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Biographia literaria; or a biographical history of literature: containing the lives of English, Scottish, and Irish authors, from the dawn of letters in these kingdoms to the present time, chronologically and classically arranged

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Record ID 52042

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 39r

Berkenhout's Biographia Literaria (Dr. C.)

Borrowed: 1785/10/21 (Friday). Returned: 1785/12/27 (Tuesday). Original Borrowed Date: 21 Oct. Original Returned Date: 27 Dec.


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Thomas Reid
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Dr Reid. Life dates: 1710-1796.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Professor.

Dr James Carmichael
Gender: Male. Borrower type: Other.
Occupation (original): Student.
Class: Natural Philosophy. Original Full Name: James Carmichael.
Occupation (normalised): Education > University Student. Education > University Professor.


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John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographia literaria; or a biographical history of literature: containing the lives of English, Scottish, and Irish authors, from the dawn of letters in these kingdoms to the present time, chronologically and classically arranged
Press: CR. Shelf: 2. Number: 18. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-e.1  . Original Author: Berkenhout, John, 1730?-1791..

Borrowed: 1785/10/21 (Friday). Returned: 1785/12/27 (Tuesday).

Borrowers: Thomas Reid , Dr James Carmichael

Author: John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791), Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works

Biographia Literaria; or A Biographical History of Literature

Record ID 53181

Library: Glasgow University Library. Register: MS Lib 5: Professors Receipt Book (1770-1790, Type: Professorial). Page: 68v

Berkenhout's Biographia Literaria Vol. 1

Borrowed: 1779/10/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1780/7/5 (Wednesday). Original Borrowed Date: 5 Oct 1779. Original Returned Date: 5 Jul 1780.


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James Williamson
Gender: Male.
Occupation (original): Professor.
Original Full Name: Mr Williamson. Life dates: d. 1795. Academic dates: 1742.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland. Education > University Professor.


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John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791)
Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works
Biographia literaria; or a biographical history of literature: containing the lives of English, Scottish, and Irish authors, from the dawn of letters in these kingdoms to the present time, chronologically and classically arranged
Press: CR. Shelf: 2. Number: 18. Possible modern shelfmark: Sp Coll Bi8-e.1  . Original Author: Berkenhout, John, 1730?-1791..

Borrowed: 1779/10/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1780/7/5 (Wednesday).

Borrower: James Williamson

Author: John Berkenhout (Male, born c.1730, died 1791), Genre: Lives, Genre: Reference Works

Biographia Literaria; or A Biographical History of Literature