George Turnbull

1698–1748

Nationality: Scottish

Historical Period: The 18th Century

George Turnbull (1698-1748) was a lesser-known contemporary of Hutcheson, Hume, and Smith. He taught at Marischal College, Aberdeen, then became a traveling tutor, and ended his career as an Anglican clergyman, first as a chaplain to the Prince of Wales, then as a minister in Ireland. Turnbull was the first member of the Scottish Enlightenment to provide a formal treatise on the theory and practice of education.

• Author: A Methodical System of Universal Law: Or, the Laws of Nature and Nations
• Author: Observations upon Liberal Education, in All its Branches
• Author: The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy, 2 vols.
• Author: The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy. Vol. 1
• Author: The Principles of Moral and Christian Philosophy. Vol. 2: Christian Philosophy