| Edmund Burke - 1875 - 748 Seiten
...all but 00 years, was a son of the Into Mr. Charles Black, a respectable builder, of Edinburgh, and was educated at the High School and University of his native city, in which ho entered into business as a publisher. His career in this sphere of life was marked by energy,... | |
| Society for the diffusion of useful knowledge - 1846 - 726 Seiten
...an ancient family in the county of Nairn, lie was educated at the high school and university of kit native city ; and afterwards he became one of the...this place, must have left him abundant leisure for in- • dulging his literary tastes. While in London in 1766, studying the English practice in Exchequer,... | |
| Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1854 - 540 Seiten
...Angevin royalists, and he distinguished Edinburgh, and was the son of the professor of mathematics; was educated at the high school and university of his native city; and attended the lectures of Dr. Reid at Glasgow. From Glasgow he was re* callofl, in his nineteenth year,... | |
| George Blair - 1857 - 400 Seiten
...under the well-known firm of Messrs. Bogle & Scott. Michael was born on the 30th October, 1789, and was educated at the High School and University of his native city. In 1800 he went to Jamaica, where he remained till 1817. He then returned to Scotland, and in 1818... | |
| George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana - 1862 - 896 Seiten
...died there, June 11, 1828. The son of Dr. Matthew Stewart, a clergyman and mathematical professor, he was educated at the high school and university of his native city, attracted notice by his taste and capacity for purely philosophical studies, heard the lectures of... | |
| American cyclopaedia - 1862 - 878 Seiten
...died there, June 11, 1828. The son of Dr. Matthew Stewart, a clergyman and mathematical professor, he was educated at the high school and university of his native city, attracted notice by his taste and capacity for purely philosophical studies, heard the lectures of... | |
| Charles Knight - 1867 - 540 Seiten
...character he received the appellation, which will live with his name, of ' The blood-thirsty Advocate.' MACKENZIE, HENRY, was born at Edinburgh in August...the attorneys in the Scottish Court of Exchequer. His professional duties, while he held this place, must have left him abundant leisure for indulging... | |
| Charles Knight - 1867 - 532 Seiten
...The blood-thirsty Advocate." MACKENZIE, HENRY, was born at Edinburgh in August 1745. He was the eon of Dr. Joshua Mackenzie, a physician in extensive...the attorneys in the Scottish Court of Exchequer. His professional duties, while he held this place, must have left him abundant leisure for indulging... | |
| Charles Adams - 1870 - 322 Seiten
...Scottish Bench. He died in 1850. * Dugald Stewart was also a native of Edinburgh, born in J7S3> anl^ was educated at the High School and University of his native city, but heard the lectures of Reid at Glasgow for Lady Davy, wife of Sir Humphrey,* who " talked like an... | |
| Frederick A. Laing - 1873 - 264 Seiten
...Kehama. SIR WALTER SCOTT (b. 1771, d. 1832), the great poet and novelist, was born in Edinburgh, and was educated at the High School and University of his native city. He studied for the law, became an advocate, was appointed sheriff of Selkirkshire, and settled with... | |
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