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J. Gordon (James Gordon) Parker

1869–1948

A Scottish chemist and teacher, he wrote clearly about leather and tanning and also contributed to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. His work connects practical industry with the kind of concise reference writing that still feels useful today.

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Leather for Libraries

Leather for Libraries

by Cyril Davenport, E. Wyndham Hulme, J. Gordon (James Gordon) Parker, A. (Alfred) Seymour-Jones, F. J. Williamson

About the author

James Gordon Parker (1869–1948) was a Scottish chemist who became principal of the Leathersellers' Technical College in London. Sources also identify him as a contributor to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, where his articles were signed with the initials “J. G. P.”

His known books include Leather for Libraries and Principles of Tanning, and he also wrote the Britannica article on “Leather.” Taken together, those works suggest a writer deeply interested in the science and craft of leather production, as well as in explaining technical subjects for a broad readership.

A brief obituary notice in Nature reports that Dr. James Gordon Parker died on April 30, 1948, in London, in his seventy-ninth year. While detailed biographical information appears limited in the sources I could confirm, the record that remains points to a career spent combining chemistry, teaching, and practical industrial knowledge.