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Single Person record details
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Person Code
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ABD68
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Forenames
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John Malcolm
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Surname
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Bulloch
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Dates
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1867-1938
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Epithet
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journalist
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John Malcolm Bulloch was born in 1867 and graduated from the University of Aberdeen, MA 1888. His father, John Bulloch, was editor of the Aberdeen magazine, Scottish Notes and Queries and author of George Jamesone, the Scottish Vandyck (Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1885) and numerous other literary and historical pieces. Active in student affairs, he was one of the originators of the Students? Song Book in 1891 and worked on student magazines, thus paving the way for a career in journalism.
His career in journalism began career with the Aberdeen Free Press. He later moved to London, where he worked on various illustrated papers, including The Sketch, The Illustrated London News and The Graphic (of which he was editor). From 1924, he was chief literary critic of Allied Newspapers and a well-known theatre critic donating most of the books he reviewed to Aberdeen University Library. Despite living and working in London, he retained a deep commitment to his roots in Aberdeen, with regular contributions to the Aberdeen University Review, and an active role in the administration and publications of the Third Spalding Club. He died on 6 March 1938, after a short illness and his funeral took place in King?s College Chapel, Aberdeen.
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