Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet
1754
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1835
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Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
Educated at: University of Edinburgh, Trinity College
Occupation: economist, mathematician, politician, statistician, botanist
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Position held: member of the 4th Parliament of the United Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, member of the 1st Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 2nd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 3rd Parliament of the United Kingdom, member of the 15th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 16th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain, member of the 18th Parliament of Great Britain
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Colonel Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet, (10 May 1754 – 21 December 1835), was a British politician, military officer and writer who was one of the first people to use the word "statistics" in the English language in his pioneering work, Statistical Accounts of Scotland, which was published in 21 volumes. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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