John Gillies

Summary

John Gillies is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Brechin^[2]. He was born on +1747-01-18T00:00:00Z^[3]. He passed away in Clapham^[4]. He died on +1836-02-15T00:00:00Z^[5]. He worked as a historian^[6], classical scholar^[7], writer^[8], and teacher^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Born in Brechin^[2], John Gillies…
• John Gillies's place of birth was Angus^[11].
• John Gillies died in Clapham^[4].
• John Gillies passed away in Bedford^[12].
• John Gillies was born on +1747-01-18T00:00:00Z^[3].
• John Gillies died on +1836-02-15T00:00:00Z^[5].
• John Gillies was married to Catharine Beaver Gilles^[13].
• John Gillies held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain^[14].
• John Gillies held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[15].
• John Gillies's professions included historian^[6].
• John Gillies's professions included classical scholar^[7].
• John Gillies worked as a writer^[8].
• John Gillies worked as a teacher^[9].
• John Gillies's field of work was literature^[16].
• John Gillies's field of work was history^[17].
• John Gillies's education included a stint at University of Glasgow^[18].
• John Gillies's education included a stint at Brechin High School^[19].
• John Gillies received the Fellow of the Royal Society^[20].
• John Gillies received the Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[21].
• John Gillies was a member of Royal Society^[22].
• John Gillies was a member of Royal Society of Edinburgh^[23].
• John Gillies was a member of Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony^[24].
• John Gillies's image is recorded as (1825) JOHN GILLIES.jpg^[25].
• John Gillies's image is recorded as John Opie - John Gillies, 1747 - 1836. Historiographer Royal of Scotland - PG 1397 - National Galleries of Scotland.jpg^[26].
• John Gillies is recorded as male^[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Brechin^[2], a town^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Angus^[11], a council area^[30], in United Kingdom^[31], headquartered in Forfar^[32]. John Gillies was born on +1747-01-18T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Glasgow^[18], a public research university^[33], in United Kingdom^[34], founded in 1451^[35], headquartered in Glasgow^[36] and Brechin High School^[19], a secondary school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1429^[39].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian^[6], classical scholar^[7], writer^[8], and teacher^[9]. Fields of work include literature^[16], a type of arts^[40] and history^[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[20], a fellowship award^[41], in United Kingdom^[42] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[21], a fellowship award^[43], in United Kingdom^[44].

Personal Life

John Gillies was married to Catharine Beaver Gilles^[13].

Death and Burial

John Gillies died on +1836-02-15T00:00:00Z^[5]. Recorded place of death include Clapham^[4], an area of London^[45], in United Kingdom^[46] and Bedford^[12], a county town^[47], in United Kingdom^[48].

Why It Matters

John Gillies ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #7,296 of 1,000,298).^[10]

FAQs

Where was John Gillies born?

John Gillies's place of birth was Brechin^[2].

Where did John Gillies die?

John Gillies died in Clapham^[4].

Who was John Gillies married to?

John Gillies's spouses include Catharine Beaver Gilles^[13].

What did John Gillies do for work?

John Gillies worked as historian^[6], classical scholar^[7], writer^[8], and teacher^[9].

Where did John Gillies go to school?

John Gillies was educated at University of Glasgow^[18] and Brechin High School^[19].

What awards did John Gillies receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Royal Society^[20] and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh^[21].