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John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC DL (/ ˈ b ʌ x ən /; 26 August 1875 – 11 February 1940) was a Scottish novelist, historian, and Unionist politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 15th since Canadian Confederation.
John Buchan, 1º Barão Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC (26 de agosto de 1875 – 11 de fevereiro de 1940), foi um romancista escocês, mais conhecido pela seu romance The Thirty-Nine Steps, e um político unionista que serviu como Governador-geral do Canadá.
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir was a statesman and writer best known for his swift-paced adventure stories. His 50 books, all written in his spare time while pursuing an active career in politics, diplomacy, and publishing, include many historical novels and biographies.
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John Buchan (1st Baron Tweedsmuir) was a Scottish novelist and public servant who combined a successful career as an author of thrillers, historical novels, histories and biographies with a parallel career in public life. At the time of his death he was Governor-General of Canada.
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- February 11, 1940
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19 de abr. de 2019 · While the spy thriller The Thirty-Nine Steps has been the stuff of legend since its publication in 1915 — especially after the Hitchcock film of 1935 — the life of its author, John Buchan, is...
John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940), was a Scottish novelist, historian, biographer and editor. Outside the field of literature he was, at various times, a barrister, a publisher, a lieutenant colonel in the Intelligence Corps, the Director of Information—reporting directly to prime minister David Lloyd George —during ...
Learn about John Buchan, a Scottish novelist, publisher, politician and Governor-General of Canada. Explore his life, works, achievements and legacy in this comprehensive overview.
