George Sinclair

Scottish mathematician, engineer and demonologist

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Also known as George Sinclar

Died: 1696
Birthplace: East Lothian
Occupation: engineer
, mathematician
Employer: University of Glasgow

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George Sinclair (Sinclar) was a Scottish mathematician, engineer and demonologist. The first Professor of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow, he is known for Satan's Invisible World Discovered,, a work on witchcraft, ghosts and other supernatural phenomena. He wrote in all three areas of his interests, including an account of the "Glenluce Devil", a poltergeist case from c. 1654, in a 1672 book mainly on hydrostatics but also a pioneering study of geological structures through his experience in coal mines.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: George
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2015-08-12
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Family name: Sinclair
Different from: George Sinclair
Sibling: John Sinclair of Ormiston
Floruit: 1630

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