George Stuart (classicist)

George Stuart FRSE LLD (1715–18 June 1793) was an 18th-century Scottish classicist. He was joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.[1]

Life

From 1741 to 1775 he was Professor of Humanities at the University of Edinburgh also serving as the University Librarian during this period. The humanities course included the teaching of Latin and the study of Roman Antiquities.

In 1773 he was living in private rooms at Old College.[2]

He corresponded with many well-known figures of the period including William Smellie[3] David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan and William Little of Liberton.[4]

He died at Fisherrow in Musselburgh on 18 June 1793.[5]

Family

He was father of Gilbert Stuart (1742-1786) who predeceased him.[4]

References
  1. Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  2. Edinburgh Post Office Directory 1773
  3. http://www.nms.ac.uk/media/269242/william_smellie_mss_2011.pdf
  4. "Correspondence of Professor George Stuart (d. 1793) - Archives Hub". archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. "George Stuart (c1715-1793) - Our History". ourhistory.is.ed.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 June 2019.


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