George L. Campbell | |
Birth Date: | 8 September 1912 |
Birth Place: | Dingwall, Scotland |
Death Place: | Brighton, England |
Employer: | BBC World Service (1939–74) |
Known For: | Polyglottism |
Notable Works: | Compendium of the World's Languages (1991) |
Spouse: | Jen Porteous |
Children: | 2 |
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.