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The philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson was born at
Logierait, Perthshire, on 20 June 1723. He was educated at
home, locally in Logierait, and in Perth. When he was sixteen
he began studies at St. Andrews University, taking his M.A.
in July 1742. Studies in divinity followed, first at St.
Andrews, then at Edinburgh University. In 1745, Ferguson was
appointed as Deputy-Chaplain then Chaplain to the (42nd)
Black Watch and he was present at the Battle of Fontenoy (11
May 1745) a major confrontation of the War of the Austrian
Succession. He left the army the same year to embark on a
literary career. For a brief period in 1757, Ferguson held
the post of Librarian at the Advocates' Library in succession
to David Hume (1711-1776). In 1759 he was appointed as
Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University, and
in 1764 to the Chair of the now obsolete Pneumatics and Moral
Philosophy. A syllabus of his lectures appeared as the
''Analysis of pneumatics and moral philosophy for the use
of students in the College of Edinburgh'' (1761). In 1773
became tutor to Charles, the 3rd Earl of Chesterfield,
accompanying him on a tour of Europe. In 1778, Ferguson was
appointed as Secretary to the Commissioners to the American
Colonies, accompanying them to Philadelphia for the
negotiation of a settlement. In addition to the publications
mentioned above, others include a history or ''Essay on
civil society'' (1766) which influenced Schiller and
Hegel, and was also known later to Karl Marx, ''Institutes
of moral philosophy'' (1772), ''History of the Roman
republic'' (1783), ''Principles of moral and political
science'' (1792), and the posthumous ''Biographical
sketch or memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Ferguson''
(1817). Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy
in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was
appointed to the Chair of Mathematics. Professor Adam
Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was
buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.

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	Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was appointed to the Chair of [[Mathematics]]. Professor Adam Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.		Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was appointed to the Chair of [[Mathematics]]. Professor Adam Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.

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−	The philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson was born at Logierait, Perthshire, on 20 June 1723. He was educated at home, locally in Logierait, and in Perth. When he was sixteen he began studies at St. Andrews University, taking his M.A. in July 1742. Studies in divinity followed, first at St. Andrews, then at Edinburgh University. In 1745, Ferguson was appointed as Deputy-Chaplain then Chaplain to the (42nd) Black Watch and he was present at the Battle of Fontenoy (11 May 1745) a major confrontation of the War of the Austrian Succession. He left the army the same year to embark on a literary career. For a brief period in 1757, Ferguson held the post of Librarian at the Advocates' Library in succession to David Hume (1711-1776). In 1759 he was appointed as Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University, and in 1764 to the Chair of ~~the now obsolete~~ Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy. A syllabus of his lectures appeared as the ''Analysis of pneumatics and moral philosophy for the use of students in the College of Edinburgh'' (1761). In 1773 became tutor to Charles, the 3rd Earl of Chesterfield, accompanying him on a tour of Europe. In 1778, Ferguson was appointed as Secretary to the Commissioners to the American Colonies, accompanying them to Philadelphia for the negotiation of a settlement. In addition to the publications mentioned above, others include a history or ''Essay on civil society'' (1766) which influenced Schiller and Hegel, and was also known later to Karl Marx, ''Institutes of moral philosophy'' (1772), ''History of the Roman republic'' (1783), ''Principles of moral and political science'' (1792), and the posthumous ''Biographical sketch or memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Ferguson'' (1817). Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was appointed to the Chair of Mathematics. Professor Adam Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.	+
		+	== Early Life ==
		+	The philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson was born at Logierait, Perthshire, on 20 June 1723. He was educated at home, locally in Logierait, and in Perth. When he was sixteen he began studies at St. Andrews University, taking his M.A. in July 1742. Studies in divinity followed, first at St. Andrews, then at Edinburgh University. In 1745, Ferguson was appointed as Deputy-Chaplain then Chaplain to the (42nd) Black Watch and he was present at the Battle of Fontenoy (11 May 1745) a major confrontation of the War of the Austrian Succession.
		+
		+	== Career ==
		+
		+	He left the army the same year to embark on a literary career. For a brief period in 1757, Ferguson held the post of Librarian at the Advocates' Library in succession to David Hume (1711-1776). In 1759 he was appointed as Professor of [[Physics\|Natural Philosophy]] at Edinburgh University, and in 1764 to the Chair of Pneumatics and [[Moral Philosophy]]. A syllabus of his lectures appeared as the ''Analysis of pneumatics and moral philosophy for the use of students in the College of Edinburgh'' (1761). In 1773 became tutor to Charles, the 3rd Earl of Chesterfield, accompanying him on a tour of Europe. In 1778, Ferguson was appointed as Secretary to the Commissioners to the American Colonies, accompanying them to Philadelphia for the negotiation of a settlement.
		+
		+	== Publications ==
		+
		+	In addition to the publications mentioned above, others include a history or ''Essay on civil society'' (1766) which influenced Schiller and Hegel, and was also known later to Karl Marx, ''Institutes of moral philosophy'' (1772), ''History of the Roman republic'' (1783), ''Principles of moral and political science'' (1792), and the posthumous ''Biographical sketch or memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Ferguson'' (1817).
		+
		+	== Later Life ==
		+
		+	Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was appointed to the Chair of [[Mathematics]]. Professor Adam Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.
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		+	[[Category:Academics\|Ferguson, Adam]]

