Lewis Grassic Gibbon
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Lewis Grassic Gibbon
(Auchterless, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 1901 - 1935)
DescriptionLEWIS GRASSIC GIBBON (JAMES LESLIE MITCHELL) 1901 - 1935 AUTHOR OF A SCOTS QUAIR LIVED HERE 1917 - 1919HistoryNovelist. Born in Auchterless and educated at Mackie Academy. He then became a journalist for the Aberdeen Journal and later was a clerk for the RAF. He is best remembered for his notable trilogy A Scots Quair. He is generally recognised as one of the greatest twentieth century Scottish authors.
Sponsor : Jointly sponsored by the Saltire Society (North-East Branch) and the Grassic Gibbon Centre
Location Info5, St Mary's Place
NotesImage Attribution: Bill Harrison / Lewis Grassic Gibbon lived here... / CC BY-SA 2.0
