Frederic Sutherland Ferguson | |
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| Born | (1878-12-26)December 26, 1878 Stoke Newington, London, England |
| Died | May 4, 1967(1967-05-04) (aged 88) Isle of Wight, England |
| Occupation | Bibliographer |
| Employer(s) | Bernard Quaritch Ltd; British Museum |
| Known for | Contributions to the STC; bibliographies of early English and Scottish books |
| Title | President of the Bibliographical Society (1950–1952) |
| Awards | Gold Medal of the Bibliographical Society (1951) |
Frederic Sutherland Ferguson (26 December 1878 inStoke Newington,London – 4 May 1967 inIsle of Wight) was anEnglishbibliographer.
He was educated at theGrocers' Company's School, Hackney Downs, and atKing's College London, but did not take a degree. Ferguson joined the firm ofBernard Quaritch in 1897. He contributed toPollard and Redgrave'sA short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (theSTC), and was joint editor of a later edition of the STC. He also compiledTitle-page borders used in England & Scotland 1435-1640 (withR. B. McKerrow), 1932; andA bibliography of the works of Sir George MacKenzie, lord advocate, founder of the Advocates' Library, 1936.
From 1928 to 1943 he was managing director of Bernard Quaritch Ltd. He retired in 1947, to work in theBritish Museum on a comprehensive catalogue of early English books. He left his cards and slips to the British Museum, and a collection of 220 Scottish books to theBodleian Library.[1] In 1954 he had presented 241 early Scottish books to theNational Library of Scotland,[2] and other portions of his library are held by theJohn Rylands Library[3] and theUniversity of Illinois.[4]
Ferguson was President of theBibliographical Society (1950–1952)[5] and received the Society'sGold Medal in 1951.
