ARBUTHNOT, JOHN

ärbŭthˈnət, ärˈbəthnŏt, 1667–1735, Scottish author and scientist, court physician (1705–14) to Queen Anne. He is best remembered for his five "John Bull" pamphlets (1712), political satires on the Whig war policy, which introduced the character John Bull, the typical Englishman. With his friends, Swift, Pope, and Gay, Arbuthnot was a member of the Scriblerus Club, organized to ridicule false tastes in learning, and was the principal author of the "Memoirs of…Martinus Scriblerus," first published in the quarto edition of Pope's works (1741). He was also the author of several progressive medical works. Greatly admired in his time, Arbuthnot was called an unusual genius by Samuel Johnson, and Pope addressed to him the famous "Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot."

See edition of his works by G. A. Aitken (1892); study by L. M. Beattie (1935).

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The Correspondence of Charles Arbuthnot
Book by A. Aspinall, Charles Arbuthnot; Royal Historical Society, 1941
Subjects: Arbuthnot, Charles--1767-1850
...on 14 March 1767, Charles Arbuthnot was the third son of John Arbuthnot, of Rockfleet, County Mayo...In the course of this year John King again brought Arbuthnots...1 The account of Charles Arbuthnot in the D.N.B. occupies...
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The Rape of the Lock and Other Poems
Includes: The Rape of the Lock; An Essay on Criticism; An Essay on Man, Epistle I; An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot; Ode on Solitude; The Descent of Dullness (From the Dunciad, Book IV); Epitaph on Gray
Book by Alexander Pope, Thomas Marc Parrott; Ginn, 1906
Subjects: Poetry
...peculiar merit of the Epistle to Arbuthnot consists neither in the ease and...shaped. And in the Epistle to Arbuthnot we recognize in Pope ideals of...which he lived. ADVERTISEMENT Dr. John Arbuthnot, one of Popes most intimate friends...
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Memoirs of the Extraordinary Life, Works, and Discoveries of Martinus Scriblerus
Book by John Arbuthnot, Alexander Pope, Jonathan Swift, John Gay, Thomas Parnell, Robert Harley, Charles Kerby-Miller; Published for Wellesley College by Yale University Press, 1950
Subjects: Scriblerus Club
Arbuthnot, John: CHARACTER AND PERSONALITY...205 , 330 ; History of John Bull, 11 - 12, 72 , 183...MENTIONED: 175 , 277 , 374 Arbuthnot, Robert, 45 n., 51 n...ruins, 169 , 347 Argyll, John Campbell, Duke of, 352...
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Memories and Records - Vol. 2
Book by Lord John Arbuthnot Fisher; George H. Doran Company, 1920
Subjects: Great Britain--Royal Navy
...et seq . Fisher, Sir Clement, 18 , 19 Fisher, John, 18 Fisher, Rev. John, of Bodmin, 19 ; four generations of, 20 Fisher, Mr. John Arbuthnot, 21 Fisher, Sir Robert, of Packington, 19 Fisher...
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John Craige's Mathematical Principles of Christian Theology
Book by Richard Nash, John Craig; Southern Illinois University Press, 1991
Subjects: Craig, John--d. 1731--Theologiae Christianae principia mathematica--English, Eschatology--History of doctrines--18th century, Probabilities, Religion and science--History--18th century, Theology--Methodology--History--18th century
...Peter, 2 Ancients and Moderns, 14 Arbuthnot, John, 13 , 19 ; Of the Laws of Chance...Clarke, Samuel, xv , 3 - 4 Cleland, John, 12 Clemm, Henri Guillaume, 6...10 Coke, Zachary, 41 Colbatch, John, 12 Conceptualist probability...
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Geography, Technology, and British Naval Strategy in the Dreadnought Era
Journal article by Jon Tetsuro Sumida; Naval War College Review, Vol. 59, 2006
Subjects: Battleships, Books, Fisher, John Arbuthnot (1841-1920), Geography, Mahan, Alfred Thayer, Maritime history, Military history, Military officers, Military policy, Military strategy, Royal Navy-UK, Technology
...then examine the thinking of Admiral Sir John Fisher, who as service chief of the Royal...of Sea Power upon History. Admiral Sir John Fisher, the First Sea Lord from 1904 to...In April 1915 he informed Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, commander in chief of the battle...
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Obituaries-2004
Journal article; The Ecumenical Review, Vol. 57, 2005
Subjects: Arbuthnot, Charles W., House, Francis, Muelder, Walter G., Presbyterian clergy--Biography, Priests--Biography, Theologians--Biography
Obituaries-2004. Rev. Charles W. Arbuthnot, a Presbyterian minister, died on 8 August 2004 at the age...became an active advocate for ecumenical causes. Rev. Canon Dr John Aves, honorary canon of Norwich cathedral, UK, died on 25...
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Pope, John Rackett, and the Slave Trade
Journal article by Jonathan Pritchard; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 45, 2005
Subjects: Authors, English--Ethical aspects, Authors, English--Family, English writers--Ethical aspects, English writers--Family, Pope, Alexander--Ethical aspects, Pope, Alexander--Family, Rackett, John, Slave trade--Analysis
...century, it is likely that John Rackett was educated...letter Pope wrote "To John Drummond Esq. Director...disposition which Dr Arbuthnot tells me you were pleasd...An Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot" and "The Epilogue to the Satires," ed. John Butt, Twickenham Edition...
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Patty's Book: a New Play for Radio
Journal article by Michael Burnham; John Clare Society Journal, Vol. 25, 2006
...Truly. (Sighs) I shant be needing sixpences. Not any more. CHARLIE Well-thank you-Mr-er ARBUTHNOT Arbuthnot. (Wearily) John fames Arbuthnot, is the length of it. CHARLIE Ar-buthnot. ARBUTHNOT Yes. And I shall have to slink back...
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Britannia and John Bull: From Birth to Maturity
Journal article by Roy T. Matthews; The Historian, Vol. 62, 2000
Subjects: British--Psychological aspects, Signs and symbols--Political aspects, United Kingdom--History
...popular writer and pamphleteer John Arbuthnot, can best be understood in the...19) Lester M. Beattie, John Arbuthnot: Mathematician and Satirist...Aitken, The Life and Works of John Arbuthnot (Oxford, 1892) 45; Beattie...
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"Realism Coloured by Poetry": Rereading John Buchan
Magazine article by Roger Kimball; New Criterion, Vol. 22, September 2003
Subjects: Pilgrim's Way (Book)--Reviews
...stories (vide Stevenson here). John Macnab (1925) is in the form...where, under the name of John Macnab, they announce to some...Buchan himself seemed to share John Macnab is a tour de force...way, Hannays sidekick Sandy Arbuthnot exclaims, "Oh, well done...
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Great Scot: Between Kipling and Fleming Stands John Buchan, the Father of the Modern Spy Thriller
Magazine article by Christopher Hitchens; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 293, March 2004
...occur in the opening pages of John Buchans Greenmantle--are...near synonym for cynicism, John le Carre had his George Smiley...brave and humorous figure named John Scantlebury Blenkiron, is included...find his gallant friend Sandy Arbuthnot--the ideal blend of Scots...
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In Baghdad, the Babies Are Dying: There's No Anaesthetic, No Antibiotics, No Clean Water, and Sometimes No Breast Milk
Magazine article by John Pilger; New Statesman, Vol. 128, May 3, 1999
Subjects: Children--Mortality, Iraq--Social aspects, Sanctions (International law)--Iraq
...water, and sometimes no breast milk. by John Pilger On 26 March the New Statesman published...figures and shade away some facts". John Simpson was the recipient of a similar...humanitarian inspectors," says Felicity Arbuthnot who, like Jane Howarth, has travelled...
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Hokum on the Rise: The 70-Percent Solution
Magazine article by John Gamel; The Antioch Review, Vol. 66, Winter 2008
Subjects: Alternative medicine--Analysis, Alternative medicine--Forecasts and trends, Clinical trials--Social aspects, Medical practice--Social aspects, Medicine--Practice, Medicine--Social aspects, Placebo effect--Analysis
Hokum on the Rise: The 70-Percent Solution. by John Gamel Julian Howell, the family doctor who cared for me...be damned, this stuff works! For decades, Sir William Arbuthnot Lane, senior surgeon at both Guys Hospital and the Hospital...
