John Tait

Brief Life History of John

When John Tait was born on 24 June 1764, in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Taite, was 34 and his mother, Sarah Boyd, was 35.

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Robert Taite
1730–
Sarah Boyd
1730–
John Tait
1764–

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    1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.

    In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.

    1815

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    1830

    Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and northern English: nickname for a cheerful person, from Middle English and Older Scots tait(e) ‘merry, eager, lively’ (Old Norse teitr), also used as a personal name. Compare Tate .

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