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Beattie, James (1735 - 1803)

Index to poems

  1. The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius
Biography: 
  • Robinson, Roger J.. “Beattie, James (1735-1803).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004.
Given Name: 
James
Family Name: 
Beattie
Birth Date: 
October 25, 1735
Death Date: 
August 18, 1803
Nationality: 
Scottish
Family Relations: 
brother : David Beattie
wife : Mary Beattie (from 28 Jun. 1767)

Education

Spoken Languages: 
English
Greek

Religion

Honours

Occupations

Literary Period: 
Age of Johnson
Literary Movement: 
Unknown
Cause of Death: 
Palsy
Buried At: 
St. Nicholas's churchyard, Aberdeen
First RPO Edition: 
1996-2000