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Beattie, James
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A poet and essayist, born at Laurencekirk; became professor of Logic and Moral Philosophy at Marischal College, Aberdeen; wrote an "Essay on Truth" against Hume; his most admired poem, "The Minstrel," a didactic piece, traces the progress of poetic genius, admitted him to the Johnsonian circle in London, obtained for him the degree of LL.D. from Oxford, and brought him a pension of £200 per annum from the king; died at Aberdeen (1735-1803).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Beattie, James'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/beattie-james.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Beattie, James'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/b/beattie-james.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
