Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun
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Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun was a Scottish writer, politician, and patriot of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his influential republican ideas and opposition to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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| Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2346867 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun Context triple: [Fletcher, hasNotableBearer, Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun]
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William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister, theologian, and political thinker best known for his influential work on church-state relations and his role in the Covenanter movement.
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William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
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Thomas Urquhart
Thomas Urquhart was a 17th-century Scottish writer, translator, and eccentric known for his elaborate prose and early English translation of Rabelais.
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Henry Wardlaw
Henry Wardlaw was a 15th-century Scottish bishop and royal advisor best known for establishing the University of St Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun Target entity description: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun was a Scottish writer, politician, and patriot of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his influential republican ideas and opposition to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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A.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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B.
Samuel Rutherford
Samuel Rutherford was a 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian minister, theologian, and political thinker best known for his influential work on church-state relations and his role in the Covenanter movement.
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C.
William Elphinstone
William Elphinstone was a Scottish bishop, statesman, and humanist scholar of the late 15th century who played a key role in the development of higher education in Scotland.
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D.
Thomas Urquhart
Thomas Urquhart was a 17th-century Scottish writer, translator, and eccentric known for his elaborate prose and early English translation of Rabelais.
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E.
Henry Wardlaw
Henry Wardlaw was a 15th-century Scottish bishop and royal advisor best known for establishing the University of St Andrews, Scotland’s oldest university.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish politician
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human ⓘ political philosopher ⓘ political writer ⓘ republican thinker ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | federal or confederal arrangements for Scotland ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1655 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1716 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | High School of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scots ⓘ |
| familyName | Fletcher ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Scottish politics
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constitutional law ⓘ political theory ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Andrew ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | of Saltoun ⓘ |
| influenced |
Scottish Enlightenment political thought
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later British republican writers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
ancient Roman political thought
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classical republicanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of an independent Scottish parliament
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critique of standing armies ⓘ defence of a militia-based constitution ⓘ opposition to the 1707 Acts of Union ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Scots ⓘ |
| movement |
civic humanism
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republicanism ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “I knew a very wise man that believed that if a man were permitted to make all the ballads, he need not care who should make the laws of a nation.” ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Discourse of Government with relation to Militias
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An Account of a Conversation concerning a Right Regulation of Governments for the Common Good of Mankind ⓘ Two Discourses concerning the Affairs of Scotland ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Acts of Union 1707
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incorporating union with England ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Scottish Parliament debates on the Act of Union ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
East Lothian
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Saltoun ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| politicalAlignment | Scottish patriot ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Member of the Parliament of Scotland ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence | Saltoun Hall ⓘ |
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Subject: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun Description of subject: Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun was a Scottish writer, politician, and patriot of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, best known for his influential republican ideas and opposition to the 1707 Acts of Union between Scotland and England.
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