Alexander Chalmers
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Alexander Chalmers (March 29, 1759–December 29, 1834), was a Scottish writer.
He was born in Aberdeen. Trained as a doctor, he gave up medicine for journalism, and was for some time editor of the Morning Herald. Besides editions of the works of William Shakespeare, James Beattie, Henry Fielding, Samuel Johnson, Joseph Warton, Alexander Pope, Edward Gibbon, and Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke, he published A General Biographical Dictionary in 32 volumes (1812–1817); a Glossary to Shakspeare (1707); an edition of Steevens's Shakespeare (1809); and the British Essayists, beginning with the Tatler and ending with the Observer, with biographical and historical prefaces and a general index.
He is probably the most well known for his quote, "The three grand essentials of happiness are: Something to do, someone to love, and something to hope for." On many other sites and resources, this quote has been credited to an "Allan K. Chalmers". No doubt the same man, but with the name slightly changed.
(NB: This quote has been attributed to Joseph Addison, who lived from 1672-1719).
This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.
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