Wilson Alexander

Title

Wilson Alexander

Identifier

LC 3

Coverage

Paisley

Birth Date

1766

First Name

Alexander

Last Name

Wilson

Bibliography

Radcliffe; Harp R, xxvii-xxxiiWilson, I, 418-27; Johnson, items 974-6; Brown, I, 43-58; Leonard, 8-32 & 373; LION

Biographical Text

Author of "Lochwinnoch"

Occupation

Weaver, pedlar, and packman; later eminent American ornithologist

Death Date

1813

Nationality

Scottish

Publications

Poems (Paisley 1790), Poems: Humorous, Satirical, and Serious (1791), The Shark or Land Mills Detected [political satire] (1793), Poems chiefly in the Scottish dialect (London, 1816), American Ornithology (from 1808)

OED DNB

Yes
Date Added
September 21, 2012
Collection
Labour Class Poets
Item Type
Person
Tags
Citation
“Wilson Alexander,” Amanda's Test Omeka site, accessed April 24, 2024, https://amandafrench.omeka.net/items/show/358.