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William Smellie (encyclopedist)

(1740-1795)
Scottish printer
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William Smellie FRSE FSA Scot (1740–1795) was a Scottish printer who edited the first edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica. He was also a naturalist and antiquary. He was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, co-founder of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a friend of Robert Burns.

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1740
The Pleasance, Edinburgh
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1795 (aged 54)
Edinburgh
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