James Burnett
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (born October 25, 1714 in Monboddo House , Kincardineshire , Scotland , † May 26, 1799 in Edinburgh ) was a Scottish lawyer , man of letters and amateur naturalist.
Life
James Burnett, Lord Monboddo was a Scottish judge, scholar in language development and philosopher. Today he is valued as the founder of modern comparative historical linguistics (Hobbs, 1992). In 1767 he became a judge on the Court of Session, the Supreme Court of Scotland. Burnett then took on a title relating to his father's property, Monboddo House. Some scholars argue that Monboddo developed the concept of evolution before Darwin (Watt, 1985), (Bailey, 2005), (Cloyd, 1972), (Russell, 1945).
Works
- Of the Origin and Progress of Language. 6 volumes, London 1773–1792.
- Antient Metaphysics. 6 volumes, London 1779–1799
literature
- Orangutans and the Origins of Human Nature (= The Thoemmes Library of Eighteenth-century Texts. No. 6). Thoemmes, Bristol 2003, ISBN 1-84371-464-7 .
- Monboddo, James Burnett, Lord . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 18 : Medal - Mumps . London 1911, p. 692 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
Web links
- Literature by and about James Burnett in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ David Joseph Weeks, Jamie James: Eccentric: About the Pleasure of Being Different . German translation by Frauke Riese. Rowohlt, 1997, ISBN 978-3-499-60549-9 , p. 114 ff.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burnett, James |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burnett Monboddo, James |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish lawyer and man of letters |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1714 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Monboddo House , Kincardineshire, Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 26, 1799 |
| Place of death | Edinburgh |