James Burnett, Lord Monboddo

Also known as

Monboddo, James Burnett

A Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Burnett,_Lord_Monboddo>Wikipedia</a>).

Born 1714-01-01

Died 1799-05-26

Identifiers

  • VIAF100304160
  • WikidataQ1680084
  • ISNI0000000116918826
  • Open LibraryOL610463A

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Books by James Burnett, Lord Monboddo

Total count: 6