Thomas Reid, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Reid

Scottish philosopher

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1710

Place of Birth: Strachan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 07-Oct-1796

Profession: writer, mathematician, librarian, university teacher, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Thomas Reid (; 7 May (O.S.
26 April) 1710 – 7 October 1796) was a religiously trained Scottish philosopher.
He was the founder of the Scottish School of Common Sense and played an integral role in the Scottish Enlightenment.
In 1783 he was a joint founder of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
A contemporary of David Hume, Reid was also "Hume's earliest and fiercest critic".