Robert Henryson

Robert Henryson

Robert Henryson (Middle Scots: Robert Henrysoun) was a poet who flourished in Scotland in the period c. 1460–1500. Counted among the Scots makars, he lived in the royal burgh of Dunfermline and is a distinctive voice in the Northern Renaissance at a time when the culture was on a cusp between medieval and renaissance sensibilities. Little is known of his life, but evidence suggests that he was a teacher who had training in law and the humanities, that he had a connection with Dunfermline Abbey and that he may also have been associated for a period with Glasgow University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Robert Henryson is the 6,263rd most popular writer (up from 6,570th in 2024). (up from 4,757th in 2019)