Robert Macpherson

Born: Robert Turnbull Macpherson
Other: Robert McPherson

Born: 1816, 16 February (uncertain) - Great Britain, Scotland, Forfarshire [now Tayside]
Died: 1872, 17 November - Italy, Rome
Gender: Male
Active: Italy
 
Scottish art dealer and photographer who settled in Rome. He took up photography in 1851 and became one of the most successful commercial photographers in Italy, specializing in albumen prints.

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The exact date of birth for Robert Macpherson and his immediate ancestry is unclear. If anybody has information that can clarify this I'd be most grateful as I'm in contact with direct descendants who are seeking information. (alan@luminous-lint.com, Alan Griffiths, 22 March 2013)