William Robertson

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Presbyterian minister Scottish Enlightenment figure historian university principal

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.

Aliases (1)

George Drummond ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Presbyterian minister → Scottish Enlightenment figure → historian → university principal →
associatedWith	General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → University of Edinburgh →
birthDate	1721-09-19 →
birthPlace	Borthwick, Midlothian, Scotland →
burialPlace	Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh →
child	James Robertson → William Robertson (Lord Robertson) →
citizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
clergyOf	Church of Scotland →
contributedTo	secular, philosophical approach to history →
deathDate	1793-06-11 →
deathPlace	Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED →
education	University of Edinburgh →
era	18th century →
fieldOfWork	ecclesiastical leadership → history →
genre	narrative history →
influenced	European historiography →
influencedBy	David Hume → Scottish Enlightenment thought →
knownFor	History of Scotland 1542–1603 → The History of America → The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V → leadership at the University of Edinburgh →
language	English →
memberOf	Church of Scotland clergy →
movement	Scottish Enlightenment →
name	William Robertson →
nationality	Scottish →
notableWork	The History of America → The History of Scotland During the Reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI → The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles V →
occupation	Presbyterian minister → Principal of the University of Edinburgh → historian →
positionHeld	Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland → Principal of the University of Edinburgh →
religion	Presbyterianism →
residence	Edinburgh, Scotland NERFINISHED →
roleIn	development of the University of Edinburgh as a leading European university →
spouse	Mary Nisbet →
style	enlightenment historiography →
workLocation	Edinburgh →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Canongate Kirkyard ("George Drummond") →	burialPlaceOf
Select Society →	foundedBy
Scottish Enlightenment →	hasKeyFigure
Select Society →	hasMember
William Robertson →	name