John Wilson
(1785-1854)

Died aged 68

John Wilson of Elleray FRSE (18 May 1785 – 3 April 1854) was a Scottish advocate, literary critic and author, the writer most frequently identified with the pseudonym Christopher North of Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine. He was professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Edinburgh from 1820–1851.

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In this house "Christopher North" lived 1826 - 1854.

10 Gloucester Place, Edinburgh, United Kingdom where they lived (1826-1854)