Biography

David Stewart of Garth CB FSA Scot FRSE FLS (12 April 1772 โ€“ 18 December 1829) was a Scottish soldier and later author and antiquarian, whose book, Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland[1][2] published in two volumes by Archibald Constable and Co in Edinburgh in 1822, was responsible for largely creating the modern image of the Highlander, the clans and Scottish regiments and is considered the foundation for all subsequent work on Highlanders, clans and Scottish regiments system.[3] -Wikipedia