William Fraser Tytler

William Fraser Tytler of Balnain FRSE (10 September 1777–4 September 1853) was a 19th-century Scottish lawyer and historian. Life He was born at Campbells Close on the Grassmarket in Edinburgh on 10 September 1777 the son of Anne Fraser of Balnain and Alexander Fraser Tytler. He was the grandson of William Tytler of Woodhouselee. He trained as a lawyer and qualified as an advocate in 1799. He set up practice at 65 Princes Street in Edinburgh. In 1801 he succeeded his father as Professor of Constitutional and Universal History at the University of Edinburgh. He then moved to 7 South Castle Street.