William Robertson (fl. 1650 – 1680) was a Scottish Hebraist. He was educated at Edinburgh University, taught Hebrew in London from 1653–1680, then in 1680 was appointed lecturer in Hebrew at Cambridge University.Editor's notes to William Robertson - A gate or door to the holy tongue, 1653 ed. 1971 "William Robertson was educated at Edinburgh University, but apart from this fact the details of his early life are obscure. He spent most of his active life (from 1653-1680) in London where he was employed as a teacher of Hebrew. In 1680 he was appointed lecturer in Hebrew at Cambridge University. His published works on language are mostly concerned with Hebrew, although he did produce a work on Latin which enjoyed a certain popularity in its day — Phraseologia generalis, 1681, re-issued 1693, reprinted [1696]"
