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David Fordyce

Scottish philosopher
Person human Q3017907

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[13]
Date of birth
1711
Date of death
1751
Place of birth
Aberdeen
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[10]
Occupation
philosopher, theologian, university teacher, writer
Field of work
philosophy[11]
Educated at
University of Aberdeen[12]
Father
George Fordyce[8]
Mother
Elizabeth Brown[9]
Sibling
William Fordyce, James Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce, George Fordyce, John Fordyce, Robert Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce[19][20][21][22][23][24]
Work location
Aberdeen[16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[18]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[17]
Family name
Fordyce[14]
Given name
David[15]
P14674
1786[25]
P14977
RETE033098[26]
🏷️ Also known as
en David Fordyce en D. Fordyce ja デイヴィッド・フォーダイス
🔖 Identifiers · 34
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
59159445
Library of Congress authority ID
n85024804
GND ID
117520268
Alvin ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12352154p
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp01339399
CONOR.SI ID
215190115
DDB person (GND) ID
117520268
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
117520268
Electronic Enlightenment ID
fordydavid001591
Freebase ID
/m/02rgp3z
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Geni.com profile ID
6000000029029923124
IdRef ID
032504330
InPhO ID
thinker/3022
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
117520268
Kindred Britain ID
I28107
NL CR AUT ID
jo2018991475
NUKAT ID
n2011043170
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007450441005171
National Virtual Library of India ID
508496
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
21231422X
Open Library ID
OL2515414A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
9877
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095828208
Parsifal cluster ID
29611
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
28500
Post-Reformation Digital Library author ID
1822
Prabook ID
2536189
UK National Archives ID
F61140
WeRelate person ID
David_Fordyce_(1)
Wellcome Collection concept ID
napsbt34
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJy48pX3J3THxFBd3vWqwC
Yale LUX ID
person/702824c5-dff6-457c-8587-ca9745646f43

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Summary

David Fordyce was born on 1711[1] in Aberdeen[2]. He died on 1751[3]. He worked as a philosopher[4], theologian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7].

FAQs

Where was David Fordyce born?

David Fordyce was born in Aberdeen[2].

Who were David Fordyce's parents?

David Fordyce's father was George Fordyce[8]. David Fordyce's mother was Elizabeth Brown[9].

What did David Fordyce do for work?

David Fordyce worked as a philosopher[4], theologian[5], university teacher[6], and writer[7].

Where did David Fordyce go to school?

David Fordyce was educated at University of Aberdeen[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Kindred Britain. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Repertorium Eruditorum Totius Europae. Retrieved . rete.uclouvain.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 8h ago · Printstream · 2026-11-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sibling → William Fordyce, James Fordyce, Alexander Fordyce +4
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/64330|batch #64330]]: import sibling (P3373) from GND"
  2. 4d ago · Bug002 · 2026-11-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14977 → RETE033098
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/63645|batch #63645]]: RETEtoWD QS 03-11-2026 13:20"
  3. 15w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14674 → 1786
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14674: 1786, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261452|batch #261452]]"
  4. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mother → Elizabeth Brown
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    Geni.com profile ID → 6000000029029923124
    + 49 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30468|batch #30468]]: add P1810 to P5739 2/3"
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