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Cruden's Bible Concordance became well-known, and further editions were published after his death. It has not been out of print since 1737.
Cruden was born in Aberdeen in Scotland and was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and Marischal College, and became an excellent Latin, Greek and Biblical scholar. He was set to enter the church until his mental health was called into question and he was institutionalised. This was the first of several stays in psychiatric hospitals throughout his life.
He was an enthusiastic Presbyterian who moved to London where he created a concordance to the Bible.
On completion of the first edition of his Concordance, Cruden presented it to Queen Caroline (wife of George II). However, she died some days later, leaving him in debt from his work and prey to further mental problems.
After another enforced stay, this time in Matthew Wright's Private Madhouse in Bethnal GreenBethnal Green is a place in London, England in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. The former Bethnal Green Infirmary, later the London County Council Bethnal Green Hospital, stood opposite Cambridge Heath railway station. The hospital closed as a public, London, he published in 1739 an indignant recounting of his sufferings entitled The London Citizen exceedingly Injured, or a British Inquisition Displayed. He attempted to prosecuteThis article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation). Law (a loanword from Danish-Norwegian lov , in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules of conduct which mandate or proscribe (or both) specified relationshi those responsible for his confinement, and made a similar attempt when his sister had him institutionalised again in 1753, this time only for a few days. The dismissal of his legal claims resulted in another account of his sufferings, titled The Adventures of Alexander the Corrector.
The second edition of the Concordance was dedicated to King George IIIGeorge III (George William Frederick) ( 4 June 1738 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was c and presented to him in person. After the slow success of the first Concordance, the second and third editions made Cruden considerable profit.
Cruden attempted to have his self-imposed 'Corrector' title made official and put himself forward for a knighthood, believing he had been divinely chosen to safeguard the nation's moralMorality is a complex of principles based on cultural, religious, and philosophical concepts and beliefs, by which an individual determines whether his or her actions are right or wrong. These concepts and beliefs are often generalized and codified by a c health. He was particularly concerned with swearing and the keeping of the SabbathThis article concerns the Sabbath in Christianity. For the Sabbath in Judaism, see Shabbat. For other uses see Sabbath (disambiguation In both Judaism and Christianity, the Sabbath ( Hebrew " Shabbat") is a religious day of rest that usually occurs on the. Both titles were refused.
The self-styled title "corrector" derived from Cruden's main employment of proofreadingProofreading is reading a proof copy of text for the purpose of detecting errors. A proof copy is traditionally a version of a manuscript that has been typeset after copy editing has been performed. The line between copy editing and proofreading is narrow, and his desire to "correct" the morals of EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England.
Cruden never married. He died in London.
Shortly after Cruden's death in 1770, his Scripture Dictionary was published.