William Wilkie Scottish Writer
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| First Name |
William
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| Last Name |
Wilkie
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1720
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| Died |
1772
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation |
Writer
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William Wilkie (5 October 1721 – 10 October 1772) was a Scottish Church of Scotland minister and Professor of Natural Philosophy primarily remembered as a poet nicknamed Potato Willie, known more respectfully as the "Scottish Homer". The son of a farmer, he was born in West Lothian and educated at Edinburgh. In 1757 he produced the Epigoniad, dealing with the Epigoni, sons of seven heroes who fought against Thebes. He also wrote Moral Fables in Verse.
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