Blair, Robert (1699 - 1746)

Index to poems

The Grave

Biography:

Carruthers, Gerard. “Blair, Robert (1699-1746).” Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Ed. H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004.

Given Name:

Robert

Family Name:

Blair

Birth Date:

1699

Death Date:

February 4, 1746

Nationality:

Family Relations:

father : David Blair

mother : Euphemia Blair

wife : Isabella Blair (from 1738)

Education

University of Edinburgh

Spoken Languages:

Religion

Presbyterian

Occupations

Minister 1731

Literary Period:

Literary Movement:

Graveyard Poets

Cause of Death:

Buried At:

Churchyard of Athelstaneford

First RPO Edition:

1996-2000