NAME AUTHORITIES: NRA: Wilde John (c 1764-1840) Professor of Civil Law at Edinburgh LBT ID: JoWilde1840 | B/BAP: 1764 DIED: 1840 |
SOURCES: Alexander Grant, The Story of the University of Edinburgh (1884) 2:365 | |
He was president of the Speculative Society and professor of civil law at Edinburgh
University (1792-1800), he became deranged, drawing a salary while another performed his
duties. | |