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−	The philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson was born at	+	The philosopher and historian Adam Ferguson was born at Logierait, Perthshire, on 20 June 1723. He was educated at home, locally in Logierait, and in Perth. When he was sixteen he began studies at St. Andrews University, taking his M.A. in July 1742. Studies in divinity followed, first at St. Andrews, then at Edinburgh University. In 1745, Ferguson was appointed as Deputy-Chaplain then Chaplain to the (42nd) Black Watch and he was present at the Battle of Fontenoy (11 May 1745) a major confrontation of the War of the Austrian Succession. He left the army the same year to embark on a literary career. For a brief period in 1757, Ferguson held the post of Librarian at the Advocates' Library in succession to David Hume (1711-1776). In 1759 he was appointed as Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University, and in 1764 to the Chair of the now obsolete Pneumatics and Moral Philosophy. A syllabus of his lectures appeared as the ''Analysis of pneumatics and moral philosophy for the use of students in the College of Edinburgh'' (1761). In 1773 became tutor to Charles, the 3rd Earl of Chesterfield, accompanying him on a tour of Europe. In 1778, Ferguson was appointed as Secretary to the Commissioners to the American Colonies, accompanying them to Philadelphia for the negotiation of a settlement. In addition to the publications mentioned above, others include a history or ''Essay on civil society'' (1766) which influenced Schiller and Hegel, and was also known later to Karl Marx, ''Institutes of moral philosophy'' (1772), ''History of the Roman republic'' (1783), ''Principles of moral and political science'' (1792), and the posthumous ''Biographical sketch or memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Ferguson'' (1817). Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was appointed to the Chair of Mathematics. Professor Adam Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.
−	Logierait, Perthshire, on 20 June 1723. He was educated at
−	home, locally in Logierait, and in Perth. When he was sixteen
−	he began studies at St. Andrews University, taking his M.A.
−	in July 1742. Studies in divinity followed, first at St.
−	Andrews, then at Edinburgh University. In 1745, Ferguson was
−	appointed as Deputy-Chaplain then Chaplain to the (42nd)
−	Black Watch and he was present at the Battle of Fontenoy (11
−	May 1745) a major confrontation of the War of the Austrian
−	Succession. He left the army the same year to embark on a
−	literary career. For a brief period in 1757, Ferguson held
−	the post of Librarian at the Advocates' Library in succession
−	to David Hume (1711-1776). In 1759 he was appointed as
−	Professor of Natural Philosophy at Edinburgh University, and
−	in 1764 to the Chair of the now obsolete Pneumatics and Moral
−	Philosophy. A syllabus of his lectures appeared as the
−	''Analysis of pneumatics and moral philosophy for the use
−	of students in the College of Edinburgh'' (1761). In 1773
−	became tutor to Charles, the 3rd Earl of Chesterfield,
−	accompanying him on a tour of Europe. In 1778, Ferguson was
−	appointed as Secretary to the Commissioners to the American
−	Colonies, accompanying them to Philadelphia for the
−	negotiation of a settlement. In addition to the publications
−	mentioned above, others include a history or ''Essay on
−	civil society'' (1766) which influenced Schiller and
−	Hegel, and was also known later to Karl Marx, ''Institutes
−	of moral philosophy'' (1772), ''History of the Roman
−	republic'' (1783), ''Principles of moral and political
−	science'' (1792), and the posthumous ''Biographical
−	sketch or memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Ferguson''
−	(1817). Ferguson retired from the Chair of Moral Philosophy
−	in 1785, but so that he could still draw a salary he was
−	appointed to the Chair of Mathematics. Professor Adam
−	Ferguson died at St. Andrews on 22 February 1816 and he was
−	buried in the grounds of the ruined Cathedral of St. Andrews.

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