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thesaurus/cnp01360069 Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord

Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord

Record IDcnp01360069
URIhttp://data.cerl.org/thesaurus/cnp01360069
Gendermale
Biographical Data1714 - 1799
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Judge and philosopher. Born at Monboddo, bap. 1714. Family had troubles because of their Jacobitism. Father died early, mother remarried which caused problems - Monboddo only recognised as heir in 1782, and to his grandfather, not his father. Tutored at home but also attended Laurencekirk parish school. Studied at King's Coll., 1728-32, then Groningen 1733 and possibly also Leiden. Returned to Scotland and passed the civil law examination 1737. Went to London during the Jacobite Rising 1745. Returned to Edinburgh, distinguished in the social and intellectual life of Edinburgh. Curator of the Advocates' Library 1751-6. Founding member of the Select Society 1754. Ordinary lord of session 1767. Published six volumes Of the Origin and Progress of Language 1773-92, uncompleted. Work was recognised in France, Italy and Germany. Died Edinburgh 1799.
Juriste, anthropologue et juge.
Source(s) consultée(s) en vain: BLNA, 2000-12
Lord; Brit. Jurist und Autor.

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Further Biographical Data1714-1799
1714-26.05.1799
d. 1745
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)English
ActivityPersonen zu Literaturgeschichte (Schriftsteller) (12.2p) (sswd)
Personen zu Recht (7.14p) (sswd)
Jurist (gnd)
Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)
NationalityBritish

Names

HeadingMonboddo, James Burnett, Lord
used in: The University of Aberdeen Library
Burnet, James, Lord Monboddo
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Burnett, James
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany)
Monboddo, James Burnet, Lord
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Monboddo, James Burnett, lord
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Burnet, James
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Burnet, James, Minister of the Gospel at Lasswade
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Variant NameMonbodden, Lord
Burnet, James
Burnet, James, Lord Monboddo
Burnet Monboddo, James
Burnett, James
Monboddo, ...
Monboddo, James B.
Monboddo, James Burnet, lord
Monboddo, James Burnett
LoC-NA
Monboddo, James Burnett
LoC-NA [Sources: LoC-NA]
Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord
Monboddo, Lord
Monboddo, Lord
Monboddo, James Burnet

Sources

Found inLOC. — DNB. — Drummond 304. — BN Cat. gén. : Burnet (James), lord Monboddo. — Encycl. Britannica, 15th ed. : Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord. — GK55. — NUC=Monboddo, James Burnet, Lord. — Not found in DNB. — M/Reg.. — FES v.1 p.328=Burnett, James, M. of Lasswade 11711-1745.8.10(d.) . — NUC=Burnet, James, minister at Lasswade. — Not found in GK nor DNB
Imprint SourcesBurnet, James: Antient Metaphysics
Burnet, James: Des Lord Monboddo Werk von dem Ursprunge und Fortgang der Sprache. - 1784 - 1785
Burnet, James: Of the Origin an Progress of Language. - 1773-92
Of the origin and progress of language / [par James Burnet, lord Monboddo], 1971 [reprod. de l'éd. de 1774-1792]
T042127: his Of the origin ... of language, 1773-92=anon.
t177882: his =The sum of Christianity, 1724 =By Mr. James Burnet Minister of the Gospel at Lasswade
depiction of ...
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (1714-1799), Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher.
[Unknown authorUnknown author / William Angus Knight, Lord Monboddo and Some of His Contemporaries, London, J. Murray, 1900. -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lord Monboddo01.jpg]

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