- Robert Burns was born at Alloway, near Ayr, on January 25, 1759. Robert was educated briefly in Alloway before going to Ayr.
- 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 1759, in Alloway, Scotland, to William and Agnes Brown Burnes. Like his father, Burns was a tenant farmer.
- Who was Robert Burns & Why all the Fuss? Robert Burns is one of the most famous characters in Scottish Cultural History.
- Born in Alloway, Scotland, on January 25, 1759, Robert Burns was the first of William and Agnes Burnes' seven children.
- Robert Burns, preeminent Scottish poet. Robert Burns (January 25, 1759 – July 21, 1796) is the best known of the poets who have written in Lowland Scots.
- The house where Robert Burns was born. When the brothers grew up, they attended a village school where John Murdoch taught them Latin and French.
- Here is a collection of thoughts, quotation and sayings by Robert Burns on fate, poetry, ignorance, love, empowerment, equality etc.
- The original spelling of his name was Robert Burnes, but the family changed their name to Burns after Robert’s father died in 1784.
- Tam O”Shanter (excerpt) by Robert Burns. Burns poetry led him the people to refer to him as the Bard of Ayrshire, the Ploughman Poet and, simply, The Bard.