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IT is with much regret that we learn from the British Journal of Photography of May 7 that Mr. John Stuart died qui,te suddenly on April 28 in his ninetieth year. He had been chairman of the well-known firm of opticians, Ross Ltd., for many years, and was the proprietor of the British Journal of Photography. Mr. Stuart was born at Lossiemouth, and was attracted to photography in the very early days of the collodion process, and for a few years travelled in Spain, Portugal, and Italy making a large number of wet-plate negatives, many of which were used for publication. At this time Andrew Ross, who founded the firm, was dead, and his son, Thomas Ross, had succeeded him. Mr. Stuart joined the firm in 1870, and shortly after the death of Thomas Ross he married his widow. Under Mr. Stuart's direction the firm continued to expand, and all who are interested in optical matters will call to mind the name of Francis Wenham, who was a valued colleague. Mr. Stuart was the sole proprietor of the British Journal of Photography for more than forty years, and the editor states that his editorial and business staff were given a completely free hand, his influence, when exercised, tending towards the restriction of the publicity in the pages of the journal of the manufactures of Messrs. Ross Ltd.
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Mr. John Stuart. Nature 117, 832 (1926). https://doi.org/10.1038/117832b0
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