Person

Thomas Ruddiman

b. 1674, Edinburgh Castle
d. 19 Jan 1757

Acquired the Caledonian Mercury in 1729. Published, edited, and translated James Anderson's Selectus Diplomatum et Numismatum Scotiae Thesaurus into Scots.

Name
forenameThomas
surnameRuddiman
regThomas Ruddiman
occupation
Keeper the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh(1730–1752)
Printer to the University of Edinburgh(1715–1757)
PublisherEdinburgh(1715–1757)
Assistant in the Advocates' Library, Edinburgh(1700–1730)
Schoolmaster in Laurencekirk(1695–1700)
sex
Male
Languages Known
English, Scots, Latin
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