Synopsis
This reference work covers 16 centuries of Scottish lives, from St Patrick in the 4th century through David Hume and the Scottish Enlightenment up until the late Victorian era with the death of General Sir James Hope Grant in 1875. This text was first published in 1832-35. Eminent people in the text include philosophers, theologians, historians, military leaders, statesmen, physicians, writers, scientists and artists. The names include Sir David Brewster, James Bruce, Gilbert Burnet, Robert Burns, Rev Dr Thomas Chalmers, the Earl of Elgin, James Gregory, Sir William Hamilton, John Knox, John Law, Henry Mackenzie, James Macpherson, Patrick Nasmyth, Mungo Park, John Playfair, Dr Thomas Reid, John Tobias Smollett, Dugald Stewart, Thomas Telford, James Thomson, Thomas Thomson, Sir William Wallace and James Watt. Over 850 substantial biographies are featured using research from a range of source materials including histories, memoirs, periodical articles and private information.
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