Buchan

American  

[buhk-uhn, buhkh-uhn] / ˈbʌk ən, ˈbʌx ən /

noun

1. John Baron Tweedsmuir, 1875–1940, Scottish novelist and historian: governor general of Canada 1935–40.

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Buchan British  

/ ˈbʌkən /

noun

1. John , 1st Baron Tweedsmuir. 1875–1940, Scottish statesman, historian, and writer of adventure stories, esp The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915) and Greenmantle (1916); governor general of Canada (1935–40)

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Buchan

She recently collaborated with Canadian pros John Buchan and Jason Knight to find local acting talent for “Vladimir,” which shot in Toronto.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026

However, Ted Buchan, 68, said he didn't know what the fuss was all about.

From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2026

The two authors most cited in reference to Massie are Sir Walter Scott and John Buchan.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

“I read and reread Thucydides,” the British novelist and politician John Buchan recalled in his memoir of World War I, “for he also had lived among crumbling institutions.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

The Thistle of Scotland copies Buchan and Jamieson without acknowledgment.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various