NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Baird, George Husband, 1761-1840 NRA: Baird George Husband (1761-1840) Principal of Edinburgh University DNB: Baird, George Husband (1761-1840), Church of Scotland minister and university principal, LBT ID: GeBaird1840 VIAF ID: 57048508 LOC ID: n87818735 | B/BAP: 1761-07-13 DIED: 1840-01-14 |
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Principal of Edinburgh University in succession to William Robertson (1793) and minister
of the High Church in succession to Hugh Blair (1801); he befriended his pupil Henry
Brougham. | |