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Campbell, John Francis

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, John Francis, 1822–85, Scottish Gaelic scholar. He is known for Popular Tales of the West Highlands (4 vol., 1860–62) and Leabhar na Feinne (1872), a collection of Gaelic…

Campbell, Sir Malcolm

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Sir Malcolm, 1885–1949, English automobile and speedboat racer. A racing enthusiast from boyhood, Campbell set many speed records for motorcycles, airplanes, automobiles, and…

Campbell, Mrs. Patrick

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Mrs. Patrick, 1865–1940, English actress, whose maiden name was Beatrice Stella Tanner. Remembered today for her association with G. B. Shaw, she was an actress of great…

Campbell, William Cecil

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, William Cecil, 1930–, Irish-American biologist and parasitologist, b. Derry, Northern Ireland, Ph.D. Univ. of Wisconsin–Madison, 1957. He became a U.S. citizen in 1962. From…

Campbell, (William) Wilfred

(Encyclopedia) Campbell, (William) Wilfred, 1861–1918, Canadian poet, b. Kitchener, Ont. Although ordained an Episcopal minister, he spent most of his life as a civil servant. His fame rests mainly…

Tait, Archibald Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Tait, Archibald Campbell, 1811–82, British churchman, archbishop of Canterbury, b. Edinburgh. He grew up a Presbyterian, but he early decided to enter the ministry of the Church of…

Broun, Heywood Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Broun, Heywood CampbellBroun, Heywood Campbellbr&oomacr;n [key], 1888–1939, American newspaper columnist and critic, b. Brooklyn, N.Y. He worked on the New York Tribune (1912–21)…

Scott, Duncan Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Duncan Campbell, 1862–1947, Canadian poet, b. Ottawa. He was a civil servant in the Dept. of Indian Affairs from 1879 to 1932, becoming its head in 1913. Scott began publication…

Barker, Eugene Campbell

(Encyclopedia) Barker, Eugene Campbell, 1874–1956, American historian, b. Walker co., Tex. His distinguished teaching career, begun in 1899, was almost entirely at the Univ. of Texas. An outstanding…

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