James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 225 years ago |
Date of birth | October 25,1714 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Monboddo House |
Date of died | May 26,1799 |
Died | Edinburgh |
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Children | Elizabeth Burnett |
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ID | 811154 |
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo Life story
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo, was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics. In 1767 he became a judge in the Court of Session.