Fergusson, Robert — (1750 1774) Born and died in Edinburgh, he was one of the leading figures of the 18th century revival of Scots vernacular writing and the chief forerunner of Robert Burns. Although entered at St. Andrews University, his father s death forced… … British and Irish poets
FERGUSSON, ROBERT — a Scottish poet, born in Edinburgh; after a university course at St. Andrews he obtained a post in the office of the commissionary clerk of Edinburgh; his first poems appeared in Ruddiman s Weekly Magazine, and brought him a popularity which… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Fergusson, Robert — (1750 1774) Scottish poet, s. of a bank clerk, was ed. at the Univ. of St. Andrews. His f. dying, he became a copying clerk in an Edin. lawyer s office. Early displaying a talent for humorous descriptive verse, he contributed to Ruddiman s… … Short biographical dictionary of English literature
Robert Ferguson (disambiguation) — Robert Ferguson may refer to: *Robert Ferguson, conspirator *Robert Ferguson (American football) *Robert Ferguson (Ontario MPP) *Robert Ferguson (footballer) *Robert Alexander Ferguson (1795 1860), Irish MP for Londonderry *Robert Munro Ferguson … Wikipedia
Robert Crawford (Scottish poet) — This article refers to the the Scottish poet; for other Robert Crawfords, see Robert Crawford (disambiguation) Robert Crawford (1959 ) is a Scottish poet , scholar and critic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of St Andrews,… … Wikipedia
Fergusson — may refer to:urnames*Clan Fergusson, a Scottish clan *Adam Fergusson, disambiguation page *Alex Fergusson, disambiguation page *Bernard Fergusson, former British Army officer and Governor General of New Zealand *Charles Fergusson, former British… … Wikipedia
Robert Fergusson — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Robert Fergusson (Edimburgo, 5 de septiembre de 1750 16 de octubre de 1774), poeta escocés. Su obra está escrita tanto en un puro inglés como en lengua escocesa, pero son más apreciados los poemas elaborados en esta… … Wikipedia Español
Fergusson — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Alex Fergusson (Politiker) (* 1949), schottischer Parlamentspräsident seit 2007 Alex Fergusson (Musiker) (* 1952), schottischer Gitarrist und Musikproduzent Harvey Butler Fergusson (1848–1915), US… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Robert Cutlar Fergusson — (1768 ndash; 1838) was one of the more distinguished members of Clan Fergusson.Fact|date=October 2007 He was 17th Laird of the Dumfriesshire Fergussons, seated at Craigdarroch (Moniaive, Dumfriesshire).He was a lawyer; an Attorney General of… … Wikipedia
Fergusson (Clan) — Fergusson oder Ferguson ist der Name eines schottischen Clans, dessen Angehörige über ganz Schottland verteilt sind. Der ursprüngliche Sohn von Fergus, der Stammvater der Fergussons von dem auch der Name stammt, ist unbekannt, aber mit der Zeit… … Deutsch Wikipedia