- Robert Burns fondly referred to as “Rabbie Burns,” is Scotland’s most beloved poet, who also had a dramatic life story worthy of a Hollywood screenplay.
- Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland, on January 25, 1759. He was the first of William and Agnes Burnes’s seven children.
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- Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759 in Ayrshire, Scotland. His parents, William and Agnes, were poor tenant farmers and Robert was the eldest of seven...
- Robert Burns was born on 25 January 1759 in Alloway, a village located on the River Doon in South Ayrshire, Scotland.
- The original spelling of his name was Robert Burnes, but the family changed their name to Burns after Robert’s father died in 1784.
- The very mention of the name "Robert Burns" brings to mind images of red roses, starry-eyed lovers, Tam-O'-Shanter and the Cutty Sark, and the glens of bonnie...
- A famous Scottish lyricist and poet, and celebrated as the Scottish National Poet, Robert Burns was born on January 25, 1759 in Alloway, Scotland.
- Robert Burns was born at Alloway, near Ayr, on January 25, 1759. Robert was educated briefly in Alloway before going to Ayr.
- Robert Burns - The Peoples Poet - BBC Documentary Writer Andrew O'Hagan asks what made Robert Burns one of the world's favourite poets.