James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
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Born January 1, 1714
Died May 26, 1799 (85 years old)
Monboddo House, Kingdom of Great Britain
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A Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics (Wikipedia).