John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir: Quick Facts

Written and fact-checked by

The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Born	August 26, 1875 • Perth • Scotland
Died	February 11, 1940 (aged 64) • Montreal • Canada
Notable Works	“Prester John” • “Thirty-Nine Steps”

Photos

See All Images →

Alasdair Gray

Scottish novelist, playwright, and artist

Muriel Spark

British writer

Sir Angus Wilson

British author

Evelyn Waugh

English author

Lockhart, detail of an oil painting by H.W. Pickersgill, 1830

John Gibson Lockhart

Scottish biographer

Harriet Martineau

British author

Lewis Grassic Gibbon

Scottish author

Paul Bailey

British author

Sheila Kaye-Smith

British author

George Blake

British writer

Robert Louis Stevenson

British author

Arthur Conan Doyle

British author

Neil Miller Gunn

Scottish author

A.J. Cronin

British author

Hugh MacDiarmid

Scottish poet

Allan Cunningham

Scottish poet

Margaret Oliphant, detail of a drawing by J.M. Oliphant, 1895

Margaret Oliphant Oliphant

Scottish writer

Josephine Tey

Scottish author

Michael Ignatieff

Canadian political leader

Sean O’Faolain

Irish author

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir: Quick Facts

Facts

Photos

Related Biographies