Peter Buchan

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.