| Authorised form of name | Gillies; John (1747 - 1836) |
| Dates | 1747 - 1836 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Brechin, Forfarshire |
| Date of birth | 18 January 1747 |
| Place of death | Clapham, London |
| Date of death | 15 February 1836 |
| Activity | Education:
University of Glasgow; LLD (1784)
Career:
Went abroad as a Tutor and lived many years in Germany; returned to England (1784); Historiographer Royal for Scotland (1793); wrote a 'History of Greece ' (1786); translated Aristotle, Lysias; lived in retirement in Clapham
Memberships:
FSA
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 29/01/1789 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1836 No 27 p 438 |
| Code | NA6054 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1788/11 | Gillies, John: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| IM/001659 | Gillies, John | nd |