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Gillies, John, 1747-1836

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Personal name headingGillies, John, 1747-1836
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Associated countryScotland
Birth date1747
Death date1836-02-15
Place of birthBrechin (Scotland)
Place of deathClapham (Bedford, England)
Profession or occupationHistorians
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Found inHis 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 languageeng