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Andrew Michael Ramsay
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Scottish-born writer and freemason
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Andrew Michael Ramsay was a Scottish writer and philosopher who resided in France. He wrote in French and spoke the language. His political ideology was Jacobitism. He was educated at the University of Edinburgh. Ramsay was a member of the Royal Society, the Order of Saint Lazarus, Freemasonry, and the Club de l'Entresol. He received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society.
His notable works include *Histoire de la Vie et des Ouvrages de Messire François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon...*, *Essai Sur le Gouvernement Civil*, *Les principes philosophiques de la religion naturelle et révélée, dévoilés son le mode géométrique*, *The philosophical principles of natural and revealed religion*, and *The travels of Cyrus*. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Ramsay died on May 6, 1743.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Histoire de la Vie et des Ouvrages de Messire François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon...
- Essai Sur le Gouvernement Civil [by A. M. Ramsay].
- Les principes philosophiques de la religion naturelle et révélée, dévoilés son le mode géométrique
- The philosophical principles of natural and revealed religion
- The travels of Cyrus
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Family name
- Ramsay
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Scotland
- Place of birth
- Ayr
- Occupation
- philosopher
- Educated at
- University of Edinburgh
- Languages spoken
- French
- Image
- Pier Leone Ghezzi - Caricature of M. de Ramsay (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- France
- Political ideology
- Jacobitism
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- date of birth
- 1686-06-09
- date of death
- 1743-05-06
- member of
- Club de l'Entresol
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons category
- Andrew Michael Ramsay
- writing language
- French
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