George L. Campbell

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]

George L. Campbell
Born(1912-09-08)8 September 1912[1]
Dingwall, Scotland
Died15 December 2004(2004-12-15) (aged 92)
Brighton, England
Education
EmployerBBC World Service (1939–74)
Known forPolyglottism
Notable workCompendium of the World's Languages (1991)
SpouseJen Porteous
Children2

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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