About William Leslie Davidson
Lived 1848 – 1929 (aged 80–81). William Leslie Davidson was a British philosopher.
William Leslie Davidson (1848–1929) was a Scottish philosopher.
Early life Davidson was born and raised in Old Rayne, a village in the north-east of Scotland, near Aberdeen.
He was educated at Aberdeen University before embarking on a career and life dedicated to philosophy.
During the First World War, Davidson fought as a colonel in the Royal Field Artillery.
Death Davidson died in Aberdeen in 1929. Leading and Important English Words: Explained and Exemplified. An Aid to Teaching, Longmans, London, 1909. Political Thought in England: The Utilitarians from Bentham to Mill, Williams and Norgate, London, 1915. (Home University Library of Modern Knowledge) Recent Theistic Discussion, T. & T. Clark, Edinburgh, 1921.
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Scottish philosopher
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William Leslie Davidson was born in 1848 in Old Rayne.
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William Leslie Davidson died in 1929 in Aberdeen.
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William Leslie Davidson was a philosopher.
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