William Edmondstoune Aytoun
(1813-1865)
British writer and lawyer
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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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21 June 1813 Edinburgh, Scotland
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4 August 1865 (aged 52) Blackhills, by Lhanbryde, Moray
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| Zodiac | Gemini |
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