Surname: Stevenson Forename(s): Robert Louis b. 13 November 1850. d. 3 December 1894. Nationality: Scottish. VIAF.
Major novelist, travel writer, and poet. Educated at the University of Edinburgh.
Author of Treasure Island and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Poetry publications include A Child’s Garden of Verses (1885), Songs of Travel and Other Verses (1896). Lived in Samoa from 1890. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)