Blair, Robert

Blair, Robert (1699 - 1746)

Index to poems
  1. 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
0, 1699
Death Date
February 4, 1746
Nationality
Scottish
Family Relations
father : David Blair
mother : Euphemia Blair
wife : Isabella Blair (from 1738)
Education
Religion
Occupations
  • Minister



Literary Period
Augustan
Literary Movement
Graveyard Poets
Cause of Death
Fever
Buried At
Churchyard of Athelstaneford
First RPO Edition
1996-2000