Robert Burns national poet of Scotland, Scotland's favourite son, The Bard, Bard of Ayrshire, the Bard of Ayrshire, Robbie Burns, Ploughman Poet, Burns, Robden of Solway Firth, Rabbie Burns

Scottish poet and lyricist (1759–1796)

Sex or Gender:

male

Date of Birth:

1759-01-25

Place of Birth:

Alloway

Date of Death:

1796-07-21

Place of Death:

Dumfries

Country of citizenship:

Great Britain

Father:

William Burnes

Mother:

Agnes Broun

Spouse:

Jean Armour

Childrens:

Elizabeth Bishop (Burns)
Robert Burns

Occupation:

songwriter
poet
writer
musicologist
farmer

Era:

Romanticism

Genres:

verse
narrative poetry
song
ballad
cantata

Viaf ID:

32012434