What is recorded here
This grey commemorative plaque records: Alexander Cruden 1699-1770 Master of Arts, Marischal College, Compiler of the Concordance to the Bible, was born in a house in Cruden's Court near this spot Recorded plaque organisation: Corporation of the City of Aberdeen.
Alexander Cruden, born in 1699, is best known for compiling the Cruden's Concordance to the Bible, a comprehensive index of biblical phrases and passages that has been widely used since its publication in 1737.
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