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Duncan, William

(1717–1760)

John Westby-Gibson
, revised by Patrick Bullard

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/8231

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Duncan, William (1717–1760), natural philosopher and classicist, elder son of William Duncan, an Aberdeen tradesman, and his wife, Euphemia Kirkwood, daughter of a wealthy farmer in Haddingtonshire, was born in Aberdeen in July 1717. He had several sisters and a younger brother, John...

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date: 27 February 2021

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