Sir walter scott biography summary template

Sir Walter Scott was a nineteenth century Scottish novelist.

When and Where was he Born?

15th August 1771, Old Town, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Family Background:

Walter Scott was the son of a Solicitor.

Education:

High School, Edinburgh.

Kelso Grammar School. Edinburgh University.

Timeline of Walter Scott

1773: Scott contracts polio and goes to recuperate at his Grandfather’s farm at Sandyknowe in Roxburghshire and he is so impressed by the beauty of the Borders country that it inspires him to start writing.

1775:He returns to Edinburgh.

1785: Scott begins a five-year apprenticeship in his father’s legal practice.

1792: He is admitted to the Bar on 11th July and spends the summer in the Borders.

1793: Scott spends the summer in Perthshire.

1797: He marries Charlotte Carpenter on 24th December and goes to live in Edinburgh with his new wife.

1799: He is appointed Sheriff Substitute of Selkirkshire.

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