Alexander Wilson

Enlightened Naturalist

af Edward H. Burtt

Born in 1766 in Paisley, Alexander Wilson grew to manhood during the Scottish Enlightenment. He attended Paisley Latin Grammar School and was privately tutored by a Presbyterian divinity student. When he was 10 his mother died and his formal education ended. He became a weaver and honed his artistic skills as a designer and weaver of fine, silken gauze. He had been writing poetry since at least age 10 when he sold a poem, ΓÇ£Castle SempleΓÇ¥, to a wealthy landowner. He published two volumes of p... (Læs mere)