Glasgow · b. 1810, d. 1889
Historical maker
Named in 2 books.
What the books printed
Biographical dictionary of musicians, Brown, James Duff. Paisley, London: A. Gardner, 1886. p. 412.
As printed on this page: "MANN (John A.) Scottish violin-maker and virtuoso, B. Forfar, May 13, 1810. Settled in Glasgow as artist, machinist, and musical instrument maker. Is known throughout Britain as one of the first authorities on the violin, which instrument and its temperament he has made a life-study."
British Musical Biography, 1897. Page 269, scan 281.
Mann, John A., Scottish violinist and violin maker, born, Forfar, May 13, 1810. Lived in Glasgow as an artist, machinist, and violin maker. He died at Glasgow, April 30, 1889.
- Entries from 2 books stand under this name, and the software judged them likely the same person. Tell us if that is wrong and we will split the record.
Same name
Whether any of these is the same person, the books do not say.
Same town, same time
22 other Glasgow makers have a year in the 1800s. A few of them:
- 1790 to 1840 Breckinridge, John
- 1804 to 1879 Plane, Walter
- born 1810 Mann
- 1810 to 1889 Mann, John Alexander
- 1820 to 1895 Morrison
- 1820 to 1895 Morrison, Archibald