Joanna Baillie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joanna Baillie

Scottish poet and dramatist

Date of Birth: 11-Sep-1762

Place of Birth: Bothwell, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Feb-1851

Profession: writer, poet, science fiction writer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Joanna Baillie (11 September 1762 – 23 February 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for works that include Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798–1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840).
Her writing exhibits an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic.
She was critically acclaimed in her lifetime, and while living in Hampstead, associated with literary contemporaries such as Anna Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, and Walter Scott.
She died at the age of 88.