Peter Buchan

Peter Buchan

Peter Buchan (1790 - September 19, 1854), Scottish editor, was born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

In 1816 he started in business with the Earl of Buchan as a printer at Peterhead, and was successful enough to be able eventually to retire and devote himself to the collection and editing of Scottish ballads. His "Ancient Ballads and Songs of the North of Scotland" (1828) contained a large number of hitherto unpublished ballads, and newly discovered versions of existing ones.

Another collection made by him was published by the Percy Society, under the title "Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads" (1845). Two unpublished volumes of Buchan's ballad collections are in the British Museum.----


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