John Scott

(1784-1821)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Scott, John, 1784-1821 NRA: Scott John (1783-1821) journalist DNB: Scott, John (1784-1821), journalist LBT ID: JoScott1821 VIAF ID: 29709495 LOC ID: n85052501	B/BAP: 1784-10-24 DIED: 1821-02-27
SOURCES: DNB; Prance, Companion to Charles Lamb (1983); Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
After Marischal College he worked as a journalist with Leigh Hunt, edited The Champion (1814-1817), and edited the London Magazine (1820) until he was killed in the duel at Chalk Farm.
WRITINGS IN THE ARCHIVE: “[Editor’s Notice]” in London Magazine 1 (February 1820) 120 “Lord Byron: his French Critics: the Newspapers: and the Magazines” in London Magazine 1 (May 1820) 492-97 “The Lion’s Head” in London Magazine 2 (November 1820) 476 “Blackwood’s Magazine” in London Magazine 2 (November 1820) 509-21 “The Mohock Magazine” in London Magazine 2 (December 1820) 666-85 Statement &c. ([London]: [Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy], [1821]) Mr. Scott’s Second Statement. ([London]: [Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy], [1821]) “The Lion’s Head” in London Magazine 3 (January 1821) 2-3 “Cockney Writers” in London Magazine 3 (January 1821) 69-71 “The Mohocks” in London Magazine 3 (January 1821) 76-77