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James Burnett, Lord Monboddo

1714 - 26 May 1799

A Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics (Wikipedia).

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  • Cover of: Of the origin and progress of language

    First published in 1773 10 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition originandprogre02monbgoog Cover of edition originandprogre01unkngoog
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  • Cover of: Antient metaphysics: or, The science of universals...

    First published in 1779 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Lord Monboddo and some of his contemporaries

    First published in 1993 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Antient metaphysics 1779-1799

    First published in 1977 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
History, Ancient Philosophy, Civilization, Correspondence, Early works to 1800, Elocution, Human beings, Language, Language and languages, Modern Philosophers, Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present, Monboddo, James Burnett, Monboddo, lord, 1714-1799, Oratory, Philosophers, Modern, Philosophy of language, Rhetoric, Science
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Scotland
People
Demosthenes, Isaac Newton Sir (1642-1727), James Burnett Monboddo Lord (1714-1799)
Time
1500-1800

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
March 27, 2017 Edited by Agnes Reid Very brief bio & Wikipedia link added
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import