Born: July 1809, Glasgow, Scotland.

Died: March 2, 1895, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Buried: Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Blackie was educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland, and the University of Edinburgh. After studying in Göttingen, Berlin, and Rome, Blackie became a lawyer in 1834. In 1839, he became Professor of Humanity at Marischal College, Aberdeen, and in 1841, Professor of Latin at Marischal, and in 1850 Professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh. His works include:

A Metrical Translation of Æschylus, 1850
Pronunciation of Greek, 1852
Lyrical Poems, 1860
Musa Burschiosa, 1869
Homer and the Iliad, 4 volumes, 1869 & later
Lays and Legends of Ancient Greece, 1857
War Songs of the Germans, 1870
Songs of Religion and Life, 1876
Scottish Song, 1889
The Scottish Students’ Song Book, 1891

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Angels Holy, High and Lowly