To whom did Hugh James recommend a degree at St. Andrews University in 1775?
Edward Jenner
William Smellie
Jean-Paul Marat
George Cheyne
Answer
Jean-Paul Marat, a French physician and radical journalist, was recommended for a degree at St. Andrews University in 1775 by Hugh James. James was a professor of mathematics at the university and a supporter of the French Revolution. Marat was expelled from the university before he could complete his degree, but he went on to become a leading figure in the revolution.
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