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{{Short description|Scottish biblical scholar and book publisher}}
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[[File:Rev Robert Young's grave, Grange Cemetery.JPG|thumb|Robert Young's grave, Grange Cemetery]]
| name = Robert Young
| image = Portrait_of_Robert_Young_(Biblical_Scholar).png
| caption = Portrait of Young Featured in 7th Edition of [[Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible]] published by the [[Religious Tract Society]]
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1822|9|10}}
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
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| death_place = [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]]
| nationality = Scottish
| occupation = Biblical Scholar
| spouse = Margaret Turnbull (1823-1887)
| children = Robert, Jane&nbsp;Eliza, Margaret, George&nbsp;Adam, Katherine&nbsp;Agnes, Annie, John&nbsp;Henry<ref>See names on his grave stone.</ref><!--their years of death were: Robert (1881), Jane Eliza (1924), Margaret (1924), George Adam (1928), Katherine Agnes (1938), Annie (1938), John Henry (1939)--->
| parents = John Young
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[[File:Rev Robert Young's grave, Grange Cemetery.JPG|thumb|Robert Young's grave, Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh]]


'''Robert Young''', [[Legum Doctor|LL.D.]], F.E.S.L.{{what?|date=January 2019}} (10 September 1822 – 14 October 1888) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] publisher who was self-taught and proficient in various [[Oriental]] languages. He published several works, the best known being a [[Bible]] translation, commonly referred to as ''[[Young's Literal Translation]]'', and his [[Bible concordance]], ''[[Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible|The Analytical Concordance to the Bible]]''.
'''Robert Young''' (10 September 1822 – 14 October 1888) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] publisher who was self-taught and proficient in various [[Oriental]] languages. He published several works, the best known being a [[Bible]] translation, commonly referred to as ''[[Young's Literal Translation]]'', and his [[Bible concordance]], ''[[Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible|The Analytical Concordance to the Bible]]''.


==Life==
==Life==
Robert Young was born in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], the son of John Young a book-binder on Parliament Square on the [[Royal Mile]].<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1822</ref> He served an [[apprenticeship]] in [[printing]] and simultaneously taught himself various oriental languages. He eventually joined the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church]], and in 1847 he started his own business of printing and selling books, particularly of works related to [[Old Testament]] studies, with a shop at 5 North Bank Street off the [[Royal Mile]].<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850</ref>
Robert Young was born in [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]], the son of John Young, a [[Bookbinding|book-binder]] on [[Parliament Square, Edinburgh|Parliament Square]], on the [[Royal Mile]].<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1822</ref> He served an [[apprenticeship]] in [[printing]] and simultaneously taught himself various oriental languages. He eventually joined the [[Free Church of Scotland (1843–1900)|Free Church]], and in 1847 he started his own business of printing and selling books, particularly of works related to [[Old Testament]] studies, with a shop at 5 North Bank Street off the [[Royal Mile]].<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850</ref>


For three years he was connected with [[Thomas Chalmers]]'s Territorial church sabbath school in the [[West Port, Edinburgh]]. From 1856 to 1861 he was literary missionary and superintendent of the mission press at [[Surat]]; and during this time he added [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] to his acquirements. From 1864 to 1874 he conducted the ‘Missionary Institute;’ in 1867 he visited cities in the United States.<ref name=DNB>{{cite DNB|wstitle=Young, Robert (1822-1888)}}</ref> In 1871 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Hebrew chair at the [[University of St Andrews]]. Most of his life was passed in Edinburgh, where he died at home, 14 Grange Terrace,<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1888</ref> on 14 October 1888.
For three years he was connected with [[Thomas Chalmers]]'s Territorial church sabbath school in the [[West Port, Edinburgh]]. From 1856 to 1861, he was a literary [[missionary]] and superintendent of the mission press at [[Surat]]; and during this time he added [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]] to his acquirements. From 1864 to 1874 he conducted the ‘Missionary Institute;’ in 1867, he visited cities in the United States.<ref name="DNB">{{cite DNB|wstitle=Young, Robert (1822-1888)}}</ref> In 1871 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Hebrew chair at the [[University of St Andrews]]. Most of his life was passed in Edinburgh, where he died at home, 14 Grange Terrace,<ref>Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1888</ref> on 14 October 1888.


