John of Fordun
John of Fordun was a historian, presbyter and writer (1301–1384).
John of Fordun in brief
- Born
- 1301
- Died
- 1384
- Known for
- historian, presbyter and writer
Contents
Catalogued works
9 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and Wellcome Collection.
Scotichronicon. Chronica Gentis Scotorum. Johannis de Fordun Chronica Gentis Scottorum. John of Fordun's Chronicle of the Scottish Nation. Scotichronicon abbreviatum. Joannis de Fordun Scotichronicon. Scotorum Historiæ. The Historians Of Scotland. Cardiovascular physiology in the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries / [Jerome Joseph Bylebyl]., dated [1976], held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.
Wellcome Collection: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Fordun, John (d 1384?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. John of Fordun, Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle. Fordun, John (d. in or after 1363), chronicler, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. John of Fordun's Description of the Western Isles, Scottish Studies, 1979.
Digitised editions and texts
4 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
The Historians of Scotland, Vol. IV- John of Fordun’s Chronicle of the Scottish Nation; translated from the Latin (1872) — Internet Archive. The Historians of Scotland, Vol. I- Joannis de Fordun Chronica Gentis Scotorum (1871) — Internet Archive. The historians of Scotland (1871) — Internet Archive. Scotichronicon (1447) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 11 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1301John of Fordun born.
- 1384John of Fordun died.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Fordun, John (d 1384?), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Fordun, John (d. in or after 1363), chronicler, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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John of Fordun, Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for John of Fordun (Internet Archive), 3 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming John of Fordun.
open access index · Unverified
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Internet Archive, 4 digitised items catalogued under John of Fordun as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming John of Fordun.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
Consult the source - 8.
Wikidata, structured authority record Q1335413: John of Fordun
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 9.
“John of Fordun”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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