About John M. Caie
Lived 1878 – 1949 (aged 70–71). John M. Caie was a poet.
John Morrison Caie LLD (20 August 1878 – 22 December 1949) was a Scottish civil servant and poet. His poetry centres upon rural life in north-east Scotland.
Life
Caie was born in Banchory
He was a noted poet, writing on subjects drawn from the rural culture of northeast Scotland. He is best known nowadays for his humorous poem, The Puddock, one of many that he wrote in his native Doric dialect. The poem remains a favourite piece for teaching in Scottish primary schools.
In 1945, Aberdeen University awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD).
He died in Aberdeen on 22 December 1949.
Family
He married Mary Macleod in 1908.
Selected bibliography
The Kindly North: verse in Scots and English (Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & Son, 1934) Twixt Hills and Sea: verse in Scots and English (Aberdeen: D. Wyllie & Son, 1939)
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Who was John M. Caie?
Scottish poet
When was John M. Caie born?
John M. Caie was born in 1878 in Moray.
When did John M. Caie die?
John M. Caie died on 22 December 1949.
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John M. Caie was a poet.
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