William Drummond

Poet

Birthday December 13, 1585

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Scotland

DEATH DATE Dec 4, 1649 (63)

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Numerology: 7

About

Scottish poet and translator whose best-known works include Cypresse Grove and Poems. A posthumous edition of The Works of William Drummond of Hawthornden was published in 1711.

Before Fame

He studied at the University of Edinburgh. He published his first literary work in 1613.

Trivia

He was born at Hawthornden Castle in Midlothian, Scotland, and he honored his heritage by writing under the name of "William Drummond of Hawthornden."

Family Life

He was engaged to Mary Cunningham, but she died before their wedding day. Later, he married Elizabeth Logan, with whom he had nine children.

Associated With

His early poems were influenced by the pastoral poetry of Sir Philip Sidney.

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