John Millar
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John Millar was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and legal scholar known for his influential work on jurisprudence, political economy, and the development of civil society.
All labels observed (1)
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| John Millar canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1638073 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Millar Context triple: [Millar, hasNotableBearer, John Millar]
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William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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B.
James Mill
James Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and prominent utilitarian philosopher associated with Jeremy Bentham and the early 19th-century British reform movement.
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Thomas Tooke
Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian, often regarded as a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and an early theorist of civil society.
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E.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Millar Target entity description: John Millar was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and legal scholar known for his influential work on jurisprudence, political economy, and the development of civil society.
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A.
William Robertson
William Robertson was an influential 18th-century Scottish historian and Presbyterian minister whose works and leadership at the University of Edinburgh made him a central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment.
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B.
James Mill
James Mill was a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and prominent utilitarian philosopher associated with Jeremy Bentham and the early 19th-century British reform movement.
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C.
Thomas Tooke
Thomas Tooke was a 19th-century British economist and statistician best known for his pioneering work on price history and monetary theory, particularly through his multi-volume "History of Prices."
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D.
Adam Ferguson
Adam Ferguson was an 18th-century Scottish philosopher and historian, often regarded as a key figure of the Scottish Enlightenment and an early theorist of civil society.
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E.
Dugald Stewart
Dugald Stewart was a prominent Scottish philosopher and mathematician known for advancing the Scottish Enlightenment through his influential work in moral philosophy and the philosophy of mind.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish Enlightenment figure
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human ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
early political economy
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historical jurisprudence ⓘ theory of civil society ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Millar ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
history of civil society
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jurisprudence ⓘ legal history ⓘ moral philosophy ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century social theorists
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later legal historians ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Adam Smith
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David Hume ⓘ Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
development of civil society
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evolution of legal institutions ⓘ political economy ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Enlightenment ⓘ |
| name | John Millar ⓘ |
| nationality | Scottish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Historical View of the English Government
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Observations Concerning the Distinction of Ranks in Society ⓘ The Origin of the Distinction of Ranks ⓘ |
| occupation |
jurist
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legal scholar ⓘ philosopher ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish Enlightenment intellectual tradition
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linked to:
Scottish Enlightenment
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| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Law at the University of Glasgow ⓘ |
| studentOf | Adam Smith ⓘ |
| studied |
law
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moral philosophy ⓘ |
| theory | four-stages theory of societal development ⓘ |
| workLocation | Glasgow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (8)
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