John Campbell (author), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Campbell (author)

Scottish author

Date of Birth: 08-Mar-1708

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1775

Profession: writer, historian

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

John Campbell (8 March 1708 – 28 December 1775) was a Scottish author.
He contributed to George Sale's Universal History, and wrote a Political Survey of Britain (1744).
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.'