George L. Campbell

Scottish linguist (1912–2004)
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Leipzig
  • London University
EmployerBBC World Service (1939–74)Known forPolyglottismNotable workCompendium of the World's Languages (1991)SpouseJen PorteousChildren2

George L. Campbell (8 September 1912 – 15 December 2004) was a Scottish linguist who worked for the BBC World Service from 1939 to 1974. He spoke forty-four languages and had a working knowledge of around twenty more.[2][3][4][5][6]

Publications

  • Campbell, George L. (1991). Compendium of the World's Languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-02937-6.
  • Campbell, George L. (1995). Concise Compendium of the World's Languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-11392-X.
  • Campbell, George L. (1997). Handbook of Scripts and Alphabets. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-13715-2.

References

  1. ^ "Campbell, George L." Library of Congress.
  2. ^ "George Campbell Dies; Spoke 44 Languages". The Washington Post. 20 December 2004. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008.
  3. ^ "George Campbell, fluent in 44 languages". The Boston Globe. 21 December 2004.
  4. ^ "George L. Campbell, 92; Fluent in More Than 40 Languages". Los Angeles Times. 21 December 2004.
  5. ^ "George Campbell, linguist". The Scotsman. 21 December 2004.
  6. ^ "George Campbell". The Herald. 27 January 2005.
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