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Facts

Born June 20, 1723 • Scotland
Died February 22, 1816 (aged 92) • St. Andrews • Scotland

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Adam Ferguson, detail of a portrait by an unknown artist; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
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