Leyden, John (M)

b. 8 September 1775. d. 28 August 1811. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Poet, orientalist, translator, surgeon, and naturalist. Father was a shepherd. Friend of Walter Scott, and contributed to Scott’s *Border Minstrelsy* (1802). Biographical information: *ODNB*. (AC)

Poems associated with this person

Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Notices Concerning the Scottish Gypsies 1817-05 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 8053
Sonnet to the Yew-Tree 1817-06 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 7978
To Ianthe 1819-04 Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine Poet 7855
Ode to an Indian Gold Coin. Written in Chéricál, Malabar 1832-12-08 The Penny Magazine Poet 2928