1813 - 1865
William Edmondstoune Aytoun Scottish Writer
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| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Edmondstoune
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| Last Name |
Aytoun
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| Birthday |
21st June, 1813
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| Birthplace |
Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Died |
4th August, 1865
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| Place of Death |
Blackhills, by Lhanbryde, Moray
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| Buried |
Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation Text |
Writer to the Signet (1835) Advocate (1840) Professor of Rhetoric and Belles Lettres, Edinburgh University (1845-65) Sheriff, Orkney & Shetland (1852-65)
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| Occupation |
Writer
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William Edmondstoune Aytoun FRSE (21 June 1813 – 4 August 1865) was a Scottish poet, lawyer by training, and professor of rhetoric and belles lettres at the University of Edinburgh. He published poetry, translation, prose fiction, criticism and satire and was a lifelong contributor to the Edinburgh literary periodical Blackwoods Magazine. He was also a collector of Scottish ballads.
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