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Alexander Carmichael
AuthorBooks · Second hand1832-1912
Alexander Carmichael was a Scottish exciseman, folklorist, antiquarian, and author. Between 1860 and his death Carmichael collected a vast amount of folklore, local traditions, natural history observations, antiquarian data, and material objects from people throughout the Scottish Highlands, particularly in the southern Outer Hebrides where he lived, worked, and brought up his family between 1864 and 1882. Alexander Carmichael is best known today for Carmina Gadelica, an influential but controversial compendium of edited Highland lore and literature published in six volumes between 1900 and 1971.
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Birth
1832
Death
1912
First book
1860
Years writing
166
Alexander Carmichael was a prominent British folklorist born on the island of Lismore.
His most famous work, Carmina Gadelica, is a fundamental collection of Gaelic hymns and traditions.
In addition to being a writer, he worked as a tax officer and an antiquarian bookseller.
His work as a translator helped preserve valuable tales such as Deirdire and the Lay of the Children of Uisne.
Throughout his life, he dedicated much of his effort to documenting the rich culture of the Scottish Highlands.