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Robert Fergusson (5 September 1750 – 16 October 1774) was a Scottish poet. After formal education at the University of St Andrews, Fergusson led a bohemian life in Edinburgh, the city of his birth, then at the height of intellectual and cultural ferment as part of the Scottish Enlightenment.
Robert Fergusson was a Scottish poet who was one of the leading figures of the 18th-century revival of Scots vernacular writing and the chief forerunner of Robert Burns. Fergusson was educated at the University of St. Andrews and became a copying clerk in a lawyer’s office in Edinburgh.
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Robert Fergusson is one of the key team at Hillsong Church, where he has been on staff for over 30 years. He is passionate about imparting practical life principles from the Bible and his primary responsibilities involve pastoral oversight and preaching and teaching.
Learn about Robert Fergusson, a Scottish poet who influenced Robert Burns and wrote about Edinburgh life. Find his poems, biography, criticism and publications.
Dec 15, 2023 · In this interview with Aziza Green from Eternity News, Hillsong’s Teaching Pastor, Robert Fergusson shares life and faith lessons. I first heard Robert Fergusson preach when I was 19 years old. He was the guest minister from Hillsong at our young adults’ ministry.
1750 - 1774. Biography. Robert Fergusson was born of Aberdeenshire parents in Cap-and-Feather Close, in Edinburgh’s Old Town, on 5 September, 1750. The street has since disappeared, having been...
Edinburgh poet Robert Fergusson (5 September 1750 – 17 October 1774) had a short life, but his textual, medical, linguistic and cultural legacies were significant, to the extent that Robert Burns (1759 – 1796), often considered Scotland’s national poet, regarded Fergusson as his ‘elder brother in the muse’.
