Alexander Arbuthnot | |
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Born | 1538 Aberdeenshire |
Died | 1583 |
Resting place | King's College Chapel, Aberdeen, Scotland |
Nationality | Scottish |
Education | University of Aberdeen |
Occupation(s) | Poet, clergyman and academic |
Movement | Scottish Reformation |
Alexander Arbuthnot (1538–1583) 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.