| 词条 | James Dunbar (writer) |
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| name = James, Dunbar | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = 1742 | birth_place = | death_date = 1798 | death_place = Aberdeen | nationality = British | other_names = | known_for = | occupation = }}James Dunbar FRSE FSAS LL.D. (born 1742, died 28 May 1798) was a British philosophical writer.{{sfn|Rigg|1888|p=153}} He was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.[1] LifeHe was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, of which he was elected a regent in 1766, and in that capacity he taught moral philosophy as a Professor there for thirty years.{{sfn|Rigg|1888|p=153}} Dunbar was in favour of the amalgamation of King's College with Marischal College. He died in his rooms at King's College on 28 May 1798.{{sfn|Rigg|1888|p=153}} He was replaced by Prof Robert Eden Scott in 1800. PublicationsHe published:{{sfn|Rigg|1888|p=153}}
The latter work deals with such topics as the "Primeval Form of society", "Language as an Universal Accomplishment", "The Criterion of a Polished Tongue", "The Hereditary Genius of Nations".{{sfn|Rigg|1888|p=153}} Notes1. ^{{cite book|title=Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002|date=July 2006|publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh|isbn=0 902 198 84 X|url=https://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf}} References
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