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George Buchanan
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Scottish historian and humanist scholar (1506-1582)

Also known as: Seòras Bochanan, Джордж Бьюкенен, جورج بيوكانان, 조지 부캐넌, ジョージ・ブキャナン, 喬治·布坎南

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Known works

  • George Buchanan tragedies (1983)
  • Translation of Buchanan's Latin psalms into English verse
  • Ane detectioun of the duinges of Marie Quene of Scottes (1571)
  • An appendix to the History of Scotland (1721)
  • Psalmorum Davidicorum metaphrasis Graecis versibus contexta per Jacobum Duportum