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George Buchanan

Scottish historian and humanist scholar1506 to 1582

Wikidata names John Major as teacher and lists 5 people they taught. Linked to Wikidata, Wikipedia, and 4 other registers.

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Teachers and mentors1

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  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    John Major

Taught5

Wikidata's "student of" and "student" statements: a line of training beside the lineage, never a thesis supervision and never counted with one.

  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Jacques Pelletier du Mans

    born 1517
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Remy Belleau

    born 1528
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Michel de Montaigne

    born 1533
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    Mary, Queen of Scots

    born 1542
  • a teacher or mentor, stated by Wikidata: not a thesis supervision

    James VI and I

    born 1566

Education and career6

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