3 – 2 0 1 3 ), ▁Quint in ▁J ard ine ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 4 5 ), ▁Val ▁Mc D erm id ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 5 5 ), ▁Den ise ▁M ina ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 6 ), ▁Christopher ▁Brook my re ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 8 ), ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁Edinburgh ' s ▁Ian ▁Rank in ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁and ▁his ▁Ins pect or ▁Reb us ▁nov els . ▁The ▁most ▁successful ▁author ▁of ▁Scottish ▁orig ins ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁been ▁J . ▁K . ▁Row ling ▁( b . ▁ 1 9 6 5 ), ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Harry ▁Pot ter ▁children ' s ▁fant asy ▁nov els . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁literature ▁Category : History ▁of ▁literature ▁in ▁Scotland ▁* <0x0A> </s> ▁Michael ▁Thomas ▁Bass , ▁D L ▁( 6 ▁July ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁bre wer ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Parliament . ▁Under ▁his ▁leadership , ▁the ▁Bass ▁Bre wer y ▁became ▁the ▁largest ▁bre wer y ▁in ▁the ▁world , ▁and ▁Bass ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁brand ▁of ▁be er ▁in ▁England . ▁Bass ▁represented ▁Derby ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Commons ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁between ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁effective ▁advoc ate