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Born	January 25, 1759 • Alloway • Scotland
Died	July 21, 1796 (aged 37) • Dumfries • Scotland
Notable Works	“A Select Collection of Original Scotish Airs for the Voice” • “Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect” • “Tam o’Shanter” • “The Death and Dying Words of Poor Maillie” • “The Scots Musical Museum”
Role In	Scottish Enlightenment

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