William Scott-Elliot
From Kook Science
| William Scott-Elliot 10th Laird of Arkleton | |
|---|---|
| Alias(es) | W. Williamson |
| Born | 24 March 1849 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 2 September 1919 (70) |
| Alma mater | Rugby School (Rugby, Warwickshire, England) |
| Workplace(s) | Wallace Brothers & Co., Ltd. (London) |
| Affiliations | Theosophical Society |
| Noted work(s) | The Story of Atlantis (1896); The Lost Lemuria (1904) |
| Spouse(s) | Maude Boyle-Travers (m. 1893)[1] |
William Scott-Elliot (March 24, 1849 - September 2, 1919) was a Scottish merchant, lay magistrate, landowner (as the 10th Laird of Arkleton, inherited in 1901), and Theosophist, noted for his writings on Theosophic conceptions of Atlantis and Lemuria, based on H. P. Blavatsky's works and the clairvoyantly received information of Charles Leadbeater.
Selected Bibliography
- Scott-Elliot, W. (1896), The Story of Atlantis: a Geographical, Historical, and Ethnological Sketch; Illustrated by Four Maps of the World's Configuration at Different Periods, London: Theosophical Pub. Society, https://archive.org/details/storyofatlantisg00scot
- Williamson, W. (1899), The Great Law: a Study of Religious Origins and of the Unity Underlying Them, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., https://archive.org/details/b24885964
- Scott-Elliot, W. (1902), Man's Place in the Universe: A Summary of Theosophic Study, London & Benares: Theosophical Pub. Society, https://archive.org/details/mansplaceinuniv00elligoog
- Scott-Elliot, W. (1904), The Lost Lemuria: with 2 Maps Showing Distribution of Land Areas at Different Periods, London: Theosophical Pub. Society, https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.222654/
Notes
Photographs of Scott-Elliot commonly distributed online are of other people, including: G. F. Scott-Elliot; Louis Jacolliot[1]; and William Scott Ament.