next door at 2 Bruntsfield Crescent at that time. He was a Vice-President of the Edinburgh Astronomical Association (now known as the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh) and left a bequest to them on his death. The Lorimer Medal of the Astronomical Society of Edinburgh is now awarded in his name, the first being presented to Sir James Jeans in 1937. John Henry Lorimer died at Gyles House, Pittenweem, Fife, on 4 November 1936. He is buried with his parents and siblings in the family grave in the extreme south-west corner of the remote Newburn Churchyard in rural Fife. Notes External links John Henry Lorimer on the Gazetteer for Scotland Biography on National Gallery for Scotland 1856 births 1936 deaths 19th-century Scottish painters Scottish male painters 20th-century Scottish painters Artists from Edinburgh Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Scottish portrait painters People educated at Edinburgh Academy 19th-century Scottish male artists 20th-century Scottish male artists