John Christopher Bartholomew

John Christopher Bartholomew (or J.C. Bartholomew) (15 January 1923 – 16 January 2008) was a Scottish cartographer and geographer.

Life
Bartholomew was the son of cartographer John (Ian) Bartholomew (1890–1962) and Marie Antoinette Sarolea, niece of Charles Saroléa. He was the great-great-grandson of the founder of John Bartholomew and Son Ltd.

He studied at Edinburgh Academy and Gordonstoun before taking a degree in geography at the University of Edinburgh.

He took over cartographic directorship of the family business from his father in 1951. Later, two of his brothers joined the company: Peter Bartholomew (1924-1987) as chairman and Robert Bartholomew (1927-2017) as production director. The company's most memorable production during their control was the Times Atlas (initially in five volumes but then more widely available in a single 'Comprehensive' and in a 'Concise' version).

Bartholomew served as president of the British Cartographic Society in 1970–71. He was also a vice-president of the International Cartographic Association, 1972–80, and from 1987 to 1993, he was president of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. He was active on the committee of the Scottish Rights of Way Society (now ScotWays), and was appointed its honorary president.

His lasting legacies include view indicators on the summits of both North Berwick Law and the Braid Hills.

He is buried against the north wall of the 20th-century extension to Dean Cemetery in western Edinburgh at the memorial to his grandfather, John George Bartholomew. His father Ian, and uncle Hugh lie with him, as does his wife Ginette.

Family
He married Ginette Achard-James. They had five sons: John Eric, Philip, Christopher, Patrick and Ivon.