caption resting_place death_date death_place children birth_place citizenship influenced imagesize nationality birth_date language spouse image article_title education name occupation
john davidson buried at sea off penzance 23 march 1909 penzance alexander and menzies barrhead , east renfrewshire british t.s. eliot 200px scots 11 april 1858 english margaret mcarthur of perth john davidson -lrb- poet -rrb- 002.jpg john davidson -lrb- poet -rrb-
 edinburgh university -lrb- 1876 -- 77 -rrb- john davidson poet , playwright , novelist
john davidson -lrb- poet -rrb-

john davidson -lrb- 11 april 1857 -- 23 march 1909 -rrb- was a scottish poet , playwright and novelist , best known for his ballads .
he also did translations from french and german .
in 1909 , financial difficulties , as well as physical and mental health problems , led to his suicide .
