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'''Alexander Blackwell''' ({{circa|lk=no}}1700{{ndash}}1747) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] adventurer.

He was born in [[Aberdeen]], the son of [[Thomas Blackwell (principal)|Rev Dr Thomas Blackwell]] principal of [[Marischal College]] in Aberdeen, and his wife Christian Johnston of [[Glasgow]]. His elder brother was [[Thomas Blackwell (scholar)|Rev Thomas Blackwell]].<ref>''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 7; by Hew Scott</ref>

He studied [[medicine]], took to [[printing]], and was thrown into prison for debt. His wife [[Elizabeth Blackwell (illustrator)|Elizabeth Blackwell]] supported him by writing and publishing a [[herbal]] (''A Curious Herbal'', published between 1737 and 1739). After his release, he went to [[Sweden]] (without his loyal wife) in 1742, was patronised by the king, convicted of conspiracy, and beheaded in 1747.

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