Walter Scott - Trivia, Family, Bio
Walter Scott: his birthday, what he did before fame, his family life, fun trivia facts, popularity rankings, and more.
/favicon.ico
Famous Birthdays
About

Scottish romantic author and poet whose popular literary works include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Lady of the Lake. He was also active in the Scottish Tory party and served as President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.

Before Fame

He began attending the University of Edinburgh at the age of twelve. After studying law in the early 1790s, he published one of his first works of poetry, The Lay of the Last Minstrel, in 1805.

Trivia

He suffered from a limp as the result of a childhood polio infection.

Family Life

He wed Charlotte Genevieve Charpentier in 1797. The couple became parents to five children.

Associated With