Alexander Reid (1914–1982) was a Scottishplaywright. 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification - by Kenneth I... Template:Unsourced A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ...
His two best-known plays are The Lass wi' the Muckle Mou, based on the legend of Thomas the Rhymer, and The Warld's Wander, about Michael Scot, the famous magician. Thomas the Rhymer (also Thomas Rhymer or Thomas Rymer) is the better-known name of Thomas Learmonth of Erceldoune, a 13th Century Scottish soothsayer. ... Michael Scot (1175 - ?1232) was a mediaeval mathematician and scholar. ... It has been suggested that mage: be merged into this article or section. ...