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John Adams (1750? – 1814) was a Scottish compiler of books for young readers. ==Biography== Adams was born at Aberdeen about 1750. Having graduated at the university there, he obtained a preaching license, and coming to London was appointed minister of the Scotch church in Hatton Garden. Subsequently he opened a school or ‘academy’ at Putney, which proved very successful; the botanists Allan Cunningham and his brother Richard were pupils. He died at Putney in 1814.〔 〕 Most of his numerous works passed through many editions, and were largely used in schools. Among them may be mentioned:〔 # ''The Flowers of Ancient History'', 1788 # ''Elegant Anecdotes and Bon Mots'',’ 1790 # ''A View of Universal History'' (3 vols.), 1795, which includes a brief account of almost every country in the world down to the date of publication. # ''The Flowers of Modern History'', 1796. # ''Curious Thoughts on the History of Man'', 1799. # ''The Flowers of Modern Travels'' (4th edition), 1802. Adams also published by subscription a volume of sermons dedicated to Lord Grantham in 1805, and he was the author of a very popular Latin schoolbook, entitled ''Lectiones Selectæ'', which reached an eleventh edition in 1823.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Adams (educational writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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