Alison Cockburn

Alison Cockburn
Born
Alison Rutherford

8 October 1712
Selkirkshire
Died22 November 1794(1794-11-22) (aged 82)
Edinburgh
Known forpoet, wit and socialite

Alison Cockburn also Alison Rutherford, or Alicia Cockburn (8 October 1712 – 22 November 1794) was a Scottish poet, wit and socialite who collected a circle of eminent friends in 18th-century enlightenment Edinburgh including Walter Scott, Robert Burns and David Hume.

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