JAMES BURNETT, LORD (1714-1799).-Philosopher and philologist, _b._ at the family seat in Kincardineshire, was _ed._ at the Univ. of Aberdeen, Edin., and Groningen, and called to the Scottish Bar in 1737. Thirty years later he became a judge with the title of Lord Monboddo. He was a man of great learning and acuteness, but eccentric and fond of