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Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet

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Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754-1835)

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Colonel Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet,, was a British politician, military officer and writer who was one of the first people to use the word "statistics" in the English language in his pioneering work, Statistical Accounts of Scotland, which was published in 21 volumes.

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Academics born in the 1750s 6

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Academics
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Academic
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deceased
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Lived 1754 to 1835 · aged 81
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