Pierre Fouin was born in Torphins and brought up in Glen Tanar. He studied medicine and practiced in Deeside.

His autobiography narrates the story of his father, Francois Louis Pierre Fouin, and mother, Rebecca, and his upbringing in Aboyne.

Francois Louis Pierre Fouin was born in Brittanny France but left his Breton Village and moved to England to marry his Northumbrian wife, Rebecca Watson from Morpath.

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He arrived in Scotland to become valet to Lord Glentanar at the Glen Tanar Estate near Aboyne, Aberdeenshire during the 1920s.

His book describes the estates day to day events and the range of characters who worked there.

Pierre Fouin now lives in Milltimber.

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