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John Anderson
scientist, philosopher, and educator of the Scottish Enlightenment; (1726-1796)
Details
- Instance of
- human
- Born
- 26 September 1726
- Died
- 13 January 1796
- Place of birth
- Dunbartonshire
- Place of death
- Glasgow
- Sex or gender
- male
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Anderson
- Occupation
- philosopher, linguist, teacher, physicist, inventor, physician, natural philosopher
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Awards
- Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
- described by source
- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, A biographical dictionary of eminent Scotsmen, 1857, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- educated at
- University of Glasgow
- employer
- University of Glasgow
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- member of
- Royal Society, Royal Society of Edinburgh
- place of burial
- Ramshorn Cemetery, Glasgow
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