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R. A. Scott (Robert Andrew Scott) Macfie
1868–1935
Best remembered for his work with Romani studies, he helped revive the Gypsy Lore Society and became one of the figures most closely associated with its early 20th-century scholarship. His writing reflects the curiosity of a businessman-scholar who turned a lasting personal interest into books, editing, and collecting.
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Gypsy Coppersmiths in Liverpool and Birkenhead
by R. A. Scott (Robert Andrew Scott) Macfie
About the author
Born in 1868 and dying in 1935, R. A. Scott Macfie was a British writer and scholar best known for his work on Romani life, language, and tradition. Library and archival records identify him as Robert Andrew Scott Macfie, and several sources describe him specifically as a Romany scholar.
He played an important part in reviving the Gypsy Lore Society in the early 1900s and remained deeply involved in its research and publications. Sources connected with the society describe him as an editor, secretary, collector of gypsy books, and a driving force behind its work for many years.
Macfie also published Gypsy Lore in 1908, a work that helped establish his reputation in the field. After his death, his collection of books was remembered and catalogued, showing how seriously he pursued the subject as both an author and a collector.