Born: 25-Jan-1759
Birthplace: Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland
Died: 21-Jul-1796
Location of death: Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Cause of death: Rheumatic fever
Remains: Buried, St. Michael's Churchyard, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Poet

Nationality: Scotland
Executive summary: Most beloved Scottish poet

Father: (d. 1784)
Girlfriend: Elizabeth Paton (servant, affair, one son)
Son: (b. 1784)
Girlfriend: Jean Armour (bore him twins)
Girlfriend: Mary Campbell

    Died Intestate
    Proxy Baptism: Mormon St. George, UT (Aug-1877)
    Risk Factors: Depression

Author of books:
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect (1786, poetry)
The Scots Musical Museum (1787-96, songs, with others)
Tam o'Shanter (1791, poetry)

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