Charles Mackay is from Europe.
Charles Mackay ( 27 March 1814 -- 24 December 1889 ) was a Scottish poet , journalist , author , anthologist , novelist , and songwriter , remembered mainly for his book Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds . Scotland ( [ ˈskɒt.lənd ] Scots : [ - scoˈskɔt.lənd ] Alba [ ˈal̪ˠapə ] ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . United Kingdom . With an area of 242500 km2 , the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe .