Leighton Library, Dunblane

Scotland's oldest purpose-built independent library founded in 1687

Leighton Library has a 1634 edition of “Titi Livii Historiarum libri ex recensione heinsiana.” by Daniel Heinsius

Added at 07:19 on 09 June 2024

#OnThisDay 9 June 1580 one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, Daniel Heinsius, was born. Dunblane’s historic Leighton Library has a 1634 edition of his “Titi Livii Historiarum libri ex recensione heinsiana.” In 1612 he was appointed as 'Professor Politices' at the University of Leiden, the world's first chair in political science

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