Sir James Matthew Barrie

James Matthew Barrie was born on 9 May 1860 in Kirriemuir, Scotland. He studied at Edinburgh University, graduating with an M.A. in 1882. After working as a journalist for the Nottingham Journal, he moved to London in 1885, and not long afterwards began to gain a reputation as a novelist and playwright. His fame was established by works such as The Admirable Crichton (1902), and his best known play, Peter Pan, first performed in 1904. Barrie was knighted in 1913 and was appointed to the Order of Merit in 1922. In 1919, he was elected Rector of St Andrews University and, in 1930, Chancellor of Edinburgh University. He died in London on 19 June 1937.

From the guide to the James Matthew Barrie collection, 1905-1937, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)

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