 thumb|upright|james tytler james tytler (17 december 1745,hew scott, fasti ecclesiae scoticanae, vol. 5, (1925, p. 397); biography, balloon tytler by sir james fergusson of kilkerran (1972, p. 18). kathleen hardesty doig, frank a. kafker, jeff loveland and dennis a. trinkle: james tytler's edition (1777-1784): a vast expansion and improvement. in: frank a. kafker, jeff loveland (ed.): the early britannica (1768-1803): the growth of an outstanding encyclopedia. voltaire foundation, oxford 2009, pp. 69-155, here 71. the book "the great eb, the story of encyclopÃ¦dia britannica," by herman kogan, states that he was 29 when he began work for britannica, which puts his year of birth at or around 1748 fearn, angus - 11 january 1804, salem, massachusetts) was a scottish apothecary and the editor of the second edition of encyclopÃ¦dia britannica. tytler became the first person in britain to fly by ascending in a hot air balloon (1784). a group of historiographers wrote about him:  == life == tytler was the son of a presbyterian minister in forfarshire, scotland. his father taught him greek, latin and theology. he probably studied for the ministry but was not interested in (orthodox) calvinism. he became a preacher in the church of scotland and studied medicine at the university of edinburgh,the great eb, the story of encyclopÃ¦dia britannica, herman kogan, after which he was apprenticed to a ship's surgeon for one year.the great eb, the story of encyclopÃ¦dia britannica, herman kogan, p. 16. he may not have been awarded a degree,kathleen hardesty doig, frank a. kafker, jeff loveland and dennis a. trinkle: james tytler's edition (1777-1784): a vast expansion and improvement. in: frank a. kafker, jeff loveland (ed.): the early britannica (1768-1803): the growth of an outstanding encyclopedia. voltaire foundation, oxford 2009, pp. 69-155, here 71/73. although the 11th edition of britannica refers to him as james tytler, m.a.11th edition, 1911, vol 9, p. 378. he declined to practice medicine but instead opened a phar
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