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BUCHAN, PETER (1790–1854)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 714 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BUCHAN, See also:PETER (1790–1854) , Scottish editor, was See also:born at See also:Peterhead, See also:Aberdeenshire, in 1990. In 1816 he started in business 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 See also:ballads. His See also:Ancient Ballads and Songs of the See also:North of See also:Scotland (1828) contained a large number of hitherto unpublished ballads, and newly discovered versions of existing ones.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 See also:Percy Society, under the See also:title Scottish Traditional Versions of Ancient Ballads (1845). Two unpublished volumes of Buchan's ballad collections are in the See also:British Museum. He died on the 19th of See also:September 1854.

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