William Duff

Deceased Person

1732 – 1815

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Who was William Duff?

William Duff was a Scottish Presbyterian minister and one of the first writers to analyse the nature of genius as a property of human psychology. His Essay on Original Genius is frequently cited as a landmark in the Western analysis of genius and creativity.

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Born
1732
Died
1815

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on July 23, 2013

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