Ludovic McLellan Mann (1869 in Langside, Glasgow–1955) was a Scottish archaeologist and antiquarian.[1] By profession, Mann was a chartered accountant and insurance broker who was chairman of the firm Mann, Ballantyne & Co, Insurance Brokers and Independent Neutral Advisors that had offices in Glasgow and London. Mann invented consequential fire loss indemnity,[a] in 1899,[3]a form of consequential loss insurance that he patented on 26 January 1900. However, Mann was well known as an amateur archaeologist who had a fascination with the prehistory of south-west Scotland with a particular focus on Argyll and Glasgow areas. His enthusiasm for prehistory was equally matched with his compulsion to promote and publicise his work as much as possible in both the national and international press that included him directing tours of his own excavations and site discoveries.[4] This led to Mann being labelled as Glasgows original media influencer.[4]
Life
editLudovic Mann was born in Langside, Glasgow.[5] His father was the Glasgow accountant John Mann (1827–1910), who lost a fortune[5] after the spectacular collapse in October 1878 of the City of Glasgow Bank[5] but narrowly avoided bankruptcy.[6] His mother was the novelist Mary Newton Harrington (1834–1917) who wrote the novels, "Sandy and other Folk" and "Marion Emery and her friends : a tale of southern Scotland" and "The Wooin' o' Mysie".[7] The couple had a family of four sons and two daughters.[8] The eldest son was John Mann (1863–1955), a prominent accountant and businessman who became Director of Contracts in the Ministry of Munitions. Mann used cost accounting to save large amounts of money during munitions production leading up to World War I.[9] The second son was Harrington Mann (1864–1937), a noted portrait painter who was member of the Glasgow Boys movement in the 1880.[9] The third son was Arthur Mann (1866-?) who emigrated to Argentina to build a fortune and became the owner of a Estancia. Ludovic was the youngest son.[5] His oldest sister was Katherine Mann, a poet[7] and youngest sister was Hilda Harrington Mann (1873–1964).
Career
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Death
editMann died in his bedroom at his house in 4 Lynedoch Crescent in Glasgow.[5] In his will, he wished his collection of prehistoric finds to remain in the public domain[5] so they were bequeathed upon his death to the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum then known as Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum.[10][11]
Notes
edit- ^ Consequential fire loss indemnity is a form of insurance to protect against a loss occuring from a fire as a result of being unable to use equipment within a commercial property.[2] Losses were calculated based on the turnover of the previous year that preceded the damage.[3] They were essentially contracts of indemnity which would compensate for losses occuring during a period of reduced turnover following the damage.[3]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Ritchie 2002, pp. 34–64.
- ^ "What is a consequential loss and can businesses insure against it?". Eddisons. Leeds. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- ^ a b c Eckles, Hoyt & Marais 2022, p. 8.
- ^ a b Brophy 2001.
- ^ a b c d e f Ritchie 2002, p. 45.
- ^ Previts & Bricker 2006, p. 240.
- ^ a b Eyre-Todd 1909, p. 140.
- ^ The Accountant 1910, p. 880.
- ^ a b Previts & Bricker 2006, p. 239.
- ^ Ritchie 2002, p. 1.
- ^ "Ludovic Mann". Future Museum South West Scotland. Future Museum Project Partners. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
Bibliography
edit- The Accountant. Vol. 43. London: Gee and Co. December 1910.
- Brophy, Kenny (8 February 2001). "Ludovic McLellan Mann: Glasgow's original media influencer". Edinburgh University Press. Edinburgh. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
- Brophy, Kenneth (October 2020). "The Ludovic technique: the painting of the Cochno Stone, West Dunbartonshire". Scottish Archaeological Journal. 42 (Supplement): 85–100. doi:10.3366/saj.2020.0148.
- Eyre-Todd, George (1909). Who's who in Glasgow in 1909 : a biographical dictionary of nearly five hundred living Glasgow citizens and of notable citizens who have died since 1st January, 1907. Glasgow: Gowans & Gray. p. 140. OCLC 21471969.
- Eckles, David L.; Hoyt, Robert E.; Marais, Johannes C. (2022). "The history and development of business interruption insurance" (PDF). Journal of Insurance Regulation: 1–35. doi:10.52227/25540.2022.
- Mann, Ludovic McLellan (1915a). Shirley, G. W. (ed.). "The Archaic Sculpturings of Dumfries and Galloway; being chiefly Interpretations of the Local Cup and Ring Markings, and of the Designs on the Early Christian Monuments" (PDF). Transactions And Journal Of Proceedings 1914-15. III (3). Dumfries: Dumfriesshire And Galloway Natural History & Antiquarian Society: 121–166.
- Mann, Ludovic Maclellan (1912). "Perforated Stones of Unknown Use". Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. 6 (2): 289–297. ISSN 2398-5755. JSTOR 24681398.
- Mann, Ludovic McLellan; Scott, A; Petrie, W M Flinders (30 November 1918a). "The Prehistoric and Early Use of Pitchstone and Obsidian: With Report on Petrology; and a Note of Egyptian and Aegean Discoveries". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 52: 140–149. doi:10.9750/PSAS.052.140.149.
- Mann, Ludovic MacLellan (1918b). Mary Queen of Scots at Langside, 1568. Glasgow. OCLC 11628239.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Mann, Ludovic MacLellan (30 November 1922). "Ancient Sculpturings in Tiree". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 56: 118–126. doi:10.9750/PSAS.056.118.126.
- Mann, Ludovic McLellan (30 November 1923). "Bronze Age Gold Ornaments found in Arran and Wigtownshire, with Suggestions as to their Method of Use". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 57: 314–320. doi:10.9750/PSAS.057.314.320.
- Mann, Ludovic Mac (1937a). An Appeal to the Nation: The "Druids’ " Temple near Glasgow A magnificent, unique and very Ancient Shrine in imminent danger of destruction. Glasgow: William Hodge and company, limited. OCLC 499297767.
- McL. MANN, Ludovic; Graham, John; Eskdale, Robert G.; Martin, William (1937b). "Notes on the Discovery of a Body in a Peat Moss at Cambusnethan". Transactions of the Glasgow Archaeological Society. 9 (1): 44–55. ISSN 2398-5755. JSTOR 24680631.
- Mann, Ludovic MacLellan (1939). The Druid Temple Explained. Being a set of talks on folklore, myths, and prehistoric religion. (4th edition, enlarged and illustrated [of "The Druid Temple near Glasgow"].) (4th ed.). Glasgow. OCLC 561871006.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Mann, Ludovic MacLellan (1939). Earliest Glasgow a temple of the moon : an outline of early science and religion. Glasgow: Mann Publishing Company. OCLC 25376747.
- Mullen, Stephen (October 2020). "Ludovic McLellan Mann and the Cambusnethan bog body". Scottish Archaeological Journal. 42 (Supplement): 71–84. doi:10.3366/saj.2020.0147.
- Previts, Gary J.; Bricker, Robert (12 April 2006). Seekers of Truth: The Scottish Founders of Modern Public Accountancy. Emerald Group Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7623-1298-6.
- Ritchie, J N Graham (2002). "Ludovic McLellan Mann (1869–1955): 'the eminent archaeologist'". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 132: 43–64.