Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos

Hugh Blair: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born April 7, 1718 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died December 27, 1800 (aged 82) • Edinburgh • Scotland
Role In Scottish Enlightenment

Photos

Blair, Hugh
See All Images →
Adam Smith
Adam Smith
Scottish philosopher
David Hume
David Hume
Scottish philosopher
Engraved portrait of Robert Burns, shown from the waist up wearing a dark jacket and cravat, facing slightly to the left.
Robert Burns
Scottish poet
Robert Adam, oil painting by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Robert Adam
Scottish architect
James Watt
James Watt
Scottish instrument maker and inventor
James Hutton
James Hutton
Scottish geologist
William Cullen
William Cullen
Scottish physician and professor
default image
James Tassie
Scottish artist
Scottish poet Allan Ramsay
Allan Ramsay
Scottish poet
Colin Maclaurin, engraving by S. Freeman; in the British Museum.
Colin Maclaurin
Scottish mathematician
Thomas Telford
Thomas Telford
Scottish engineer
Thomas Reid
Thomas Reid
Scottish philosopher
Raeburn, Henry
Sir Henry Raeburn
Scottish painter
default image
James Thomson
Scottish poet [1700–1748]
default image
Allan Ramsay
Scottish painter
Dugald Stewart, detail of a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn; in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh
Dugald Stewart
British philosopher
default image
John Home
English dramatist
Joseph Black, detail of an engraving by J. Rogers after a portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn
Joseph Black
British scientist
default image
Daniel MacMillan
Scottish publisher
default image
William Maclure
American geologist