Walter Scott

Walter Scott

male, deceased (1832)
Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 - 21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe...

William Thomson

male, 409 years old
William Thomson ("fl." 1695 - 1753) was a Scottish folk song collector and singer. He is said to have been the son of Daniel Thomson, one of the...
Béla Bartók

Béla Bartók

male, deceased (1945)
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. He is considered one of...
George Thomson

George Thomson

male, deceased (1821)
George Thomson (1757-1851), born at Limekilns, Fife, Scotland, was a noted collector of the Music of Scotland and a friend of Robert Burns. He was...
Norman Buchan

Norman Buchan

male, deceased (1990)
Norman Findlay Buchan (27 October 1922 - 23 October 1990) was a Labour politician, who represented the West Renfrewshire seat from 1964 until 1983...
Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell

male, deceased (1844)
Thomas Campbell (July 27, 1777 - June 15, 1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing specially with human...
Allan Cunningham

Allan Cunningham

male, deceased (1842)
Allan Cunningham (December 7, 1784 - October 30, 1842) was a Scottish poet and author. He was born at Keir, near Dalswinton, Dumfriesshire, and...
James William Elliott

James William Elliott

male, deceased (1915)
James William Elliott (1833 - 1915) was an English collector of nursery rhymes.

Carolina Nairne Carolina Baroness Nairne

female, deceased (1845)
Carolina, Baroness Nairne (August 16, 1766-October 26, 1845), Scottish songwriter, was born in the auld hoose of Gask, Perthshire. She was...
William Auld

William Auld

male, deceased (2006)
William Auld (6 November, 1924 - 11 September, 2006) was a Scottish author and the deputy director of a grammar school. He began to study Esperanto...