LC control no. | nr 90019370 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Gillies, John, 1747-1836 |
Associated country | Scotland |
Birth date | 1747 |
Death date | 1836-02-15 |
Place of birth | Brechin (Scotland) |
Place of death | Clapham (Bedford, England) |
Profession or occupation | Historians |
Special note | Data provided by the ESTC/BL |
Found in | His The history of ancient Greece, its colonies and conquests, 1786: t.p. (John Gillies, LL.D.) Wikipedia, 18 October 2018 (John Gillies (historian); John Gillies FRSE FRS FSA LLD (1747-1836) was a Scottish tutor, historian and man of letters; he was born at Brechin, in Forfarshire; he was appointed Historiographer Royal for Scotland; in his old age he retired to Clapham, where he died on 15 February 1836; he was the older brother of judge Adam Gillies, Lord Gillies; his History of Ancient Greece, its Colonies and Conquests was published in 1786; it was translated into French and German) |
Associated language | eng |