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Hugh MacDiarmid

Scottish poet, pen name of christopher murray grieve (1892-1978).

Born August 11th, 1892 in Langholm. [ref]

Died September 9th, 1978 at 86 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]

Occupations
biographer, journalist, linguist, literary critic, poet, politician, translator, writer
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