Adam Ferguson, FRSE (Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh MacFhearghais), also known as Ferguson of Raith (1 July N.S. /20 June O.S. 1723 – 22 February 1816), was...
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Adam Ferguson (1723–1816), Scottish philosopher and historian, "the father of modern sociology". Adam Ferguson may also refer to: Sir Adam Ferguson (British...
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Sir Adam Ferguson (1770–1854) was deputy keeper of the regalia in Scotland. Ferguson was born on 21 December 1770, the first son of Professor Adam Ferguson...
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William Cleghorn (section Cleghorn and Adam Ferguson)
a friend, and probably also teacher, of Adam Ferguson. It is thought that one of the characters in Ferguson's philosophical work Dialogue on a Highland...
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Adam Ferguson (born 1978[citation needed]) is an Australian freelance photographer who lives in New York City. His commissioned work has appeared in New...
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by Scottish Enlightenment philosopher Adam Ferguson, first published in 1767. The Essay established Ferguson's reputation in Britain and throughout Europe...
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school and university Scott had become a friend of Adam Ferguson, whose father Professor Adam Ferguson hosted literary salons. Scott met the blind poet...
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Justice Sir Adam Ferguson (1770–1854), soldier son of Adam Ferguson (CP) James Ferguson, Lord Pitfour (1700–1777) Admiral John Macpherson Ferguson (1784–1855)...
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Burns, William Cullen, Adam Ferguson, David Hume, Francis Hutcheson, James Hutton, Lord Monboddo, John Playfair, Thomas Reid, Adam Smith, and Dugald Stewart...
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economist Adam Smith, historian William Robertson, philosophers David Hume and Dugald Stewart, physician William Cullen, and early sociologist Adam Ferguson, many...
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