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John Buchan
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Scottish author and politician (1875–1940)
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John Buchan (26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was an author whose literary output includes 629 works. Among his top titles are *A book of escapes and hurried journeys*, *Mr. Standfast*, *Essays and apothegms*, *The moon endureth*, and *Midwinter*. Crossref records five of his works.
His writings have been cited in various collections, including Wikiquote, which features quotes such as “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” Other recorded statements include “Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it.”
Buchan’s name is associated with 216 listeners and 3,744 plays on Last.fm. Additionally, his entry is referenced by 733 other encyclopedia articles in the Vinony graph.
Synthesized by Vinony from 14 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 26 August 1875
- Died
- 11 February 1940
- Works
- 629
Top works
- The island of sheep
- A book of escapes and hurried journeys
- Mr. Standfast
- Essays and apothegms
- The moon endureth
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 216
- Total plays
- 3,744
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Buchan">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Generalized Gradient Approximation Made Simple
· 1996 · cited 204,644x
- Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
· 2021 · cited 43,680x
- Gene Ontology: tool for the unification of biology
· 2000 · cited 36,922x
- Matplotlib: A 2D Graphics Environment
· 2007 · cited 35,594x
- The MOS 36-ltem Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36)
· 1992 · cited 29,138x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.”
- “The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.”
- “We can pay our debts to the past by putting the future in debt to ourselves.”
- “The Simple Life is the last refuge of complicated and restless souls.”
- “Happiness lies only in a divine unrest; and if you are lapped in comfort you stagnate and miss it.”
- “The secret of life is to find out what one really wants.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Monarchs
- George V Edward VIII George VI
- Prime minister
- William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Preceded by
- The Earl of Bessborough
- Succeeded by
- The Earl of Athlone
- Born
- John Buchan , ( 1875-08-26 ) 26 August 1875, Perth, Scotland
- Died
- 11 February 1940 (1940-02-11) (aged 64), Montreal , Quebec, Canada
- Party
- Scottish Unionist
- Spouse
- Susan Grosvenor ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 15 July 1907</span>"}]]}'>1907 )
- Children
- 4, including John , William and Alastair
- Relatives
- O. Douglas (sister)
- Alma mater
- University of Glasgow Brasenose College, Oxford
- Profession
- Author
- Website
- John Buchan Society
- Genre
- Adventure fiction
- Notable works
- The Thirty-Nine Steps
- Allegiance
- United Kingdom
- Branch
- British Army
- Service years
- 1901–1902, 1916–1919
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (/ˈbʌxən/; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, British Army officer, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
As a youth, Buchan began writing poetry and prose, fiction and non-fiction, publishing his first novel in 1895 and ultimately writing over a hundred books of which the best known is The Thirty-Nine Steps. After attending Glasgow and Oxford universities, he practised as a barrister. In 1901, he served as a private secretary to Lord Milner in southern Africa towards the end of the Boer War. He returned to England in 1903, continued as a barrister and journalist. He left the Bar when he joined Thomas Nelson and Sons publishers in 1907. During the First World War, he was, among other activities, Director of Information in 1917 and later Head of Intelligence at the newly formed Ministry of Information. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Combined Scottish Universities in 1927.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “John Buchan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.