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*Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800'', St Philip, 2010. | *Alston, R. C. ''Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800'', St Philip, 2010. | ||
| − | *''A catalogue of books, being a rare and curious collection, consisting chiefly of Hebrew, rabbinical and other oriental learning, languages, &c. which belonged to the very learned and ingenious Mr John Syme, late Professor of Hebrew in the New College of St. Andrews. [Edinburgh, 1719], ESTC T163099. | + | *''A catalogue of books, being a rare and curious collection, consisting chiefly of Hebrew, rabbinical and other oriental learning, languages, &c. which belonged to the very learned and ingenious Mr John Syme, late Professor of Hebrew in the New College of St. Andrews''. [Edinburgh, 1719], ESTC T163099. |
*Skoczylas, A. "The Regulation of Academic Society in Early Eighteenth-Century Scotland: The Tribulations of Two Divinity Professors" ''The Scottish Historical Review'', Vol. 83, No. 216, Part 2 (Oct., 2004), pp. 171-195. | *Skoczylas, A. "The Regulation of Academic Society in Early Eighteenth-Century Scotland: The Tribulations of Two Divinity Professors" ''The Scottish Historical Review'', Vol. 83, No. 216, Part 2 (Oct., 2004), pp. 171-195. | ||
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John SYME d.ca.1719
Biographical Note
Syme is described by the sale catalogue of his library as 'the very learned and ingenious... late Professor of Hebrew in the New College of St Andrews'. He seems to have taken the position at St Mary's College in the 1690s.
Books
Syme's library was sold at auction beginning 7 April 1719 in Edinburgh. The books were described as being a 'rare and curious collection, consisting chiefly of Hebrew, rabbinical and other oriental learning, languages, &c'.
Sources
- Alston, R. C. Inventory of sale catalogues ... 1676-1800, St Philip, 2010.
- A catalogue of books, being a rare and curious collection, consisting chiefly of Hebrew, rabbinical and other oriental learning, languages, &c. which belonged to the very learned and ingenious Mr John Syme, late Professor of Hebrew in the New College of St. Andrews. [Edinburgh, 1719], ESTC T163099.
- Skoczylas, A. "The Regulation of Academic Society in Early Eighteenth-Century Scotland: The Tribulations of Two Divinity Professors" The Scottish Historical Review, Vol. 83, No. 216, Part 2 (Oct., 2004), pp. 171-195.