Значение слова ARGYLL в Литературной энциклопедии

GEORGE JOHN DOUGLAS CAMPBELL, 8TH DUKE OF (1823-1900).-Statesman and writer on science, religion, and politics, succeeded his _f._, the 7th duke, in 1847. His talents and eloquence soon raised him to distinction in public life. He acted with the Liberal party until its break-up under the Irish policy of Mr. Gladstone, after which he was one of the Unionist leaders. He held the offices of Lord Privy Seal, Postmaster-General, and Indian Secretary. His writings include _The Reign of Law_ (1866), _Primeval Man_ (1869), _The Eastern Question_ (1879), _The Unseen Foundations of Society_ (1893), _Philosophy of Belief_ (1896), _Organic Evolution Cross-examined_ (1898). He was a man of the highest character, honest, courageous, and clear-sighted, and, though regarded by some professional scientists as to a certain extent an amateur, his ability, knowledge, and dialectic power made him a formidable antagonist, and enabled him to exercise a useful, generally conservative, influence on scientific thought and progress.