David Fordyce, a Scottish philosopher, born in Aberdeen in 1711, died in 1751. He was educated for the church at the university of his native city, where in 1742 he became professor of moral philosophy. He afterward travelled through France, Italy, and other countries of Europe, but was lost in a storm off the coast of Holland. His most important works are:"Dialogues concerning Education (2 vols. 8vo, London, 1745-'8);" Theodorus, a Dialogue concerning the Art of Preaching (12mo, 1752); and "Elements of Moral Philosophy" (12mo, 1754).