Quotes:Robertson, Dr. William

Zirkoff, Boris

Robertson, Dr. William. Scottish historian, b. at Borthwick, Scotland, Sept. 19, 1721; d. at Edinburgh, June 11, 1793. Studied theology at Edinburgh Univ.; graduated in 1741. Principal at Edinburgh Univ., 1762. Appointed in 1764 as Royal Historiographer of Scotland. Author of: History of Scotland, London. 1758-59.— History of the Emperor Charles V, 1769.—*History of America (first 8 books publ. in 1777, dealing mainly with the settlement and history of Spanish colonies). Revolutionary War deterred him from carrying plan to completion. Ninth and tenth books publ. by his son from MS. (1796).

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 2, p. 542