Douglas Eaglesham Dunn, OBE, (born October 23, 1942) is a Scottish poet, academic and critic. He was born in Inchinnan, Renfrewshire. He was educated at the Scottish School of Librarianship and he worked as a librarian before he started his studies in Hull. After graduating with a First Class Honours degree from the University of Hull he worked in the Brynmor Jones Library under Philip Larkin. He was friendly with Larkin and admired his poetry, but did not share his political opinions. Since 1991 he has been Professor of English at St Andrews University, becoming Director of the University's Scottish Studies Centre in 1993. He was member of the Scottish Arts Council (1992-1994). He holds an honorary doctorate (LL.D., law) from the University of Dundee and an honorary doctorate (D.Litt., literature) from the University of Hull. He became Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1981, and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2003. Terry Street, Dunn's first collection, appeared in 1969 and received a Scottish Arts Council Book Award as well as a Somerset Maugham Award. OBE can mean several things, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, distinction of honour. ... October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... 1942 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country in northwest Europe, occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. ... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... Inchinnan (Innis Fhionghain in Scottish Gaelic) is a small village in Renfrewshire, Scotland. ... Renfrewshire (Siorrachd Rinn Friù in Gaelic) is one of 32 unitary authority regions in Scotland. ... The Librarian, a 1556 painting by Giuseppe Arcimboldo A librarian is a person who develops procedures for organizing information and provides services that assist and instruct people in the most efficient ways to identify and access any needed information or information resource (article, book, magazine, etc. ... A hull is: the outer covering of a fruit or vegetable, may also be called a husk the body or frame of a ship; see hull (ship) Several places in the world are called Hull: Kingston upon Hull - a city in England usually referred to as simply Hull. ... The University of Hull, also known as Hull University, is an English university in East Yorkshire which was founded in 1927. ... Philip Larkin (August 9, 1922 – December 2, 1985) was an English poet, novelist and jazz critic. ... University of St Andrews The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the United Kingdom. ... Scottish Arts Council logo The Scottish Arts Council is the leading Scottish organization for the funding, development and promotion of the arts in Scotland. ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... The Royal Society of Literature is the senior literary organisation in Britain. The Royal Society of Literature Categories: Stub ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Somerset Maugham Award is a British literary prize given each May by the Society of Authors. ...

Further works include:

• Love or Nothing - 1974
• St. Kilda's Parliament - 1981
• Elegies - 1985
• Secret Villages (collection of short stories) - 1985
• Boyfriends and Girlfriends - 1995
• The Donkey´s Ear - 2000
• The Year´s afternoon - 2000
• New Selected Poems 1964-2000 - 2002

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