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A.P.Watt

Dates: 1838 – 3 November 1914.
Occupation: Literary agent
Nationality: Scottish
Born in Glasgow, the son of a Free Church minister. Moved to…

Lord Rosebery

Rosebery, 5th Earl of (1847–1929) 7 May 1847 – 21 May 1929. Statesman, author.
Archibald Philip Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery and 1st Earl of…

Joseph Pennell

Pennell, Joseph (1857–1926) 4 July 1857 – 23 April 1926. American Artist, illustrator, printmaker, author.
Born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Quaker…

Willie Auchterlonie

Auchterlonie, Willie (1872–1963) 7 August 1872 – 27 February 1963. Professional golfer, clubmaker, golf course designer.
Born St Andrews; began…

Willie Auchterlonie

Auchterlonie, Willie (1872–1963) 7 August 1872 – 27 February 1963. Professional golfer, clubmaker, golf course designer.
Born St Andrews; began…

Major James B. Pond

Born Cuba, New York; raised in Illinois and Wisconsin. Served in the Union Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major; awarded…

Born 17th November 1843 Culross Fife, son of Jasper Wallace, master-gardener. Educated at the Geddes Institution, Culross; Aberdeen Grammar School and…

Sir Walter Scott

Dates: 15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832
Occupation: Novelist, poet, historian, lawyer
Nationality: Scottish
Born Edinburgh, son of a solicitor.…