Fordyce, David
Record IDcnp01339399
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01339399
Gendermale
Biographical Data1711 - 1751
Place of BirthBroadford
Last Edit2021-11-06
General Note
University teacher and writer on university. Born Broadford, Aberdeen 1711. Second son of George Fordyce, provost of Aberdeen. Aberdeen Grammar School 1720, Marischal Coll. 1724. Graduated M.A Marischal Coll. 1728, B.D. 1733. Licensed to preach but not called to a ministry. Joining academic debtates in Glasgow 1735. Had to take charge of family business 1736. Travelled in England 1737-8. Short ministry at Newport 1739, private chaplain of John Hopkins of Brettons 1739, helping minister at Tron Kirk, Edinburgh by 1741. Professor of Moral Philosophy and Regent at Marischal Coll. 1742. Published first work Dialogues Concerning Education 1745, Elements of Moral Philsophy 1748, Theodorus: a Dialogue Concerning the Art of Preaching posthumously 1752. Grand tour of Europe 1750. Drowned off the coast of Holland on return home Sept 1751.
Philosoph
No TA record. - Rev.; Professor of Moral Philosophy at Marischal College
Philosophe
More Information
Further Biographical Data1711-1751
1711-1751
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)English
ActivityPhilosoph (gnd)
Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)
Großbritannien
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Place of Activity
Place of BirthBroadford
Geburtsort
Names
HeadingFordyce, David
used in: The University of Aberdeen Library
Fordyce, David
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany); British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom); British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom); Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands, Den Haag (Netherlands)
Fordyce, David
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Fordyce, David
used in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands, Den Haag (Netherlands)
Variant NameFordyce, D.
Sources
Found inLOC. — DNB. — Fasti 45, 302. — BN Cat. gén.. — DNB. — GK55. — DNB. — NUC. — Chambers:Scotsmen. — Irving:Scotsmen. — The elements of moral philosophy / D. Fordyce ; with a new introd. by J. V. Price, cop. 1990 [reprod. de l'éd. de 1754]
Imprint SourcesFordyce, David: Anfangsgründe der philosophischen Sittenlehre. - [ca. 1757]
Fordyce, David: Élémens de philosophie morale. - 1756
T118963
Theodorus. Een zamenspraak over de kunst van predi... / By David Fordyce..., 1754
Verhandeling over de predikwyze.... / By David Fordyce. ; Translated from the Englis..., 1764