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William Forbes Gray FRSE (1874–1950) was a Scottish journalist and author. In authorship he is usually referred to as W. Forbes Gray. He wrote extensively on Sir Walter Scott.

Life

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He was born 14 April 1874. In 1894 he began working at the Edinburgh Evening News. In 1898 he moved to be News Editor of the British Weekly. In 1905 he became Sub-Editor of the Scottish Review.

In 1918 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were Walter Biggar Blaikie, Robert Taylor Skinner, James Haig Ferguson and David Fowler Lowe.[1]

He died on 12 May 1950.

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  1. ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X.
  • ^ "BOEC Original Series : Contents – Old Edinburgh Club".

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