William Knox

  • Scottish


William Knox was a popular Scottish poet and journalist. He is most notable as the author of Abraham Lincoln's favorite poem, Mortality. - AsNotedIn


Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
1789/08/17 William Knox is born in Firth, in the parish of Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire
1824/00/00 "Songs of Israel, including Mortality," is published Author Mortality
1825/11/12 William Knox dies of a paralysis in Edinburgh on 12 November 1825, buried in Old Calton Burial Ground, not far from the American Civil War Memorial Old Calton Burial Ground Edinburgh

1 Creative Work by William Knox »

Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Title Type Association Y/M/D Moniker
Mortality Author Poem 1824/00/00
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