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James Anderson, Scottish lawyer and historian (died 1728)
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James Anderson (lawyer)
Scottish antiquary and historian (1662–1728)
James Anderson, Scottish antiquary and historian, was born in Edinburgh. His father was Patrick Anderson of Walston, a church minister, who was for some time imprisoned on the Bass Rock on the Firth of Forth in Haddingtonshire.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
August 5
Day of the year
August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 148 days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)