biography
pronunciation:
[ayton]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1570–1638)
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| biography:
| Poet and courtier, born in Kinaldie, near St Andrews, Fife, E Scotland, UK. He studied at St Andrews University and in Paris, and became a courtier of James I in London. He wrote lyrics in English and Latin, and is credited with the prototype of the song ‘Auld Lang Syne’. |
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