James Macpherson
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1736 – 1796
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Who was James Macpherson?
James Macpherson was a Scottish writer, poet, literary collector and politician, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems.
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- Born
- Oct 27, 1736
Ruthven - Also known as
- Ossian
- Profession
- Education
- University of Aberdeen
- University of Edinburgh
- Marischal College
- Lived in
- Badenoch and Strathspey
- Died
- Feb 17, 1796
Inverness
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on July 23, 2013
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