Hugh Blair
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1718 – 1800
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Who was Hugh Blair?
Hugh Blair FRSE was a Scottish minister of religion, author and rhetorician, considered one of the first great theorists of written discourse.
As a minister of the Church of Scotland, and occupant of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres at the University of Edinburgh, Blair's teachings had a great impact in both the spiritual and the secular realms. Best known for Sermons, a five volume endorsement of practical Christian morality, and Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, a prescriptive guide on composition, Blair was a valuable part of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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- Born
- Apr 7, 1718
Edinburgh - Nationality
- Scotland
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Lived in
- Edinburgh
- Died
- Dec 27, 1800
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on July 23, 2013
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