John Scott - Literary Figures

Literary Figures

  • Sir John Scott of Scotstarvet (1585–1670), Scottish lawyer remembered as a writer
  • John A. Scott (born 1948), Australian poet and novelist, now using the name John Scott
  • John Scott (editor) (1783–1821), editor of the London Magazine killed in a duel in 1821
  • John Scott (writer) (1912–1976), Office of Strategic Services and Soviet spy during World War II, son of Scott Nearing
  • John Scott of Amwell (1730–1783), Quaker poet and friend of Samuel Johnson

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