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Reid, Thomas

Record IDcnp01883374
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Biographical Data1710 - 1796
Place of BirthStrachan
Place of DeathGlasgow
Last Edit2024-02-08

General Note

Schott. Philosoph, Professor für Moralphilosophie an der Universität Glasgow.
Filosoof.
Philosophe. Note de regroupement par domaine: Philosophie (100)..
Natural and moral philosopher. Born Strachan, Kincardineshire 1710. Educated Kincardine O'Neill parish school, then Aberdeen grammar school 1722. Entered Marischal Coll., 1723, M.A. 1726 then continued studies. Licensed to preach by Kincardine O'Neill 1731, served there 1732-3. Librarian, Marischal Coll., 1733-6. Visited England 1736. Presented to the living of Newmachar 1737. Regent, King's Coll., 1751. One of the founders of the Aberdeen Philosophical Society 1758. Honorary D.D., Marischal Coll., 1762. Published Inquiry into the Human Mind, on the Principles of Common Sense 1764. Professor of moral philosophy, University of Glasgow, May 1764-80. Burgess and guild brother of Glasgow Sept 1764. Represented Univ. of Glasgow at general assembly of Church of Scotland 1767, 1772. Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783. Vice-rector, Univ. of Glasgow 1784-5. Active in the Glasgow Literary Society. Published two major works 1785, 1788. Died Glasgow 1796.
Philosopher, translator and founder of the first public reference library in Scotland. Educated Aberdeen grammar school, then Marischal Coll., grad. M.A. about 1600. Master of the grammar school 1602-3. Regent, Marischal Coll., 1603-7. Travelled to the continent, studying in France, then Leipzig and Rostock. Appointed docent at Rostock 1608, taught philosophy and humanity there 1609-16. Published 8 works on metaphysics while at Rostock. Matriculated Leipzig 1613. Returned to Scotland, Latin secretary to James I 1618-24. Produced Latin translation of the King's collected works 1619. M.A., Oxford 1620. Died London 1624. Older brother of Alexander and son of James. By his will he bequeathed to the town and new college of Aberdeen his collection of books (about 1350 volumes), and 6000 merks to endow a librarian who "sall hold the door of the librarie patent and oppin four dayes of the weeke the whole yeir." Reid's collection included "the fairest and largest editions of all the classics that were printed from the time of Aldus Manutius until the year 1615... and many valuable and curious MSS."
Schottischer Philosoph; Student in Leipzig und Rostock, 1608 Dozent in Rostock; Lateinischer Sekratär von König James
Schottischer Philosoph, Professor für Moralphilosophie an der Universität Glasgow

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Further Biographical Data1710 - 1796
-1625
d.1624
-1624
Intellectual ResponsibilityAuteur
Primary Language(s)English
ActivityPersonen zu Philosophie (4.7p) (sswd)
Philosoph (gnd)
Ethiker (gnd)
Hochschullehrer (gnd)
Humanist (gnd)
Philosoph (gnd)
Sekretär (gnd)
Geographic NoteGB (iso3166)
Großbritannien
GB (iso3166)
NationalityBritish

Place of Activity

Place of BirthStrachan
Place of ActivityAberdeen
Aberdeen, County
im Ort Strachan. -- Geburtsort
Aberdeen, County
im Ort Strachan. -- Geburtsort
Rostock
Wirkungsort
Place of DeathGlasgow
Glasgow
Sterbeort
Glasgow
Sterbeort

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HeadingReid, Thomas
used in: Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris; British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - AACR2 Heading, London (United Kingdom); Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands, Den Haag (Netherlands); Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; The University of Aberdeen Library
Reid, Thomas, D.D.
used in: British Library: English Short Title Catalogue - GK Heading, London (United Kingdom)
Reid, Thomas, Philosoph
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany; Common Library Network (GBV), Göttingen (Germany)
Reid, Thomas
used in: Integrated Authority File (GND), Germany
Reid, Thomas
used in: The University of Aberdeen Library
Reid, Thomas
used in: Koninklijke Bibliotheek - National Library of the Netherlands, Den Haag (Netherlands)
Variant NameReid, Tho.
Rhaedus, Thomas
Read, Thomas
Read, T.
Reade, Thomas
Reed, Thomas
Rhaedius, Thomas
Read, Thomas

Sources

Found inBLNA, 2000-12. — Larousse 19e s.. — WBIS - http://db.saur.de/WBIS (2013-01-03). — BN Cat. gén.. — GK55. — NUC. — LOC. — DNB. — King's Fasti 62, 63. — Marischal Fasti 74, 84, 301. — Papers of Thomas Reid at: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Thomas_Reid. — DNB. — Prov. Reg. Notes (Article by P.J.Anderson in D.N.B). — LOC. — DNB. — Fasti 31, 185. — Drummond 306. — Wightman xiv. — British Biographical Archive I 921,31-35. — Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Reid_(humanist). — LCAuth. — Wikipedia: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Reid
Imprint SourcesReid, Thomas: Untersuchungen über den menschlichen Geist. - 1782
Practical ethics : being lectures and papers on natural religion, self-government, natural jurisprudence and the law of nations / Thomas Reid ; ed. from the manuscripts with an introd. and a comment. by Knud Haakonssen, 1990
Reid, Thomas: An inquiry into the human mind, on the principle of common sense. - 1765
Reid, Thomas: Essays on the active powers of man. - 1788
Reid, Thomas: Essays on the powers of the human mind. - 1827
Reid, Thomas: Philosophical works
Reid, Thomas: Recherches sur l'entendement humain. - 1768
Reid, Thomas: The Works
Reid, Thomas: The works of Thomas Reid. - 1852
Reid, Thomas: Ueber die Natur und Heilung der Lungensucht. - 1787
T110558: his An inquiry into the human mind, on the principles of common sense, 1764 tp=By Thomas Reid
Recherches sur l'entendement humain, d'après les... / By Thomas Reid. ; Translated from the English`..., 1768
De Obiecto Metaphysicae Dissertatio elenctica. - 1610
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Portrait of Thomas Reid by Sir Henry Raeburn. 1796. Oil on canvas. National Trust for Scotland, Fyvie Castle, Aberdeenshire, UK. This portrait was commissioned by Dr. James Gregory, while Reid was staying in his house as a guest

[Unknown Artist / http://www.abcgallery.com/R/raeburn/raeburn4.html -- Public domain -- http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ThomasReid.jpg]

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