Robert Aiken
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Robert Aiken was an 18th-century Scottish lawyer and close friend and patron of poet Robert Burns, to whom Burns dedicated the poem "The Cotter's Saturday Night."
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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patron of the arts ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Scotland
NERFINISHED
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Kilmarnock Edition of Robert Burns's poems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| dedicatedWorkByRobertBurns | The Cotter's Saturday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | Scottish law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfAssociatedAuthor | Scottish poetry ⓘ |
| hasDedicationFrom | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Aiken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Robert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Cotter's Saturday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | The Cotter's Saturday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| notableFor |
friendship with Robert Burns
ⓘ
patronage of Robert Burns ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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procurator ⓘ writer to the signet ⓘ |
| patronOf | Robert Burns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Ayr
NERFINISHED
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Ayrshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| socialCircle | literary circles in Ayrshire ⓘ |
| supportedPublicationOf | Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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