A. J. Aitken
Scottish lexicographer
A. J. Aitken's AcademicInfluence.com Rankings
Download Badge
Communications
Why Is A. J. Aitken Influential?
(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Adam Jack Aitken was a Scottish lexicographer and leading scholar of the Scots language. Education and military service Aitken was born on 19 June 1921 in Edinburgh, grew up in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, and was educated at Lasswade High School. He was the only son and eldest of the three children of Adam Aitken, a miner, and his first wife Alexandrina Sutherland, who died when Jack was about nine. He suffered neglect as a step-child, but his minister, Rev. Oliver Dryer, helped him to leave home at the age of sixteen. He was able to continue his education thanks to a school bursary. As the son of a miner, he received further bursaries that allowed him to enter the University of Edinburgh in 1939.
A. J. Aitken's Published Works
Published Works
This paper list is powered by the following services:
Other Resources About A. J. Aitken
What Schools Are Affiliated With A. J. Aitken?
A. J. Aitken is affiliated with the following schools:
