Robert Garioch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Garioch

British writer

Date of Birth: 09-May-1909

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1981

Profession: writer, poet, translator, author

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert Garioch Sutherland, (9 May 1909 – 26 April 1981), was a Scottish poet and translator.
His poetry was written almost exclusively in the Scots language, he was a key member in the literary revival of the language in the mid-20th century.
However, his biggest influences were the 18th-century poet Robert Fergusson and the Italian dialect sonneteer Giuseppe Gioachino Belli.