About Peter Buchan
Lived 1869 – 1991 (aged 122). Peter Buchan was a poet.
Peter Buchan (1917 – 12 December 1991) was a Scottish poet and writer from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. He was most active from the mid-1940s until his death.
Early life Buchan was born in 1917 in Jamaica Street, Peterhead, the son of a local fisherman. His mother was from Denny, Stirlingshire. He was educated at Peterhead Academy. After finishing school, aged 16,
A portrait of Buchan was commissioned in 1991 by North East Scotland Museum Service (later Aberdeen Heritage). Painted by Michael Knowles, it is in the possession of Peterhead's Arbuthnot Museum.
Death Buchan died in 1991, aged 73 or 74. He was buried in his hometown of Peterhead.
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Who was Peter Buchan?
Scottish (1917–1991)
When was Peter Buchan born?
Peter Buchan was born on 21 August 1869.
When did Peter Buchan die?
Peter Buchan died on 12 December 1991.
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Peter Buchan was a poet.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Peter Buchan (poet)
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