George Brisbane Scott Douglas

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Sir George Brisbane Scott Douglas (1856–1935) was a Scottish poet and writer, as well as a Baronet. He was born on 22 December 1856 in Gibraltar. His mother, Dona Sanchez de Pina, was a native of Gibraltar. He never married and he combined the running of a large country estate with his literary and academic endeavours.[1] Educated at Harrow and Trinity College in Cambridge, his first book was published in 1880.[2] He authored some of his books under the name of Sir George Douglas. The family seat was Springwood House, Kelso in the Scottish Borders.[2] He died on 22 June 1935.[3]

Works[]

He also wrote biographies of James Hogg (1899) and The “Blackwood” Group (1897) in the "Famous Scots Series" published by Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier. Also The Life Of Major-General Wauchope C.B., C.M.G., LL.D, London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1904, and other works.

References[]

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Sir George Brisbane Douglas, The Douglas Archives, retrieved 30 October 2014
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Scots Baronet Poet Dead", Dundee Courier (25602), p. 10, 25 June 1935, retrieved 30 October 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive
  3. ^ Boyd, Halbert J. (27 June 1935), "An Appreciation", Southern Reporter (3924), p. 4, retrieved 30 October 2014 – via British Newspaper Archive
Baronetage of Great Britain
Preceded by
George Henry Scott-Douglas 		Baronet
(of Maxwell)
1885–1935 		Succeeded by
James Scott Douglas


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