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Andrew Lang
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Scottish poet, novelist and literary critic (1844–1912)
OverviewAI-generated
Andrew Lang (1844–1912) was a British poet, historian, translator, and journalist. Born in Selkirk and educated at Balliol College, the University of St Andrews, and Edinburgh Academy, he worked primarily in the United Kingdom and Scotland. He was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and the British Academy, receiving the award of Fellow of the British Academy. Lang was also nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature.
His notable works include *The blue poetry book*, *The elf maiden*, and *The Odyssey of Homer*. He contributed to the *Dictionary of National Biography* and wrote *Certain drawbacks of certain games* and *Dealings with the firm of Dombey and Son, wholesale, retail, and for exportation*. Lang spoke French and English. He died in Banchory and is described in sources such as the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition and *Nordisk familjebok*. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1844-03-31
- Died
- 1912-07-20
- Works
- 634
Top works
- The blue poetry book
- Certain drawbacks of certain games
- Dealings with the firm of Dombey and Son, wholesale, retail, and for exportation
- The elf maiden
- The Odyssey of Homer
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1844-03-31 ) 31 March 1844, Selkirk , Selkirkshire , Scotland
- Died
- 20 July 1912 (1912-07-20) (aged 68), Banchory , Aberdeenshire , Scotland
- Occupation
- Poet novelist literary critic anthropologist
- Alma mater
- University of St Andrews Balliol College, Oxford
- Period
- 19th century
- Genre
- Children's literature
- Spouse
- Leonora Blanche Lang ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1875 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Andrew
- Family name
- Lang
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Selkirk
- Place of death
- Banchory
- Spouse
- Leonora Blanche Lang
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Andrew Lang's Fairy Books
- Field of work
- oral literature
- Image
- Andrew Lang.jpg
- Work location
- Scotland
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- Commons category
- Andrew Lang
- date of birth
- 1844-03-31
- date of death
- 1912-07-20
- Commons gallery
- Andrew Lang
- Commons Creator page
- Andrew Lang
- member of
- British Academy
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- contributed to creative work
- Dictionary of National Biography
- name in native language
- Andrew Lang
- cause of death
- disease
- has works in the collection
- Tate
- writing language
- English language
- P12749
- Theodor Oberländer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Andrew Lang, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Andrew Lang (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.
Life and career
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