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Burton, John Hill

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Historian and miscellaneous writer, born at Aberdeen; an able man, bred for the bar; wrote articles for the leading reviews and journals, "Life of Hume," "History of Scotland," "The Book-Hunter," "The Scot Abroad," &c.; characterised by Lord Rosebery as a "dispassionate historian"; was Historiographer-Royal for Scotland (1809-1881).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Burton, John Hill'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/burton-john-hill.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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