Robert Burns, also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist.
Born : 25 January 1759.
Born :
Alloway, United Kingdom
He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland
Died :
21 July 1796, Dumfries, United Kingdom
Children :
James Glencairn Burns, Maxwell Burns
Parents :
William Burnes, Agnes Broun
he wrote lyrics and songs in Scots and in English.
Burns is generally classified as a proto-Romantic poet.
Burns had a significant influence on Alexander McLachlan
Burns became the "people's poet" of Russia.
The Soviet Union was the first country in the world to honour Burns with a commemorative stamp
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