This page was last updated on 25 June 2024 Click here to  Print this page Biography finder A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z     Index of first names John Sholto Douglas, 15th of Tilquhillie                   John Sholto Douglas, 15th Laird of Tilquhillie (Born November 18 1838 in Thüringen (Vorarlberg) Tilquhillie(a), died September 14 1874 at Dalaas ) was an Austrian(2) naturalist and cotton producer. He is known for his interest in, and knowledge of, mountaineering, hunting and science, his achievements in geology and paleontology , and in particular the study of Roman history in Vorarlberg. The son of Vorarlberg industrialist John Douglas and his wife Margaret Jane Kennedy, the daughter of a wealthy factory owner James Kennedy, John Sholto Douglas was born in 1838 in his parent's home "Villa Falk Horst" in Thuringia in Feldkirch (Vorarlberg). He was one of six children, three of whom died in childhood. John Sholto Douglass was an important Alpinist actively involved in the Austrian Alpine Club, leading to the building of a shelter hut on Luenersee, named the Douglas Hut. He died on 14 September 1874 when he crashed in Radonatobel below the Gamsbodenspitze from a 300 m high cliff. A plaque under the railway bridge in the Arlberg railway remembers him(1). Notes: 1.  At this time, plans were being considered for the building of a railway line that could shorten the delivery period of English mail to India and the Middle East.  It seems the railway was not yet in olace in 1874. 2.  As in a naturalist in Austria.  He was a Scot, as were his children. Source: a.  Norman Douglas: A Biography, by Mark Holloway; 1976 See also: Douglas of Tilqhuillie   Any contributions will be gratefully accepted     Errors and Omissions The Forum What's new? We are looking for your help to improve the accuracy of The Douglas Archives. If you spot errors, or omissions, then please do let us know Contributions Many articles are stubs which would benefit from re-writing. Can you help? Copyright You are not authorized to add this page or any images from this page to Ancestry.com (or its subsidiaries) or other fee-paying sites without our express permission and then, if given, only by including our copyright and a URL link to the web site.   If you have met a brick wall with your research, then posting a notice in the Douglas Archives Forum may be the answer. Or, it may help you find the answer! You may also be able to help others answer their queries. Visit the Douglas Archives Forum.   2 Minute Survey To provide feedback on the website, please take a couple of minutes to complete our survey.   We try to keep everyone up to date with new entries, via our What's New section on the home page. We also use the Community Network to keep researchers abreast of developments in the Douglas Archives. Help with costs Maintaining the three sections of the site has its costs.  Any contribution the defray them is very welcome Donate   Newsletter If you would like to receive a very occasional newsletter - Sign up! Temporarily withdrawn.

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