CHALMERS

chalmers, alexander (1750-1834), scottish writer, was born in aberdeen on the 29th of march 1759. he was educated as a doctor, but gave up this profession for journalism, and he was for some time editor of the _morning herald_. besides editions of the works of shakespeare, beattie, fielding, johnson, warton, pope, gibbon, bolingbroke, he published _a general biographical dictionary_ in 32 vols.(1812-1817); a _glossary to shakspeare_ (1797); an edition of steevens's shakespeare (1809); and the _british essayists_, beginning with the _tatler_ and ending with the _observer_, with biographical and historical prefaces and a general index. he died in london on the 19th of december 1834.