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Here is a contemporary report of his death (from FMP newspaper images):

Salisbury and Winchester Journal 07 May 1804

In September last, at Trincomalee, in the island of Ceylon, Lieut. Col. Dunbar James Hunter, of the 19th regiment of foot.

The same snippet appears in:

04 May 1804 - Star (London) - London, London, England

Oracle and the Daily Advertiser 02 May 1804

General Evening Post 03 May 1804

Those last two have the additional info: "grandson to the late Robert Hunter, Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh."

Whilst looking, I also saw:

03 March 1823 - Star (London) - London, London, England

Feb. 8, at Edinburgh, Miss Hunter, daughter of the late R. Hunter Esq., Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh.

Her burial record is on ScotlandsPeople:

HUNTER JEAN, parent/other details ROBERT HUNTER, aged 85, F, buried 17/02/1823, Parish No. 685/1 Ref 990 371, Parish Edinburgh

Also:

The Scots Magazine 03 May 1779

27 (May) At Edinburgh, in an advanced age, Mr Robert Hunter, professor of Greek in the university of Edinburgh.

Clearly there is something amiss with the date of that last entry. There was no date of publication on the image. The previous page just showed May 1779 and had entries for 31 May included. Page 1 of the publication shows May 1779, so I can't imagine where FMP got their date from? Perhaps the magazine was printed 3 June?

Anyway, ScotlandsPeople has this burial:

HUNTER ROBERT, aged 77, M buried 29/05/1779, Parish No. 685/1, Ref 970 205, Parish Edinburgh

FindaGrave has the burial place as Greyfriars Kirkyard.

Robert seems to have been appointed in 1741:

The Scots Magazine 06 November 1741

Preferments

Mr Robert Hunter, Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh.

and:

Caledonian Mercury 10 December 1741

EDINBURGH, Dec. 10

Yesterday Mr Robert Hunter was elected Professor of Greek in the University of Edinburgh.