Andrew Archibald Paton
Andrew Archibald Paton was a British diplomat, orientalist, and author of travel books and novels.Biography
From 1839 to 1843 he was employed in Egypt and then Syria. In 1843 he was appointed acting consul-general in Serbia. In 1858 he became vice-consul at Missolonghi in Greece. In 1859 he was transferred to Lübeck and in May 1862 appointed consul at Ragusa and at Bocca di Cattaro.
His book Highlands and Islands of the Adriatic gives an interesting account of Signor Arnieri, the principal land owner of the island of Korčula. Paton's book Researches on the Danube and the Adriatic mentions the significance given by the people of Ragusa to the mathematician Marino Ghetaldi. Paton's literary work is of interest for his book on the life and work of Stendhal and published correspondence with Sir Austen Henry Layard.
Henry James wrote an unfavourable, unsigned review in The Nation for Paton's book on Stendhal.
On 27 April 1852 Paton married Eliza Calvert at Saint Anne Soho, Westminster, London; they had a daughter Eliza Rebecca Anne Paton.Selected publications
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- 1845 : or, a residence in Belgrade and travels in the Highlands and Woodlands of the Interior, during the years 1843 and 1844.
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