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William Sharp

Scottish writer (1855–1905)

PersonDied aged 50humanQ1575288

Also known as Fiona Macleod · Fiona MacLeod

Born: September 12, 1855
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in International Music Score Library ProjectRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in BabelioRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in NooSFereRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Died: December 12, 1905
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1.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
2.Stated in International Music Score Library ProjectRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in BabelioRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Speculative Fiction DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in NooSFereRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Paisley
Place of death: Maniace
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: writer
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1.Stated in Library of the World's Best Literature
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, poet
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, biographer
Education: University of Glasgow
, The Glasgow Academy
Spouse: Elizabeth A. Sharp

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William Sharp was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime. He was also an editor of the poetry of Ossian, Walter Scott, Matthew Arnold, Algernon Charles Swinburne and Eugene Lee-Hamilton.

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The Pagan Review1892 · magazine written and published by William Sharp

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Pseudonym: Fiona Macleod
Given name: William
Commons Creator page: William Sharp (1855-1905)
Family name: Sharp
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
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Writing language: English

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