James Burnett, Lord Monboddo
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Scottish judge, scholar of language evolution and philosopher
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, James Burnett, Lord Monboddo was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics. In 1767 he became a judge in the Court of Session.
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