Ludovic McLellan Mann dating history

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Ludovic McLellan Mann (1869 in Langside, Glasgow–1955) was a wealthy Scottish archaeologist and antiquarian. By profession, Mann was a chartered accountant, actuary 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, However, Mann was well known as an self-taught 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 by publishing fieldnotes of his expeditions in both the national and international press. It also included him directing tours of his own excavations and site discoveries. This led to Mann being labelled as Glasgow's original media influencer. However being self-taught, meant his theories were often in disagreement with mainstream archeological academia.