Gavin Douglas
| Gavin Douglas | |
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| Bishop o Dunkeld | |
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| See | Diocese o Dunkeld |
| In affice | 1515/6 – 1522 |
| Predecessor | Andrew Stewart |
| Successor | Robert Cockburn |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1516 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1474 Tantallon Castle, East Lowden |
| Deed | September 1522 Lunnon |
| Previous post | Provost o St. Giles' |
Gavin Douglas (c. 1474 – September 1522) wis a Scots bishop, makar an translator. He wis edducatit at Varsity o St. Aundraes.[1] Awtho he haed an important poleetical career, he is heidmaistly mindit fur his poetry. His main pioneerin achievement wis the Eneados, a fou an aefauld vernacular translation o the Aeneid o Virgil intae Scots, an the first sonsie ensaumple o its kind in ony Anglic leid. Ither extant poetry o his includes Palice of Honour, an possibly King Hart.[2]
References
[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Douglas, Gawin - Wikisource, the free online library". en.wikisource.org (in Inglis). Retrieved 29 Mey 2025.
- ↑ "Chisholm, Hugh, (22 Feb. 1866–29 Sept. 1924), Editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica (10th, 11th and 12th editions)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 1 December 2007, retrieved 29 Mey 2025
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