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Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors, the Grecian and Roman poets, historians, orators, and biographers. With An Historical and Critical Account of Them and their Writings: Illustrating their several Excellencies, and shewing their Defects, from the Judgment and Remarks of the most Celebrated Critics, both Ancient and Modern. In Two Volumes.

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Record ID 3084

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 3: Students Receipt Book, with professor's names (1760-1765, Type: Student). Page: 55v

Lives of the Classics

Borrowed: 1765/3/26 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/4/6 (Saturday). Original Borrowed Date: 26 Mar 1765. Original Returned Date: 6 Apr 1765. Professor 1: Thomas Reid.


Borrower

John Snodgrass
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Divinity, Preacher. Original Full Name: John Snodgrass.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors ...
Press: AS. Shelf: 9. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-k.13,14. Original Author: Biographia Classica..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1765/3/26 (Tuesday). Returned: 1765/4/6 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Snodgrass

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 5207

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 39v

Biographia Classica Vol 1.st

Borrowed: 1767/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1767/4/29 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 12 Mar 1767. Original Returned Date: 29 Apr 1767. Professor 1: Robert Trail.


Borrower

James Furlong
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Greek, Logic, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Furlong.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


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Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors ...
Press: AS. Shelf: 9. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-k.13,14. Original Author: Biographia Classica..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Borrowed: 1767/3/12 (Thursday). Returned: 1767/4/29 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Furlong

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1

Record ID 5595

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 47r

Biographia Classica V. 1. 2.d

Borrowed: 1767/4/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1767/5/8 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 30 Apr 1767. Original Returned Date: 8 May 1767. Professor 1: James Clow.


Borrower

Thomas Brown
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Logic, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: Thomas Brown.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors ...
Press: AS. Shelf: 9. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-k.13,14. Original Author: Biographia Classica..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1767/4/30 (Thursday). Returned: 1767/5/8 (Friday).

Borrower: Thomas Brown

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 7438

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 6: Students Receipt Book (1765-1771, Type: Student). Page: 78r

Biographia Classica V. 2d

Borrowed: 1769/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1769/6/28 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 21 Jun 1769. Original Returned Date: 28 Jun 1769. Professor 1: George Muirhead.


Borrower

Robert Miller
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Latin, Logic, Greek, Ethics, Physic, Natural Philosophy, Divinity, Medicine. Original Full Name: Robert Miller.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors ...
Press: AS. Shelf: 9. Number: 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-k.13,14. Original Author: Biographia Classica..
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Borrowed: 1769/6/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1769/6/28 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Robert Miller

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 2

Record ID 48302

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 1: Professors Receipt Book (1751-1765, Type: Professorial). Page: 10v

Biographia Classica 2 vols

Borrowed: 1756/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1756/6/11 (Friday). Original Borrowed Date: 22 Apr. Original Returned Date: 11 Jun.


Borrower

George Muirhead
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor of Oriental Languages 1753-1754; Chair of Humanity 1754-1773; Dean of Faculty 1764-1766; Clerk of the University 1769.
Original Full Name: Mr Muirhead. Life dates: 1715-1773. Academic dates: 1728; MA 1742 (Edin.).
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.


Book HoldingLibrary record

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors
Press: AS. Shelf: 9. Number: 16 17. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bl9-k.13,14.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1756/4/22 (Thursday). Returned: 1756/6/11 (Friday).

Borrower: George Muirhead

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 15238

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 11

Biographia Classica 2 Voll

Borrowed: 1748/3/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1748/4/28 (Sunday). Classmark: J.8.40. Original Returned Text: Biographia Classica 2 Voll.. Professor: James Murison.


Borrower

John [James] Halliburton Hallyburton
Gender: Male.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Service Provision and Hospitality > Brewer.


Book Holding

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors, the Grecian and Roman poets, historians, orators, and biographers. With An Historical and Critical Account of Them and their Writings: Illustrating their several Excellencies, and shewing their Defects, from the Judgment and Remarks of the most Celebrated Critics, both Ancient and Modern. In Two Volumes.
Classmark: J.8.40, Q.8.28, Q.8.39.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1748/3/28 (Thursday). Returned: 1748/4/28 (Sunday).

Borrower: John [James] Halliburton Hallyburton

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 16475

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1748-1753. (UYLY205-2) (1748-1753, Type: Other). Page: 69

Biographia Classica 2 Voll

Borrowed: 1749/12/1 (Monday). Returned: 1750/2/21 (Saturday). Classmark: J.8.40. Original Returned Text: Biographia Classica 2 Voll. Professor: James Murison.


Borrower

Alexander Ferrier
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1728-1764. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1379701604.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors, the Grecian and Roman poets, historians, orators, and biographers. With An Historical and Critical Account of Them and their Writings: Illustrating their several Excellencies, and shewing their Defects, from the Judgment and Remarks of the most Celebrated Critics, both Ancient and Modern. In Two Volumes.
Classmark: J.8.40, Q.8.28, Q.8.39.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1749/12/1 (Monday). Returned: 1750/2/21 (Saturday).

Borrower: Alexander Ferrier

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 110693

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1772-1776. (UYLY207-2) (1772-1776, Type: Student). Page: 126-127

Borrowed: 1773/4/19 (Monday). Returned: 1773/5/12 (Wednesday).

Borrower: Thomas Raitt

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 167055

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 70

Biographi Classica 1 &2 d Vol.

Borrowed: 1769/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/2/16 (Thursday). Classmark: Q8. 28. Original Returned Text: Biogra: Classica 1 & 2 V:.


Borrower

David Sim
Gender: Male.
Life dates: 1754-1823. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1410005572.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors, the Grecian and Roman poets, historians, orators, and biographers. With An Historical and Critical Account of Them and their Writings: Illustrating their several Excellencies, and shewing their Defects, from the Judgment and Remarks of the most Celebrated Critics, both Ancient and Modern. In Two Volumes.
Classmark: J.8.40, Q.8.28, Q.8.39.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1769/2/14 (Tuesday). Returned: 1769/2/16 (Thursday).

Borrower: David Sim

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 173124

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 145

Borrowed: 1771/1/19 (Saturday). Returned: 1771/1/26 (Saturday).

Borrower: John Sandeman

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 177726

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1768-1772. (UYLY207-1) (1768-1772, Type: Student). Page: 210

Biographia Classica 1 & 2 Vol

Borrowed: 1771/3/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/4/13 (Saturday). Classmark: Q8. 28. Original Returned Text: Biogra. Class. 1 & 2 V..


Borrower

David Hill
Gender: Male.
Life dates: b. c. 1755. St Andrews Biographical Register, 1747-1897: https://arts.st-andrews.ac.uk/biographical-register/data/documents/1386054468.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student.


Book Holding

Genre: Lives
Biographia classica: the lives and characters of all the classic authors, the Grecian and Roman poets, historians, orators, and biographers. With An Historical and Critical Account of Them and their Writings: Illustrating their several Excellencies, and shewing their Defects, from the Judgment and Remarks of the most Celebrated Critics, both Ancient and Modern. In Two Volumes.
Classmark: J.8.40, Q.8.28, Q.8.39.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Borrowed: 1771/3/21 (Thursday). Returned: 1771/4/13 (Saturday).

Borrower: David Hill

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2

Record ID 309403

Library: St Andrews University Library. Register: Library Receipt Book 1788-1791. (UYLY207-9) (1788-1791, Type: Student). Page: 57

Borrowed: 1791/1/14 (Friday). Returned: 1791/1/14 (Friday).

Borrower: Hugh McDougall

Genre: Lives

Biographia Classica: The Lives and Characters of All the Classic Authors

Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2