# William Edmondstoune Aytoun

> William Edmondstoune "W. E." Aytoun FRSE was a Scottish poet, lawyer by training, and professor of rhetoric and belles lettres at the University of Edinburgh. He published poetry, translation, prose fiction, criticism and satire and was a lifelong contributor to the Edinburgh literary periodical Blackwood's Magazine. He was also a collector of Scottish ballads.

*British writer and lawyer (1813-1865)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Born:** 1813-06-21
- **Died:** 1865-08-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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