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- Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.
- The original spelling of his name was Robert Burnes, but the family changed their name to Burns after Robert’s father died in 1784.
- Robert Burns was born in Alloway 25 January 1759. At 7 years he moved with parents in 1766 to Mount Oliphant farm, southeast of Alloway.
- Robert Burns was born into a farming family at Alloway in Ayrshire in 1759. He died in Dumfries at the early age of 37.
- Born into poverty, Robert Burns was born on January 25, 1759 at Alloway, Ayrshre, Scotland. He was the son of William Burness (or Burns), a small farmer.
- Robert Burns was born to a poor farming family in the Lowlands of Scotland in 1759. During his adult years he wrote several volumes of poetry that were well...
- Related gallery: Reel Blend at Burns Cottage in Alloway. Related TV programme & clip: The World According to Robert Burns, Episode 1.
- Shortly thereafter, Burns acquired the poems of Robert Fergusson, a promising Edinburgh poet whose poems greatly influenced Burns.
- In 2009, Scotland Television (STV) conducted a poll and Robert Burns was selected as the greatest Scot of all time.