# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-burnett-lord-monboddo
# Generated: 2026-08-15T06:01:23.547Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/james-burnett-lord-monboddo"
name: "James Burnett, Lord Monboddo"
slug: "james-burnett-lord-monboddo"
description: "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."
tagline: "Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher"
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birthDate: "1714-10-25"
deathDate: "1799-05-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump