Hugh MacDiarmid
Hugh MacDiarmid A bust of MacDiarmid in South Gyle, Edinburgh Born Christopher Murray Grieve 11 August 1892 Langholm, Scotland Died 9 September 1978(1978-09-09) (aged 86) Edinburgh, Scotland Occupation Poet Literary movement Scottish Renaissance Christopher Murray Grieve, known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid (11 August 1892 – 9 September 1978) was a Scottish poet. He was instrumental in creating a Scottish version of modernism and was a leading light in the Scottish Renaissance of the 20th century. Unusually for a first generation modernist, he was a communist. Much of MacDiarmid's political life, however, was spent advancing the cause of Scottish nationalism. He wrote both in English and in literary Scots (often referred to as Lallans).