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Parent topics
- Scotland [r]: A country that forms the northernmost part of the United Kingdom; population about 5,200,000. [e]
Subtopics
Philosophers
- David Hume [r]: (1711—1776) Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian. [e]
- Thomas Reid [r]: Scottish philosopher (1710-1796), one of the leading figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, best known as the founder of the "school of common sense". [e]
- James Beattie [r]: (1753-1803) Scottish philosopher and poet. [e]
- John Playfair [r]: (1748-1819) Scottish mathematician, best known for his explanation and promotion of the work of James Hutton [e]
- John Gregory [r]: (1724–1773) Scottish physician who made major contributions to the field of medical ethics. [e]
- Adam Smith [r]: Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723-1790), a major contributor to the modern perception of free market economics; author of Wealth of Nations (1776). [e]
- James Hutton [r]: (1726–1797) Scottish farmer and naturalist, who is known as the founder of modern geology. [e]
- Allan Ramsay [r]: (1713–1784) Scottish portrait-painter of the "Rococo Era". [e]
- William Cullen [r]: (1710-1790) The leading British physician of the 18th century. [e]
- Robert Fergusson [r]: (1750 - 1774) Scottish poet whose verse inspired Robert Burns. [e]
- Robert Burns [r]: The National poet of Scotland (1759-96); writer of Auld Lang Syne. [e]
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- James Watt [r]: Scottish engineer and inventor (1736-1819), best known for major innovations in re the steam engine; the watt (unit of power) is named after him. [e]
- James Black [r]: Add brief definition or description