John Gibson Lockhart, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

John Gibson Lockhart

Scottish writer and editor

Date of Birth: 14-Jul-1794

Place of Birth: Cambusnethan House, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Nov-1854

Profession: writer, lawyer, translator, biographer, journalist, novelist, linguist

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

John Gibson Lockhart (12 June 1794 – 25 November 1854) was a Scottish writer and editor.
He is best known as the author of a biography of his father-in-law Sir Walter Scott, which has been called the second most admirable in the English language, after Boswell's Life of Johnson.