He is buried in the north-east section of the [[Grange, Edinburgh|Grange Cemetery]].
He is buried in the north-east section of the [[Grange, Edinburgh|Grange Cemetery]].
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==Works==
==Works==
On starting business as a printer he published works intended to facilitate the study of the Old Testament and its versions, of which the first was an edition with translation of [[Maimonides]]'s 613 precepts.<ref name=DNB/>
On starting business as a printer, he published works intended to facilitate the study of the Old Testament and its versions, of which the first was an edition with translation of [[Maimonides]]'s 613 precepts.<ref name=DNB/>


His major works include:
His major works include:


*''[[Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible|The Analytical Concordance to the Bible]]'' for the King James Version
*''[[Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible|The Analytical Concordance to the Bible]]'' for the King James Version
*''[[Young's Literal Translation|A Literal Translation of the Bible]]''
*''[[Young's Literal Translation|A Literal Translation of the Bible]]'', 1862, with a revision in 1887, and a posthumous revision in 1898
*''[[Concise Commentary on the Holy Bible|Concise Critical Comments on the Holy Bible]]'', a companion to ''A Literal Translation of the Bible''
*''[[Concise Commentary on the Holy Bible|Concise Critical Comments on the Holy Bible]]'', a companion to ''A Literal Translation of the Bible''
*''[[Dictionary of Bible Words & Synonyms, or a Key to the Hidden Meanings of the Sacred Scripture]]''
*''[[Dictionary of Bible Words & Synonyms, or a Key to the Hidden Meanings of the Sacred Scripture]]''
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Revision as of 19:01, 5 April 2024

Robert Young
Portrait of Young Featured in 7th Edition of Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible published by the Religious Tract Society
Born(1822-09-10)10 September 1822
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died14 October 1888(1888-10-14) (aged 66)
Edinburgh, Scotland
NationalityScottish
OccupationBiblical Scholar
SpouseMargaret Turnbull (1823-1887)
ChildrenRobert, Jane Eliza, Margaret, George Adam, Katherine Agnes, Annie, John Henry[1]
ParentJohn Young
Signature
Robert Young's grave, Grange Cemetery, Edinburgh

Robert Young (10 September 1822 – 14 October 1888) was a Scottish publisher who was self-taught and proficient in various Oriental languages. He published several works, the best known being a Bible translation, commonly referred to as Young's Literal Translation, and his Bible concordance, The Analytical Concordance to the Bible.

Life

Robert Young was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of John Young, a book-binder on Parliament Square, on the Royal Mile.[2] He served an apprenticeship in printing and simultaneously taught himself various oriental languages. He eventually joined the Free Church, and in 1847 he started his own business of printing and selling books, particularly of works related to Old Testament studies, with a shop at 5 North Bank Street off the Royal Mile.[3]

For three years he was connected with Thomas Chalmers's Territorial church sabbath school in the West Port, Edinburgh. From 1856 to 1861, he was a literary missionary and superintendent of the mission press at Surat; and during this time he added Gujarati to his acquirements. From 1864 to 1874 he conducted the ‘Missionary Institute;’ in 1867, he visited cities in the United States.[4] In 1871 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Hebrew chair at the University of St Andrews. Most of his life was passed in Edinburgh, where he died at home, 14 Grange Terrace,[5] on 14 October 1888.

He is buried in the north-east section of the Grange Cemetery.

Family

He was married to Margaret Turnbull (1823-1887). They had three sons and four daughters.[6]

Works

On starting business as a printer, he published works intended to facilitate the study of the Old Testament and its versions, of which the first was an edition with translation of Maimonides's 613 precepts.[4]

His major works include:

References

  • "Young, Robert". The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge. Vol. 12. Baker, Grand Rapids. 1964. p. 490.

Notes

  1. ^ See names on his grave stone.
  2. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1822
  3. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1850
  4. ^ a b "Young, Robert (1822-1888)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
  5. ^ Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1888
  6. ^ Inscription on Robert Young's grave, Grange Cemetery
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