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James Dunbar (American Football)
James Dunbar may refer to: * James Dunbar (writer) (1742–1798), philosophical writer * James W. Dunbar (1860–1943), US representative * Jim Dunbar (1929–2019), radio programme director * James Dunbar (rower) (1930–2018), American rower and Olympic gold medallist *Sir James Dunbar, 1st Baronet (died 1718), of the Dunbar baronets, MP for Caithness (UK Parliament constituency), Caithness *Sir James Dunbar, 3rd Baronet (died 1782), of the Dunbar baronets *Sir James George Hawker Roland Dunbar, 10th Baronet, (1862–1953) of the Dunbar baronets *Sir James Michael Dunbar, 14th Baronet (born 1950), of the Dunbar baronets See also *James Dunbar-Nasmith, English conservation architect *Dunbar (other), Dunbar (surname) {{hndis, Dunbar, James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Dunbar (writer)
James Dunbar FRSE FSAS LL.D. (born 1742, died 28 May 1798) was a British philosophical writer. He was a co-founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783. Life He was educated at King's College, Aberdeen, of which he was elected a ''regent'' in 1766, and in that capacity he taught moral philosophy as a Professor there for thirty years. Dunbar was in favour of the amalgamation of King's College with Marischal College. He died in his rooms at King's College on 28 May 1798. He was replaced by Prof Robert Eden Scott in 1800. Publications He published: # ''De Primordiis Civitatum Oratio in qua agitur de Bello Civili inter Magnam Britanniam et Colonias nunc flagrante'', London, 1779, quarto. # ''Essays on the History of Mankind in rude and uncultivated ages'', London, 1780, octavo; 2nd edition 1781. The latter work deals with such topics as the "Primeval Form of society", "Language as an Universal Accomplishment", "The Criterion of a Polished Tongue", "The Hereditary Genius of Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |