| Peter Buchan | |
| Birth Date: | 1917 |
| Occupation: | Poet |
Peter Buchan (1917 – 12 December 1991)[1] was a Scottish poet and writer from Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. He was most active from the mid-1940s until his death.
Buchan was born in Jamaica Street, Peterhead,[2] in 1917, the son of a local fisherman. His mother was from Denny, Stirlingshire.[3] [4] He was educated at Peterhead Academy.[5] After finishing school, aged 16, he served aboard the family's fishing boat, the Sparkling Star.
After World War II, Buchan began writing, in the Doric dialect, poems and short stories, publishing three collections.
He later worked for Peterhead Harbour Board.
In 1940, Buchan married Agnes Crowe. They lived at Mount Pleasant on Harbour Street in Buchanhaven.[6] [7]
A portrait of Buchan was commissioned in 1991 by North East Scotland Museum Service (later Aberdeen Heritage). Painted by Michael Knowles, it is in the possession of Peterhead's Arbuthnot Museum.
He was vice-president of the Buchan Heritage Society from 1988 to 1990. He was also a lifelong member of Peterhead Congregational Church.[8]
Buchan died in 1991, aged 73 or 74. He was buried in his hometown of Peterhead.