- Born
- September 19, 1721
- Died
- June 11, 1793 (aged 71)
- Known as
- historian, writer
William Robertson was a Scottish chaplain, historian, and educator who served as Principal of the University of Edinburgh, Chaplain of Stirling Castle, and one of the King's Chaplains in Scotland.
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