who is nan shepherd
Nan (Anna) Shepherd (1893 â 1981). Anna Shepherd, also known as Nan, was born on February 11 th 1893 in East Peterculter at Westerton Cottage close to Aberdeen in the North-East of Scotland. Nan was an author, college teacher, an avid mountain climber.Not only did Shepherd write poems and author books she also edited different magazines.hepherd was born to John and Jane Smith Shepherd, and was the second child of John who was a civil engineer. Other family members in Shepherdâs family also held respectable occupations.