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John Jamieson DD FRSE FSA Scot FRSL (3 March 1759 – 12 July 1838) was a Scottish minister of religion, lexicographer, philologist and antiquary. His most important work is the Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language.
This website is a celebration of the pioneering work of Dr John Jamieson (1759-1838), whose Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language, published in 1808, was a landmark in the development of historical lexicography and in the study of the Scots language.
Contents. John Jamieson. Scottish philologist. Learn about this topic in these articles: compilation of Scottish dictionary. In dictionary: Since 1828. …1808 in the work of John Jamieson on the language of Scotland.
Jamieson’s Life and Work. Rev. John Jamieson, by William Yellowlees (NGS) Born in Glasgow in 1759, John Jamieson grew up in a family with strong dissenting belief, and followed his father into the ministry of the Secession Kirk.
18 Ogo 2012 · john jamieson, d. d. fellow of the royal society of edinburgh, of the society of the antiquaries of scotland, and of the american antiquarian society.
23 Jul 2012 · Learn about the life and work of John Jamieson, the first lexicographer of Scots language, who compiled the world’s first complete dictionary of Scots in the 19th century. Discover how his landlady, his friend Sir Walter Scott and other contributors helped him collect and define thousands of words.
John Jamieson received his BA, MA and Ph.D. at Berkeley. Professor of Oriental Languages, he also lived abroad for long periods of time, serving as the Director of the Stanford University Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies, and as academic advisor to the United States Embassy in Beijing, China, In 1971, he participated in ...
