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.
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The grave of Lord Patrick Grant, Greyfriars Kirkyard - containing Lord Monboddo
The old Parliament House, housing the Court of Session
Lord Monboddo's inkwell from c. 1760
Monboddo analysed man's relation to other species.
Left to right: Lord Kames, Hugo Arnot and Lord Monboddo, by John Kay
Lord Monboddo, a caricature by John KayAcademics born in the 1710s 6
About this person
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1714 to 1799 · aged 84
Written about in
15 languages
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