Grant Allen

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (February 24, 1848 – October 25, 1899) was a Canadian science writer and novelist, educated in England. He was a public promoter of evolution in the second half of the nineteenth century.

Grant Allen
Portrait of Grant Allen, by Elliott & Fry
BornCharles Grant Blairfindie Allen
(1848-02-24)24 February 1848
Wolfe Island near Kingston, Canada West
Died25 October 1899(1899-10-25) (aged 51)
Hindhead, Haslemere, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityCanadian
Alma materOxford
Notable worksThe Woman Who Did
The Evolution of the Idea of God
The British Barbarians
Spouses
Caroline Anne Bootheway
(m. 1868; died 1872)
    Ellen Jerrard
    (m. 1873)
    Children1
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