William Robertson (1) (1721–1793)
Author of The History of the Reign of the Emperor Charles the Fifth
For other authors named William Robertson, see the disambiguation page.
Works by William Robertson
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England (1759) 40 copies
The Progress of Society in Europe: A Historical Outline from the Subversion of the Roman Empire to the Beginning of the 16th Century (Classic Europe) (1972) 12 copies
The History Of Scotland: And A Historical Disquisition Concerning Ancient India (1835) (2009) 8 copies
The works of William Robertson ... : To which is prefixed, an account of his life and writings (2022) 8 copies
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England - Volume 1 (1759) 3 copies
The history of Scotland during the reigns of Queen Mary and of King James VI. till his accession to the crown of England - Volume 2 (1759) 3 copies
The History Of Scotland During The Reigns Of Queen Mary And Of King James Vi. [vol I Of 3 Only] (1791) 2 copies
The Works of William Robertson, D.D., A New Edition: In Twelve Volumes. Vol. XII History of India 1 copy
Historyja odkrycia Ameryki przez Kolumba, wynalezienia i podbicia Meksyku przez Cortésa, podbicia Peru przez Pizarra (2013) 1 copy
Œuvres 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Birthdate
- 1721-09-19
- Date of death
- 1793-06-11
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- historian
- Organizations
- Church of Scotland
University of Edinburgh - Awards and honors
- Royal Society of Edinburgh (Fellow)
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland (Fellow) - Burial location
- Greyfriars Kirkyard, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Associated Place (for map)
- Edinburgh, Scotland
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Reviews
The history of America. By William Robertson, D.D. Principal of the University of Edinburgh by William Robertson
JOHNSON. "Why, who are before him [Goldsmith]?" BOSWELL. "Hume,—Robertson, or the foppery of Dalrymple." BOSWELL. "Will you not admit the superiority of Robertson, in whose History we find such penetration—such painting?" JOHNSON. "Sir, you must consider how that penetration and that painting are employed. It is not history, it is imagination. He who describes what he never saw, draws from fancy. Robertson paints minds as Sir Joshua paints faces in a history-piece: he imagines an heroick show more countenance. You must look upon Robertson's work as romance, and try it by that standard. History it is not. --Life of Johnson
And elsewhere: "I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils: 'Read over your compositions, and where ever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.'" show less
And elsewhere: "I would say to Robertson what an old tutor of a college said to one of his pupils: 'Read over your compositions, and where ever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.'" show less
... as to Robertson, he never was in America, he relates nothing on his own knolege, he is a compiler only of the relations of others, and a mere translator of the opinions of Mons. de Buffon... (TJ to Chastellux, 7 June 1785)
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