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| Born | (1844-05-25)25 May 1844 |
| Died | 25 December 1923(1923-12-25) (aged 79)[1] Wraes Farm,Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Other names | T. F. Henderson |
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Thomas Finlayson Henderson (25 May 1844 – 25 December 1923), often credited asT. F. Henderson, was a Scottish historian, author and editor. Henderson was a prolific author and contributed entries on Scottish figures for theDictionary of National Biography andEncyclopædia Britannica. He was considered an authority on poetRobert Burns andMary, Queen of Scots.[2]
Henderson was born inLathones,Fife,Scotland in May 1844.[3] He was the second of 11 children born to farmer Archibald Henderson and his wife, Catherine (née Finlayson), both ofKincardine-in-Menteith, a village inPerthshire.[4]
He attended theUniversity of St Andrews and joined the staff of theEncyclopædia Britannica.[3] In 1914, the University of St Andrews awarded him an honoraryLL.D.[2]
He was an editor for several anthologies of poetry, including the works ofRobert Burns. His work with Burns was praised byThe Times, which noted, "For the first time Burns was edited with the care usually reserved for editions of the ancient classics."[2] Henderson was also an editor of later editions ofThe History of England from the Accession of James the Second, considered the foremost historic work of its era, andMinstrelsy of the Scottish Border.
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