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Edwin Morgan

Scottish poet and translator

Died when: 90 years 112 days (1083 months)
Star Sign: Taurus

 

Edwin Morgan

Edwin George Morgan OBE FRSE (27 April 1920 – 17 August 2010) was a Scottish poet and translator associated with the Scottish Renaissance.He is widely recognised as one of the foremost Scottish poets of the 20th century.

In 1999, Morgan was made the first Glasgow Poet Laureate.In 2004, he was named as the first Makar or National Poet for Scotland.


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