish translator and abolitionist, he wrote forcefully against slavery and brought major French works into English for new readers. His surviving books suggest a practical, engaged writer interested in politics, language, and public debate.

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Special report on diseases of cattle

Special report on diseases of cattle

by V. T. (Vickers T.) Atkinson, Dr. (William) Dickson, A. (Adolph) Eichhorn, Richard W. (Richard West) Hickman, James Law, (Dr.) (William Herbert) Lowe, C. Dwight (Charles Dwight) Marsh, John R. (John Robbins) Mohler, A. J. (Alexander James) Murray, Leonard Pearson, Brayton Howard Ransom, M. R. (Milton R.) Trumbower, United States. Bureau of Animal Industry, Dr. (Benjamin Tilghman) Woodward

About the author

William Dickson was a Scottish writer, translator, and abolitionist. Wikisource identifies him as living from 1749 to 1821 and lists works including Letters on Negro Slavery (1789), Essay on Chemical Nomenclature (1796), and Mitigation of Slavery (1814), showing a career that ranged from reform writing to scientific and literary translation.

His bibliography gives a good sense of his interests. Alongside his anti-slavery writing, he translated works by Jean-Baptiste Massillon and Lazare Carnot, suggesting he helped carry important French religious and scientific ideas into English. Another listed title, Hints to the People of the United Kingdom (1803), points to his involvement in the political questions of his day.

I couldn’t confirm that this author matches the dates “d. 1891.” The strongest source I found points instead to William Dickson, the Scottish translator and abolitionist who died in 1821, so I’ve based this summary only on that verified record.