Alexander Arbuthnot (poet)

Alexander Arbuthnot
Born1538
Aberdeenshire
Died16 October 1583
Resting placeKing's College Chapel, Aberdeen, Scotland
NationalityScottish
EducationUniversity of St Andrews University of Bourges
Occupation(s)Poet, clergyman and academic
MovementScottish Reformation

Alexander Arbuthnot (1538–16 Oct 1583) was a Scottish ecclesiastic poet, "an eminent divine, and zealous promoter of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland". He was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (the highest position in the Church of Scotland) in both 1573 and 1577.

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