Robert Gilchrist (poet)

Robert Gilchrist
Born(1797-09-08)8 September 1797
Gateshead, County Durham
Died11 July 1844(1844-07-11) (aged 46)
NationalityEnglish
Occupationpoet
Notable work"The Amphitrite"
Spouse
Miss Margaret Bradley Morrison
(m. 1823)

Robert Gilchrist (1797–1844) was a Tyneside poet, born in Gateshead in County Durham. Possibly his best-known work is "The Amphitrite" – (or sometimes called "The Skippers Erudition", an example of Geordie dialect).