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Dugald Stewart was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician best known for popularizing the Scottish Enlightenment. His lectures at the University of Edinburgh were widely disseminated by his many influential students. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. William Seward mentions a monument to him an a letter to his daughter Fanny written July 10, 1859.

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Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, July 10, 1859

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Dugald Stewart was a Scottish philosopher and mathematician best known for popularizing the Scottish Enlightenment. His lectures at the University of Edinburgh were widely disseminated by his many influential students. In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. William Seward mentions a monument to him an a letter to his daughter Fanny written July 10, 1859.
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