Alexander Ross (writer)

Alexander Ross
Alexander Ross, 1653 engraving by Pierre Lombart.
Alexander Ross, 1653 engraving by Pierre Lombart.
Bornc. 1590
Aberdeen, Scotland
Died1654 (aged 63–64)
Bramshill, Hampshire, England
OccupationClergyman, translator
NationalityScottish
Alma materKing's College, University of Aberdeen
Notable worksThe Alcoran of Mahomet (the Qur'an), translated into English (attributed )

Alexander Ross (c. 1590–1654) was a prolific Scottish writer and controversialist. He was Chaplain-in-Ordinary to Charles I.[1]

  1. ^ Adams, William Henry Davenport (1884). The Isle of Wight: its history, topography, and antiquities ... especially adapted to the wants of the tourist and excursionist. T. Nelson and Sons. p. 258.

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