David MacRitchie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David MacRitchie

British folklorist and antiquarian

Date of Birth: 16-Apr-1851

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 14-Jan-1925

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist

Zodiac Sign: Aries

David MacRitchie (16 April 1851 – 14 January 1925) was a Scottish folklorist and antiquarian.
He proposed that stories of fairies originated with an aboriginal race that occupied the British Isles before Celts and other groups arrived.