Andrew Picken [SEP] occupation
Andrew Picken
Andrew Picken (1788 – 23 November 1833) was a Scottish novelist, who also wrote under the pseudonym Christopher Keelivine.
Life.
Andrew Picken was born in Paisley, Scotland, the son of a rich clothing manufacturer. He was in business in the West Indies and in Glasgow and Liverpool, but not being successful, he went to London to try his fortunes in literature.
Picken married Janet Coxon, daughter of an Edinburgh bookseller. They had four sons, including Andrew Picken the lithographer.
Andrew Picken Orr
Andrew Picken Orr FRSE ARIC (1898–1962) was a 20th-century Scottish oceanographer and was an expert on phytoplankton and copepod biology.
Life.
He was born in Ayrshire on 6 August 1898. He was educated at Kilmarnock Academy.
In the First World War he served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Royal Scots Fusiliers. He served in France and was wounded in action then captured as a prisoner-of-war. After the war he studied Science at Glasgow University graduating MA BSc.