James Macpherson (Gaelic: Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain; 27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of epic poems. He was the first Scottish poet to gain an international reputation.
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27 October 1736 Ruthven, Badenoch, Scotland, UK
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Died |
17 February 1796 (aged 59) Belville, Inverness-shire, Scotland
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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