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[[File:Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Linning.png|thumb|1828-1834, 19th centuryOil on canvas77 x 69 cm]] |
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'''Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet''' [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|WS]] (24 September 1774<ref>Scott, Hew (1920) [https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc03scot#page/314/mode/2up Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3] p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved on September 3, 2014.</ref> - 17 February 1838) was a Scottish [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|solicitor]] who wrote [[The First Book of Napoleon]]. He was the son of Thomas Linning and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Linning, Minister of Lesmahogow.<ref>Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/society-of-writers-to-hm-signet-great-britain/a-history-of-the-society-of-writers-to-her-majestys-signet-electronic-resource-hci/page-22-a-history-of-the-society-of-writers-to-her-majestys-signet-electronic-resource-hci.shtml A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet]. p.22. Retrieved on August 31, 2014.</ref> |
'''Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet''' [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|WS]] (24 September 1774<ref>Scott, Hew (1920) [https://archive.org/stream/fastiecclesiaesc03scot#page/314/mode/2up Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3] p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved on September 3, 2014.</ref> - 17 February 1838) was a Scottish [[Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet|solicitor]] who wrote [[The First Book of Napoleon]]. He was the son of Thomas Linning and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Linning, Minister of Lesmahogow.<ref>Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) [http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/society-of-writers-to-hm-signet-great-britain/a-history-of-the-society-of-writers-to-her-majestys-signet-electronic-resource-hci/page-22-a-history-of-the-society-of-writers-to-her-majestys-signet-electronic-resource-hci.shtml A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet]. p.22. Retrieved on August 31, 2014.</ref> |
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Michael Linning, Writer to the Signet WS (24 September 1774[1] - 17 February 1838) was a Scottish solicitor who wrote The First Book of Napoleon. He was the son of Thomas Linning and grandson of the Rev. Thomas Linning, Minister of Lesmahogow.[2]
Author of the First Book of Napoleon
The First Book of Napoleon is a pseudo-biblical work written under the pen name "Eliakim the Scribe". A pre-publication manuscript copy at the State Library of New South Wales identifies Michael Linning as the author.[3] As a Writer to Her Majesty's Signet, Linning's role was very similar to the ancient biblical role of scribe. In addition, the pen name "Eliakim" may be a semordnilap of Michael (i.e. "Mikaile").
National Monument of Scotland
A second significant title that Linning held was Secretary of the Royal Association of Contributors to the National Monument of Scotland. He proposed the erecting of the monument[4] in 1822 as a memorial to Scottish soldiers and sailors who died fighting in the Napoleonic Wars.
Inventor of Peat to Fuel Conversion
In a history of the parish of Mid-Calder, historian Hardy M'Call describes Linning and his work on peat moss conversion to fuel:[5]
Mr. Linning was a man of inventive mind. Among his many projects, which were to have united the welfare of mankind at large with the development of his own estate, was a scheme for the conversion of peat into portable fuel... The scene of these experiments is marked by a stone chimney, which still remains on the lands of Colzium, though partially shattered by the memorable thunderstorm of 12th August 1884.
The patent application is recorded in February 1837.[6]
References
- ^ Scott, Hew (1920) Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, vol. 3 p. 315. Thomas Linning. Retrieved on September 3, 2014.
- ^ Society of Writers to H.M. Signet (1890) A history of the Society of Writers to Her Majesty's Signet. p.22. Retrieved on August 31, 2014.
- ^ http://acmssearch.sl.nsw.gov.au/search/itemDetailPaged.cgi?itemID=949985
- ^ Laurie, William Alexander (1859) The History of Free Masonry and the Grand Lodge of Scotland Edinburgh. Seton & Mackenzie. Retrieved on September 3, 2014.
- ^ M'Call, Hardy Bertram (1894) The history and antiquities of the parish of Mid-Calder. Turnbull and Spears. p. 41. Archive.org. Retrieved on August 31, 2014.
- ^ Mechanics Magazine and Journal of Science, Arts and Manufactures, Vol. 26 "List of Irish Patents Granted in the Month of February, 1837"