Ontify

⌘S

Gavin Douglas

Gawin Douglas

Scottish churchman, scholar, poet.

External Pages About Gavin Douglas

ISNI

ISNI

UK National Archives ID

UK National Archives

Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID

Encyclopædia Britannica Online

Statements about Gavin Douglas

Educated At

University of St Andrews

Instance Of

Human

Date of Death

1522
September 1522
Reason for Preferred Rank
:
Most Precise Value

Place of Death

London

Image

Occupation

Linguist
Poet
Translator
Catholic Priest
Writer
Catholic Bishop
(1520 - )
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa
Start Time
: 1520

Date of Birth

1474
Sourcing Circumstances
:
Circa

Country of Citizenship

Kingdom of Scotland

Described by Source

Svensk Uppslagsbok
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Douglas, Gawin (DNB00)
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Douglas, Gawin
Library of the World's Best Literature
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Douglas, Gavin
Catholic Encyclopedia
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)/Gavin Douglas

Given Name

Gavin

Position Held

Abbot
Roman Catholic Bishop of Dunkeld
(6/4/1515 - )
Diocese
:
Diocese of Dunkeld
Replaces
:
George Browne
Replaced By
:
Robert Cockburn
Start Time
: 6/4/1515

Father

Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus

Manner of Death

Natural Causes

Sibling

George Douglas, Master of Angus
William Douglas

Native Language

Scots

Cause of Death

Black Death

Family Name

Douglas

Religion or Worldview

Catholic Church

Languages Spoken, Written or Signed

Middle English
Medieval Latin
English
Latin

Sex or Gender

Male

Writing Language

Middle English

Mother

Elizabeth Boyd

Family

Clan Douglas

Field of Work

Poetry
Translations From Latin
Translation Into English
Christianity

Place of Birth

Lothian

Notable Work

Eneados
The Palice of Honour
Rime
King Hart
Powered byWikidataWikidata
Wikipedia logo

Wikipedia | Gavin Douglas

Wikiquote logo

Wikiquote | Gavin Douglas