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James Beattie

Scottish poet, moralist and philosopher (1735-1803)

1735 – 1803

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The Minstrel1771

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linguist, poet, translator, philosopher, writer, literary critic, essayist

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Author of

The Minstrel
An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth
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Subject of

Beattie, James (1735-1803) (DNB00)
Beattie, James
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Beattie, James
Beattie, James
Supplement to the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Editions of the Encyclopædia Britannica/Beattie
Dr James Beattie (1735–1803)
Dr James Beattie (1735–1803)
James Beattie (1735-1803)

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James Beattie Lld - Thomas Gaugain
Dr James Beattie (1735–1803)
Dr James Beattie (1735–1803)

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James Hay Beattie

James Beattie — Engraved by Ridley from a painting in the possession of James Beattie · Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons

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Born: 25 October 1735, Laurencekirk
Died: 18 August 1803, Aberdeen
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Educated at: University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Grammar School
Employer: University of Aberdeen
Member of: Royal Society of Edinburgh, American Philosophical Society
Buried at: Churchyard, West Church Of St Nicholas, Union Street, Aberdeen,
child: James Hay Beattie
depicted by: Dr James Beattie (1735–1803), Dr James Beattie (1735–1803)
described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, 1857, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886, New Encyclopedic Dictionary, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne
family name: Beattie
given name: James
instance of: human
languages spoken, written or signed: English
sex or gender: male
writing language: English

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James Beattie (; 25 October 1735 – 18 August 1803) was a Scottish poet, moralist, and philosopher.

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