William Edmondstoune Aytoun
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 160 years ago |
| Date of birth | June 21,1813 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | Edinburgh |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | August 4,1865 |
| Died | Lhanbryde |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | 1st Jane Emily Wilson |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| British | |
| Education | Edinburgh Academy Senior School |
| The University of Edinburgh | |
| Rest place | Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh |
| Books | Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers And Other Poems |
| Firmilian: A "spasmodic" Tragedy | |
| Inaugural Address ... to the Associated Societies of the University of Edinburgh, Etc | |
| Poems and Ballads. Translated by W. E. Aytoun and T. Martin. Second Edition [with Notes]. | |
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| ID | 695646 |
William Edmondstoune Aytoun Life story
William Edmondstoune Aytoun FRSE 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 Blackwood's Magazine.
