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1714–1799 Scotland

James Burnett, Lord Monboddo (baptised 25 October 1714, died 26 May 1799) was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics.

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Also known as: Lord Monboddo, Monboddo

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Though I think that man has from nature the capacity of living, either by prey, or upon the fruits of the earth; it appears to me, that by nature, and in his original state, he is a frugivorous animal, and that he only becomes an animal of prey by acquired habit.

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