Thomas Campbell (poet), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Thomas Campbell (poet)

British writer

Date of Birth: 27-Jul-1777

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1844

Profession: writer, poet, journalist, musicologist

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Thomas Campbell (27 July 1777 – 15 June 1844) was a Scottish poet.
He was a founder and the first President of the Clarence Club and a co-founder of the Literary Association of the Friends of Poland, he was also one of the initiators of a plan to found what became University College London.
In 1799, he wrote "The Pleasures of Hope", a traditional 18th-century didactic poem 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 Princes".