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However, his identity is doubtful: "Abercromby has not come to light in recent scholarly work, nor is he found in the published records. The only possible conclusion is that John Abercromby is a figment, a ‘ghost’ fabricated by Thomas Dempster."
According to the 1885 Dictionary of National Biography, he was the author of Veritatis Defensio and Hæreseos Confusio.
