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Born April 7, 1718 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died December 27, 1800 (aged 82) • Edinburgh • Scotland
Role In Scottish Enlightenment

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Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Scottish philosopher
David Hume
David Hume
Scottish philosopher
Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Scottish poet
Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adam
Scottish architect
James Watt
James Watt
Scottish inventor
James Hutton
James Hutton
Scottish geologist
William Cullen
William Cullen
Scottish physician and professor
James Tassie
Scottish artist
Colin Maclaurin, engraving by S. Freeman; in the British Museum.
Colin Maclaurin
Scottish mathematician
Allan Ramsay, oil painting by John Smibert; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Allan Ramsay
Scottish poet
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford
Scottish engineer
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid
Scottish philosopher
Raeburn, Henry
Sir Henry Raeburn
Scottish painter
James Thomson
Scottish poet [1700–1748]
Allan Ramsay
Scottish painter
Dugald Stewart, detail of a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Dugald Stewart
British philosopher
John Home
English dramatist
Joseph Black, detail of an engraving by J. Rogers after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn
Joseph Black
British scientist
Robert Adamson
Scottish photographer
Daniel MacMillan
Scottish publisher