Moir, D. M. (David Macbeth), 1798-1851
Variant namesAuthor and physician David MacBeth Moir was born and raised in Musselburgh, Scotland, and studied to be a doctor at the University of Edinburgh. He returned to Mussleburgh to practice medicine, and began writing both poetry and prose for various periodicals, notably Blackwood's Magazine. He was known as Delta, as he often signed his verse with that Greek letter. He also wrote a history of medicine, and an overview of contemporary poetry.
From the description of Art thou Allan?, 1842. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 67612896
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| creatorOf | Moir, D. M. (David Macbeth), 1798-1851. Art thou Allan?, 1842. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | David Macbeth Moir fonds. | McMaster University | |
| referencedIn | Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. Life of Mansie Wauch : etchings (proofs), 1839. | Princeton University Library | |
| referencedIn | Brown, Nathaniel. [Commonplace book], 1825 and later. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Moir, David Macbeth, 1798-1851. Letter: 1850 Mar. 11, Musselburgh, to David Laing / D. M. Moir. | University of Edinburgh - Main Library, Edinburgh University Library | |
| creatorOf | Moir, David Macbeth, 1798-1851. Sonnet to Andrew Hoffer : autograph manuscript signed of the poem, signed with a delta sign : [n.p.], 1824. | Pierpont Morgan Library. | |
| referencedIn | Victorian poets, extra-illustrated. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Moir, David Macbeth, 1798-1851. Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Miss Blackwood, [n.d.] "Friday Morning." | Pierpont Morgan Library. |
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| associatedWith | Blackwood, Miss, | person |
| associatedWith | Brown, Nathaniel. | person |
| associatedWith | Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878. | person |
| associatedWith | Dun, Finlay, 1795-1853. | person |
| associatedWith | Pierpont Morgan Library. Strickland Pope-Hennessy Collection. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pope-Hennessy, John, Sir, | person |
| associatedWith | Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915- | person |
| associatedWith | Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908 | person |
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Birth 1798-01-05
Death 1851-07-06
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