Thomas Campbell
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1777-07-27
- Died
- 1844-06-15
- Works
- 96
Top works
- Oeuvres complètes de Shakspeare
- The dramatic works of W. Shakspeare
- The pleasures of charity
- The poetical works of Campbell and Falconer
- The Book of pleasures
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 109
- Total plays
- 433
Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet chiefly remembered for his sentimental poetry dealing specially with human affairs. He was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became the University of London. In 1799, he wrote 'The Pleasures of Hope' a traditional 18th century survey in heroic couplets. He also produced several stirring patriotic war songs- Ye Mariners of England, The Soldier's Dream, Hohenlinden and in 1801, The Battle of Mad and Strange Turkish
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Thomas
- Family name
- Campbell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Place of birth
- Glasgow
- Place of death
- Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Occupation
- journalist
- Employer
- The New Monthly Magazine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- The Editor of the New Monthly — The Maclise Portrait-Gallery, p.4.png
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- described by source
- Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- Commons category
- Thomas Campbell (poet)
- date of birth
- 1777-01-01
- date of death
- 1844-01-01
- Commons Creator page
- Thomas Campbell (1777-1844)
- archives at
- Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
- writing language
- English language
- nickname
- Bard of Hope
- ethnic group
- Scottish people
- P12749
- Central Bank of Libya
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Works in European collections
13 objects attributed to Thomas Campbell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana