| Authorised form of name | Napier; Macvey (1776 - 1847) |
| Dates | 1776 - 1847 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Kirkintilloch, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Date of birth | 11 April 1776 |
| Date of death | 11 February 1847 |
| Occupation | Editor |
| Activity | Education:
Edinburgh University; Glasgow University
Career:
Librarian to the Writers of the signet (1805); edited a supplement to the 6th edition of Encyclopaedia Britannica (1814-1824) and edited the 7th edition (1827-1842); Editor, Edinburgh Review (1829); Clerk of Session, Edinburgh (1837)
Memberships:
Society of Writers (1799, admitted by signet)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 12/06/1817 |
| Relationships | Son of John Macvey, merchant of Kirkintilloch, and a daughter of John Napier of Craigannet, Stirlingshire; christened Napier, but changed his name to Macvey Napier at the wish of his grandfather |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1847 No 69 pp 710-711 |
| Code | NA7459 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1817/09 | Napier, Macvey: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MS/242/4 | Letter from Jean François Dominique Arago to Thomas Young, dated at Metz | 12 December 1822 |