Walter Scott was born on August 15, 1771[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on September 21, 1832[3], in Abbotsford House[4]. He worked as a poet[5], playwright[6], linguist[7], translator[8], and novelist[9]. He ranks in the top 0.58% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,028 views/month, #5,804 of 1,000,298).[10]
Position held: judge[34], President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[35]
Educated at: University of Edinburgh[36], Royal High School[37], Kelso High School[38], Jordan High School[39], University of Edinburgh School of Law[40]
Award received: Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh[41], baronet[42]
Member of: Faculty of Advocates[43], freemasonry[44], Royal Society of Edinburgh[45], Celtic Society[46], Bannatyne Club[47]
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Walter Scott has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[66] He is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[67]
He has been cited as an influence by Leo Tolstoy[68], a writer[69], 1828–1910[70], of Russian Empire[71], awarded the Order of Saint Anna, 4th class[72], specialised in philosophy[73]; Charles Dickens[74], a writer[75], 1812–1870[76], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[77], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts[78], specialised in literature[79]; Alexandre Dumas[80], a novelist[81], 1802–1870[82], of France[83], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[84], specialised in French literature[85]; Virginia Woolf[86], a novelist[87], 1882–1941[88], of United Kingdom[89], specialised in essay[90]; Jules Verne[91], a novelist[92], 1828–1905[93], of France[94], awarded the Officer of the Legion of Honour[95], specialised in drama[96]; and Emily Brontë[97], a poet[98], 1818–1848[99], of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[100], specialised in poetry[101].
Works attributed to him include Ivanhoe[102], Waverley[103], The Bride of Lammermoor[104], The Lady of the Lake[105], Marmion[106], and Rob Roy[107].
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