Robert Chambers (publisher, born 1802)

Robert Chambers FRSE FGS
Chambers, c. 1863
Born	10 July 1802 Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Died	17 March 1871(1871-03-17) (aged 68) St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
Resting place	St Regulus Chapel, St Andrews
Occupation	Co-founder and partner, W. & R. Chambers Publishers, Edinburgh
Education	The High School, Edinburgh
Notable works	Traditions of Edinburgh (1824) The Picture of Scotland (1827) Histories of the Rebellions in Scotland Vestiges of Creation (1844) Ancient Sea-margins (1848)
Spouse	Anne Kirkwood (m. 1829–1863) (unknown wife) (m. 1867–1879)[1]
Children	son: Robert Chambers Jr. (1832–1888)
Relatives	mother: Jean Gibson brother: William Chambers (1800–1883) granddaughter: Violet Tweedale

Robert Chambers FRSE FGS (/ˈtʃeɪmbərz/; 10 July 1802 – 17 March 1871)^[2] was a Scottish publisher, geologist, evolutionary thinker, author and journal editor who, like his elder brother and business partner William Chambers, was highly influential in mid-19th-century scientific and political circles.

Chambers was an early phrenologist in the Edinburgh Phrenological Society. He was also the anonymous author of Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation, which was so controversial that his authorship was not acknowledged until after his death.^[3]