Back جون چيمسون (لغوى) ARZ John Jamieson French ಜಾನ್ ಜೇಮಿಸನ್ Kannada Джемисон, Джон Russian John Jamieson SCO John Jamieson Swedish
John Jamieson | |
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 John Jamieson by William Yellowlees | |
| Born | 3 March 1759 Glasgow |
| Died | 12 July 1838 (aged 79) |
| Resting place | St. Cuthbert's Cemetery, Edinburgh |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Citizenship | Great Britain |
| Education | Glasgow Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Glasgow University (1768-71) Edinburgh University (1775-6) College of New Jersey (DD 1795) |
| Occupation(s) | Licensed minister (1781) Minister of secessionist congregation Forfar, Angus Minister of the Nicolson Street Antiburgher Church, Edinburgh (1797–1830) |
| Notable work | "Etymological Dictionary of The Scottish Language" (1808) "History of the Culdees" (1811) "Views of the Royal Palaces of Scotland" (1828) |
| Spouse | Charlotte Watson (died 1837) |
| Notes | |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (1803) Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (1815) Fellow of the American Antiquarian Society Fellow of the Royal Literary Society Member of the Highland Society | |
John Jamieson DD FRSE FSA Scot FRSL (3 March 1759 – 12 July 1838) was a Scottish minister of religion, lexicographer, philologist and antiquary. His most important work is the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language.[1][2]
- ^ "Jamieson's Dictionary of Scots". Jamieson's Dictionary of Scots.
- ^ Rennie 2012.