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William Robertson

1721 - 1793

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William Robertson (19 September 1721 – 11 June 1793) was a Scottish historian, cleric, and educator who served as Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Chaplain of Stirling Castle, and one of the King's Chaplains in Scotland. Robertson made significant contributions to the writing of Scottish history and the history of Spain and Spanish America, and his historiographical approach had considerable contemporary influence (particularly his emphasis on the consistency of human nature across different eras and societies). He was a notable figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, as well as a prominent representative of the Church of Scotland's moderate party. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Robertson is the 480th most popular historian (down from 463rd in 2019), the 4,403rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,008th in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, William Robertson ranks 480 out of 561. Before him are Artur Hazelius, David Abulafia, Craterus, Niall Ferguson, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, and Sheila Fitzpatrick. After him are Robert Jay Lifton, William Dalrymple, Walter Jens, Thomas Fuller, Lothrop Stoddard, and Simon Janashia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, William Robertson ranks 20. Before him are Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud, Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Francesco Sabatini, Roger Sherman, and Fredrik Henrik af Chapman. After him are Benjamin Wilson, Mark Akenside, Peyton Randolph, and William Collins. Among people deceased in 1793, William Robertson ranks 49. Before him are Carl Gustaf Pilo, Roger Sherman, Katsukawa Shunshō, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, Peter Perez Burdett, and Johann August Ephraim Goeze. After him is Gilbert White.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Robertson ranks 4,404 out of 8,785. Before him are Tobias Furneaux (1735), Dan Stevens (1982), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), James Milner (1986), Joe Dempsie (1987), and Charles Dawson (1864). After him are Swithun (800), Joe Mercer (1914), Toby Stephens (1969), Cormac Murphy-O'Connor (1932), Graham Gouldman (1946), and John Smith (1938).

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Among HISTORIANS In United Kingdom

Among historians born in United Kingdom, William Robertson ranks 54. Before him are Mary Beard (1955), Stanley Morison (1889), Richard J. Evans (1947), David Abulafia (1949), Niall Ferguson (1964), and Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton (1931). After him are William Dalrymple (1965), Thomas Fuller (1608), Frederic G. Kenyon (1863), Thomas Walker Arnold (1864), Robert Service (1947), and William of Newburgh (1130).

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