Robert Burns
Robert Burns
Portrait of Robert Burns by Alexander Nasmyth, 1787, Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
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a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide.
Born
25 January 1759 Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died
21 July 1796 (aged 37) Dumfries, Scotland
Nationality
Scottish
Occupation
Poet lyricist farmer excise-man
adultbasic
Britain
Children
12
era
1600-1800
Language
Scots language
Literary movement
Romanticism
Nickname
Rabbie Burns
Notable works
" Auld Lang Syne " " To a Mouse " " A Man's a Man for A' That " " Ae Fond Kiss " " Scots Wha Hae " " Tam O'Shanter " " Halloween " " The Battle of Sherramuir "
Parents
William Burnes Agnes Broun
Resting place
Burns Mausoleum, Dumfries
Spouse
Jean Armour