Peter Bayne

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Peter Bayne (1830-96) was a Scottish author. He was educated in Marischal College, Aberdeen; studied theology at Edinburgh and philosophy under Sir William Hamilton at the latter latter institution. He wrote criticisms on Alison, De Quincey, Hugh Miller, and others. In 1855 he published The Christian Life, Social and Individual, which was followed followed in 1859 by Essays, Bibliographical, Critical, etc. He was editor of the Glasgow Commonwealth, Edinburgh Witness, and London Dial, and an associate editor of the Christian World. Among his other works are:

• Testimony of Christ to Christianity (1862)
• The Days of Jezebel: An Historical Drama (1872)
• Life of Luther (1887)

He died in London, February 10, 1896.

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