Sam Campbell (writer)

Template:Use mdy datesTemplate:Use American EnglishTemplate:Short description Template:Template other Samuel Arthur Campbell (August 1, 1895 – April 13, 1962) was an American nature writer, sometimes known as the "Philosopher of the Forest". He wrote for children and adults, and lectured widely.

Life

Campbell was born on August 1, 1895, in Watseka, Illinois, the youngest of two children of Arthur J. and Katherine "Kittie" (née Lyman) Campbell. He married Virginia ("Giny") Adams on June 10, 1941.Template:Sfn Among his friends was environmentalist Sigurd F. Olson.Template:Sfn Campbell contributed an article to the inaugural issue of Olson's magazine North Country in spring 1951.

Campbell died April 13, 1962, in Barrington, Illinois.Template:Sfn A trail near his home in Three Lakes, located in the Chequamegon–Nicolet National Forest, is named after him.Template:Sfn

Writing and lectures

Campbell was a writer, lecturer, photographer, and filmmaker.Template:Sfn

From 1934 to 1958, he lectured on behalf of the Chicago and North Western Railway, which sought to promote its lines as a means for vacationers to visit attractions in northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.Template:Sfn

He studied wild animals from his home in Three Lakes, Wisconsin, which he called the "sanctuary of Wegimind"—reportedly after an Ojibwe word for "mother"Template:Sfn—and during his various travels. He had visited the Three Lakes area from boyhood.Template:Sfn

Works

For children

• Illustrated by Bob Kuhn. Translated into French, as Bob et mes bêtes, 1956.
• Translated into French, as Le Lac aux sept secrets, 1953.

For adults

• Illustrated by Harry Moeller.

External links

• Documentary about Campbell
• Campbell's films and publications