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John Lawson Johnston John Lawson Johnston John Lawson Johnston (1839– 24 November 1900) was the creator of Bovril. He was born in 29 Main Street, Roslin, Midlothian. A memorial plaque is on the property and can be seen above the door. The plaque was put there by the Roslin Heritage Society. Johnston studied in Edinburgh at some point and came into contact with Lyon Playfair, a professor of chemistry at the University of Edinburgh. Through him, John developed an interest in food science and preserving. Regardless of what his intentions had originally been as a choice of profession, Johnston's uncle John was a
Silvia Lawson Johnston Silvia Lawson Johnston Silvia Lawson Johnston née Roigt (born 1940) is the founder of the first short term rental agency in London, England, where she has lived since 1959. The daughter of author, journalist and Argentine diplomat Don Honorio Roigt, on moving to Great Britain she married the fine art dealer Arthur Charles St John Lawson Johnston, later Lord Luke. Silvia (née Roigt) was born in Buenos Aires. In her early years she emigrated to the United States, where her father was working with the United Nations as a diplomat before his later work as the Argentinian ambassador to Yugoslavia