John (Ian) Bartholomew

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John Bartholomew (1890-1962)
Cartographer and Geographer
Born(1890-02-12)12 February 1890
Died9 February 1962(1962-02-09) (aged 71)
The memorial to the Bartholomews, Dean Cemetery

John Bartholomew,

FRSGS generally known as Ian Bartholomew (12 February 1890 – 9 February 1962) was a Scottish cartographer and geographer
.

Life

John was the son of John George Bartholomew and Janet MacDonald. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School.

Bartholomew studied cartography in Leipzig, Paris and at the

John Bartholomew and Son Ltd. on the death of his father John George Bartholomew. He inherited the task from his father of completing the Times Survey Atlas of the World (1921), which was expanded into the Times Mid-Century Edition (issued in five volumes between 1955 and 1960). He introduced new cartographic techniques, modern printing and expanded the company significantly.[1]

He was awarded the

Mentioned in Dispatches.[2]

He served as Honorary Secretary and President of the

Patron's Medal of the Royal Geographical Society
of London.

He died in Edinburgh and is buried at his father's memorial against the north wall of the 20th century extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh, together with his mother Jennie, brother Hugh, and son, John Christopher Bartholomew.

Family

He married Marie Antionette Saroléa, niece of Charles Saroléa in 1920.[4]

He entrusted the management of the company to his three sons, Peter, John and Robert.

See also

  • John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-85152-791-8
    .
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Scottish Geographical Medal". Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Former Fellows of The Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783 – 2002" (PDFG). Rse.org. Retrieved 29 October 2021.

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