Aytoun
Aytoun is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: *Andrew Aytoun (died 1547), Scottish soldier and engineer * George Aytoun (born 1880), Scottish footballer *Robert Aytoun (1570–1638), Scottish poet *Roger Aytoun (died 1810), British soldier *Roger Sinclair Aytoun (1823–1904), Scottish politician *William Edmondstoune Aytoun (1813–1865), Scottish poet, humorist, and writer See also *Aiton (surname) *Ayton (surname) Ayton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles John Ayton (1846–1922), New Zealand miner and diarist * David Ayton Sr. (1857–1931), Scottish golfer * Deandre Ayton (born 1998), Bahamian basketball player * Fann ... References {{surname, Aytoun Surnames of Scottish origin ...
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William Edmondstoune Aytoun
William Edmondstoune Aytoun FRSE (21 June 18134 August 1865) was a Scottish poet, lawyer by training, and professor of rhetoric and belles lettres at the University of Edinburgh. He published poetry, translation, prose fiction, criticism and satire and was a lifelong contributor to the Edinburgh literary periodical Blackwood's Magazine. He was also a collector of Scottish ballads. In the early 1850s, Professor Aytoun lent his name as a supporter of the fledgling National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights. His distinctive legacy as a teacher has led to him being called the 'first modern professor of English Literature'. Early life and education William Aytoun was born at 21 Abercromby Place in the New Town of Edinburgh, the only son of Joan Keir (1771–1861) and Roger Aytoun WS (1769–1843), Director of the Chancery of Scotland. His parents were both Episcopalians. To his mother, a woman of culture, he owed his early fondness for literature (including ...
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