John Robison
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 220 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 4,1739 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Baldernock |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | January 30,1805 |
| Died | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Children | Euphemia Robison |
| Fields | Physics |
| Mathematics | |
| Chemistry | |
| Grandchildren | William Erskine |
| Euphemia Erskine | |
| Mary Ann Erskine | |
| John Erskine | |
| Helen Erskine | |
| Current partner | Rachel Wright |
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| ID | 805009 |
John Robison Life story
John Robison FRSE was a British physicist and mathematician. He was a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Edinburgh. A member of the Edinburgh Philosophical Society when it received its royal warrant, he was appointed as the first general secretary to the Royal Society of Edinburgh.