MONBODDO, JAMES BURNETT, LORD

MONBODDO, JAMES BURNETT, LORD
   a Scottish judge, born in Kincardineshire, an eccentric writer, author of a "Dissertation on the Origin of Language" and of "Ancient Metaphysics"; had original fancies on the origin, particularly of the human race from the monkey, conceived not so foolish to-day as they were then (1714-1799).

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