Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang FBA
Lang in 1888
Born	(1844-03-31)31 March 1844 Selkirk, Selkirkshire, Scotland
Died	20 July 1912(1912-07-20) (aged 68) Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Occupation	Poet novelist literary critic anthropologist
Alma mater	University of St Andrews Balliol College, Oxford
Period	19th century
Genre	Children's literature
Spouse	Leonora Blanche Alleyne ​ ​ (m. 1875)​

Andrew Lang FBA (31 March 1844 – 20 July 1912) was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St Andrews are named after him.