Henry Home, Lord Kames

Philosopher, Author

1696 – 1782

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Who was Henry Home, Lord Kames?

Henry Home, Lord Kames was a Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher, writer and agricultural improver. A central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, a founder member of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, and active in the Select Society, his protégés included James Boswell, David Hume and Adam Smith.

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Born
1696
Also known as
  • Henry Kames
  • Henry Home
Ethnicity
  • Scottish people
Profession
Died
Dec 27, 1782

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on July 23, 2013

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