John Campbell (author)
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For other people named John Campbell, see John Campbell (disambiguation).
John Campbell (8 March 1708 – 28 December 1775)[1] was a Scottish author. He contributed to George Sale's Universal History, and wrote a Political Survey of Britain (1774). He was both prolific and well paid: according to James Boswell, Samuel Johnson spoke of Campbell to Joseph Warton as 'the richest author that ever grazed the common of literature.'[2]
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Born | 8 March 1708 |
Died | 28 December 1775(1775-12-28) (aged 67) |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
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