James Boswell
18th-century Scottish lawyer, diarist, and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the 18th-century writer. For other persons of the same name, see James Boswell (disambiguation).
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (/ˈbɒzwɛl, -wəl/; 29 October 1740 (N.S.)[1] – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography the English writer Samuel Johnson, Life of Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.[2][3] A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their ongoing publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation.
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Born | (1740-10-29)29 October 1740 (N.S.)[1] Edinburgh, Scotland, Kingdom of Great Britain |
Died | 19 May 1795(1795-05-19) (aged 54) London, England |
Occupation | Lawyer, diarist, biographer |
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Notable works | Life of Johnson |
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