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Robert Burns
Acting
25 Jan 1759
† 21 Jul 1796
Alloway, South Ayrshire, Scotland, UK
Biography
Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, the National Bard, Bard of Ayrshire, the Ploughman Poet and various other names and epithets, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is in a "light Scots dialect" of English, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these...
Also Known As
Rabbie Burns
