George Campbell
George Campbell (1719–1796) was a British linguist, translator and philosopher.
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John Bumpus · The Philosophy of Rhetoric: https://archive.org/stream/philosophyofrhet00campiala#page/n7/mode/2up · Public domain
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Born at Aberdeen in 1719, died in Aberdeen in 1796.
George Campbell studied at University of Aberdeen and University of Edinburgh. The recorded working language is English, German and Greek.
A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: George Campbell – figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, born 1719
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