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Flights of Georgian Fancy: Lucy Worsley Reveals the Stories Behind the Curious Cast of Characters Who Are Painted on the Walls of the King's Grand Staircase at Kensington Palace
Magazine article by Lucy Worsley; History Today, Vol. 60, April 2010
Subjects: English painters--Works, Kensington and Chelsea, England--Buildings and facilities, Kensington and Chelsea, England--History, Kent, William--Works, Painters, English--Works, Palaces--Decoration and finishing
...Jonathan Swift or possibly John Arbuthnot observed in the satirical...completely different: Dr John Arbuthnot (1667-1735). Born...Everyman character of John Bull personifies the...appear after the blows: Arbuthnot was held in great esteem...
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Rebrand Fortifies Optimistic Arbuthnot
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), September 21, 2005
Rebrand Fortifies Optimistic Arbuthnot. Byline: By John Revill Business Staff Arbuthnot Securities said it was cautiously optimistic...relation to the size of the loan book." Arbuthnot Latham, the private banking division continued...
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Arbuthnot Gets Tied Up on the Red-Tape Debate
Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), January 13, 2005
...Shadow Trade Secretary, James Arbuthnot, has visited Birmingham to...cause steel prices to fall, Mr Arbuthnot believes, at which point he...at Shakespeares Solicitors. John Hart (left), chairman of...Midlands Business Council; James Arbuthnot (centre), Shadow Trade Secretary...
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Arbuthnot Has High Hopes for Ringmoor
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), April 28, 2004
Arbuthnot Has High Hopes for Ringmoor...William Hayler Trainer David Arbuthnot was dreaming of big-race...the minimum trip," said Arbuthnot. "That was really what the...almost caught them back up." John Egan incurred the wrath of...
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Lloyd's 'Deal with MPs Saved John Major's Skin'
Newspaper article by Rolf Myller; The People (London, England), April 13, 1997
Subjects: Major, John
Lloyds Deal with MPs Saved John Majors Skin. by Rolf Myller A secret...Furious investors say the pact allowed John Majors sleaze-hit Government to stagger...Tim Renton, Sir Peter Lloyd and James Arbuthnot are understood to be more than pounds...
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Lady Chatterley's Garden; NOVEL TWISTS: The Gardens of Teversal Manor Have Been Restored by Owner John Maples. Right: The Old Orchard and, below, the Exotic Garden with Topiary
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 19, 2008
...high in docks and nettles, says John, who gave up running a chain...of blue slate shingle, says John, who has paid tribute to the...be the inspiration for Sandy Arbuthnot, the fictional hero of John Buchans novel Greenmantle. His...
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encyclopedia articles on: Arbuthnot John  - 4 results

 
 
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Arbuthnot, John
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARBUTHNOT, JOHN arbuth n t, ar b thnot...remembered for his five "John Bull" pamphlets (1712...introduced the character John Bull, the typical Englishman...Swift, Pope, and Gay, Arbuthnot was a member of the Scriblerus...
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Fisher, John Arbuthnot Fisher, 1st Baron
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FISHER, JOHN ARBUTHNOT FISHER, 1ST BARON arbuth n t, 1841 1920, British admiral. Entering the navy in 1854, he specialized in gunnery and in 1872...
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John Bull
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
JOHN BULL see Arbuthnot, John . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Children's Literature
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...for both children and adults, John Bunyan s Pilgrims Progress...rhymes was published in 1765 by John Newbery , an English author...Cautionary Verses (1941), John Ciardi s Reason for the Pelican...Childhood (1970); M. H. Arbuthnot and Z. Sutherland, Children...


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