Nan Shepherd
Nan Shepherd was a Scottish novelist, poet, and academic, recognised as an early Scottish Modernist writer.
Born in 1893 near Aberdeen, she spent most of her life close to the Cairngorm Mountains, which profoundly shaped her literary work.
She wrote three standalone novels set in fictional North Scottish communities, a poetry collection, and one non-fiction work on hill walking.
Shepherd lectured in English at Aberdeen College of Education for much of her career and was a mentor and friend to several notable writers.
Her image now appears on Scotland's five-pound note.
She died in 1981.
