Douglas Young (classicist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Douglas Young (classicist)

Scottish classical scholar and politician

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1913

Place of Birth: Tayport, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1973

Profession: poet, translator, university teacher, classical scholar, linguist, classical philologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Douglas Cuthbert Colquhoun Young (5 June 1913 – 23 October 1973) was a Scottish poet, scholar, translator and politician.
He was the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) 1942-1945, and was a classics professor at McMaster University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.