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    Henry Home

    Birth: 1696

    Death: 12-27-1782

    Nickname: Lord Kames

Biography

Henry Home was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, agriculturist and lawyer. His work "Elements of Criticism" is mentioned in Fanny Adeline Seward's 1862-1863 diary when she recounts an anecdote her father William Henry Seward shared about his school days.

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Henry Home was a Scottish Enlightenment philosopher, agriculturist and lawyer. His work "Elements of Criticism" is mentioned in Fanny Adeline Seward's 1862-1863 diary when she recounts an anecdote her father William Henry Seward shared about his school days.
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