Robert Bruce (1718-1785)
About Bruce
- Regius Professor of the Law of Nature and Nations, 1759-1764
- Lord Kennet (1764)
- Son-in-law of George Abercromby of Tullibody
Teaching
- Advertised his ‘Course of Lectures upon GROTIUS DE JURE BELLI AC PACIS’ in Oct 1759 (Cairns, ‘First’ 23*)
- 40 students in session 1763-64 (Cairns, ‘Famous’137*)
- ‘lectured regularly to large classes’ (Emerson, Academic patronage 262*)
*For references, please see the Site Bibliography.