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Henry Duncan

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British geologist, priest, and social reformer (1774-1846); founder of the world's first savings bank

Born 1774
Died 1846

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  • Cover of: Sacred philosophy of the seasons: illustrating the perfections of God in the phenomena of the year.

    Cover of edition sacredphilosophy02duncrich Cover of edition sacredphilosophy04duncrich Cover of edition sacredphilosophy03duncrich Cover of edition sacredphilosophy01duncrich Cover of edition sacredphilosophyil01dunc Cover of edition sacredphilosophyil04dunc Cover of edition sacredphilosophys00dunc Cover of edition sacredphilosoph03duncgoog First published in 1836 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: Sacred philosophy of the seasons: illustrating the perfections of God in the phenomena of the year ... Summer

    First published in 1837 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: essay on the nature and advantages of parish banks: for the savings of the industrious

    First published in 1815 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Tales Of The Scottish Peasantry

    First published in 2006 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Account of the tracts of foot-marks of animals found impressed in sandstone, in the quarry of Corncockle Muir, Dumfries-shire

    First published in 1828 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The cottage fireside, or, The parish schoolmaster: a moral tale

    First published in 1816 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A letter to W.R.K Douglas, Esq. M.P.: on the expediency of the bill brought by him into Parliament, for the protection and encouragement of banks for savings in Scotland, occasioned by a report of the Edinburgh Society for the Suppression of Beggars

    First published in 1819 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Presbyter's letters on the West India question addressed to the Right Honourable Sir George Murray

    First published in 1830 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sacred Philosophy of the Seasons Illustrating the Perfections of God in the Phenomena of the Year, Spring

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An essay on the nature and advantages of Parrish Banks, for the savings of the industrious

    First published in 1816 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The young south country weaver, or, A journey to Glasgow: a tale for the radicals ; and Maitland Smith, the murderer : a true narrative

    First published in 1821 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: William Douglas, or, The Scottish exiles: a historical novel : in three volumes

    First published in 1826 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A series of letters to the Rev. George Cook, D.D., F.R.S.E., Dean of the Thistle, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of St. Andrews, &c., &c., on the late enactment of the General Assembly, relative to patronage and calls, occasioned by his recent attack on that measure, in a pamphlet entitled "A few plain observations", &c., &c

    First published in 1834 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of Henry Duncan

British geologist, priest, and social reformer (1774-1846); founder of the world's first savings bank

Born 1774
Died 1846

Subjects

Conduct of life, Savings banks, Slavery, Banks and banking, Biography, Children, Christian education, Church of Scotland, Church of Scotland. General Assembly, Correspondence, Ecclesiastical Patronage, Emancipation, Family, Fiction, historical, general, Fiction, short stories (single author), Footprints, Fossil, Fossil Footprints, History, Natural theology, Religion and science, Religious life, Saving and investment, Savings-banks, Scotland, fiction, Seasons

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Scotland, British West Indies, Dumfriesshire (Scotland)

People

George Cook (1772-1845), Henry Duncan (1774-1846), M. H. Smith

Time

1800-1859

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 1, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import