Edward Raban
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Edward Raban
(Worcestershire, England, 1579 - 1658)
DescriptionEDWARD RABAN 1579 - 1658 ABERDEEN'S FIRST PRINTER IS BURIED IN THIS CHURCHYARDHistoryPrinter. He set up Aberdeen’s first printing press in the Castlegate in 1622. He produced Scotland’s first book of fully harmonised psalms and the Aberdeen Almanac as well as printing over 250 works between 1622-1649.
Location InfoSt Nicholas Churchyard, Union Street. East Wall
NotesImage Attribution: watty62, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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