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Born at Cupar in Fife, Scotland, second child and eldest son of Laurence Adamson (1770–??) and Isabel nee Robertson (1774-??) (FS). He was an educationalist and minister of the Presbyterian Church in Cape Town, and apparently responsible for the design of the South African College building, Cape Town. He may have had a hand in the design of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Cape Town, consecrated in 1829, where he was the first minister. He was the co-founder of the South African College, where he was appointed professor of Mathematics and Physical Science. His interest in architecture and engineering arose from his teaching and pastoral activities. His report on Table Bay in 1837 led to the construction of Table Bay Harbour. In 1838 he served on the committee for the erection of the Herschel Memorial, Claremont, Cape Town. In collaboration with GG LEWIS, a ROYAL ENGINEER in charge of government building operations at the Cape until 1843, Adamson modified and enlarged the plan of the South African College buildings. Adamson left for Britain in 1850, traveling to America in 1853 where he spent seven years before returning to Cape Town in 1860, again becoming active in the affairs of the Cape. He died at Green Point. He married to Catharina Hendrika Auret (1812–1870) in Cape Town, Cape Colony, in 1829 (FS) by whom he had seven children (see Family Search for details). His grave, shared with his wife, is in the Woltemade Cemetery in Maitland. The graves of two of their adult children lie next to them. Publ: Report for the Commission of Inquiry on the Improvement of Table Bay, 1837. List of projects With photographs With notes
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