Made in Perth is run as a charity – all information is freely given, please give credit where due. The website is run by and was founded by Dr Paul S Philippou, Honorary Research Fellow in History at the University of Dundee. The vast bulk of the research was undertaken by Dr Philippou with additional research [First and Second World Wars, Suffragettes] by Ken Bruce.
Born in 1818 just outside Perth in the parish of Aberdalgie, James Lorimer is known for his work on international law. In 1862 he was appointed Professor of Public Law at Edinburgh University. James Lorimer died in 1890. He published several books the most significant of which are:
The Institutes of Law (1872) – an attack on positivism and utilitarianism
The Institutes of the Law of Nations (1883-4)