| 词条 | John M. Caie |
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LifeCaie was born in Banchory[2] and raised in Fochabers, Moray. He was the son of the Rev William S. Caie, minister of Enzie parish church, in Banffshire, and Helen Smith Scott. He was educated at Milne's Institute in Fochabers, and graduated from the University of Aberdeen (MA, BL, BSc). A lawyer and agronomist, he became a civil servant at the Board of Agriculture for Scotland in 1912 and rose to the level of Depute Secretary 1939-1945 (during the critical period of World War Two). He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1940, one of his proposers being James Couper Brash.[1][3] He was a noted poet, writing on subjects drawn from the rural culture of northeast Scotland. He is best known nowadays for his humorous poem, The Puddock, one of many that he wrote in his native Doric dialect. The poem has become a favourite piece to teach to children in Scottish primary schools. In 1945, Aberdeen University awarded him an honorary doctorate (LLD). He died in Aberdeen on 22 December 1949.[3] FamilyHe married Mary Macleod in 1908. Selected bibliography
References1. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Waterston |first1=Charles D |last2=Macmillan Shearer |first2=A |title=Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783-2002: Biographical Index |url=http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf |accessdate=31 May 2011 |volume=I |date=July 2006 |publisher=The Royal Society of Edinburgh |location=Edinburgh |isbn=978-0-902198-84-5 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061004113545/http://www.rse.org.uk/fellowship/fells_indexp1.pdf |archivedate= 4 October 2006 |df= }} 2. ^1 http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/john-m-caie 3. ^1 http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/cms/files/fellows/biographical_index/fells_indexp1.pdf External links
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