Maurice Lindsay

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For the Wigan Warriors Rugby League Chairman see Maurice Lindsay


Maurice Lindsay (b. July 21, 1918) is a Scottish broadcaster, writer and poet. He was born in Glasgow.

After serving in World War II he became a radio broadcaster, also editing the 1946 anthology Modern Scottish Poetry , and writing music criticism. He later was Programme Controller at Border Television.

His Collected Poems (1974) drew on 12 published collections. He has written a number of other books, including one on Robert Burns.

Dr Lindsay was Director of the Scottish Civil Trust and was Honorary Secretary-General of Europa Nostra. [1]

[edit] Bibliography

  • Count All Men Mortal The History of the Scottish Provident 1837-1987 [1]
  • The Castles of Scotland [1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c From a copy of Count All Men Mortal. First published by Canongate 1987 in Scotland in 1987 with an ISBN 0 86241 127 0