Iain Crichton Smith, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Iain Crichton Smith

Scottish poet and novelist

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1928

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1998

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Iain Crichton Smith

  • Iain Crichton Smith, (Gaelic: Iain Mac a' Ghobhainn; 1 January 1928 – 15 October 1998) was a Scottish poet and novelist, who wrote in both English and Gaelic. He was born in Glasgow, but moved to the Isle of Lewis at the age of two, where he and his two brothers were brought up by their widowed mother in the small crofting town of Bayble, which also produced Derick Thomson.
  • Educated at the University of Aberdeen, Crichton Smith took a degree in English, and after serving in the National Service Army Education Corps, went on to become a teacher.
  • He taught in Clydebank, Dumbarton and Oban from 1952, retiring to become a full-time writer in 1977, although he already had many novels and poems published.

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