Introduction
Born: February 12, 1567, London, England.
Died: March 1, 1620, London (probably of the plague).
Buried: St. Dunstan-in-the-West, London.
Born: February 12, 1567, London, England.
Died: March 1, 1620, London (probably of the plague).
Buried: St. Dunstan-in-the-West, London.
Campion was a doctor, poet, and musician, but his reputation rests largely on his poetical works (though his total contribution to hymnology is small). These include various masques performed before James I and others. Of these, some rare copies are in the British Museum.