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Michael Russell
1781–1848
A Scottish churchman and prolific historical writer, he moved easily between the pulpit and the page. His books on Palestine, Egypt, Nubia, and the Barbary States helped bring distant places and sacred history to a wide 19th-century readership.
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Palestine, or, the Holy Land: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time
by Michael Russell
About the author
Born in Edinburgh in 1781, he became a minister in the Scottish Episcopal Church and later served as the first Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway, holding that post from 1837 until his death in 1848.
Alongside his church career, he wrote extensively on history, religion, and travel-related subjects. Works associated with him include books on Palestine, Egypt, Nubia, the Barbary States, and Oliver Cromwell, showing a strong interest in linking historical scholarship with subjects that would appeal to general readers.
Remembered as both a bishop and an ecclesiastical historian, he left behind a body of writing that reflects the broad curiosity and moral seriousness of early 19th-century nonfiction.