James Boswell (Scottish biographer and diarist)
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- Boswell, James
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- Person
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- Date of birth
- 1740-10-29
- Place of birth
- United Kingdom
- Date of death
- 1795-05-19
- Place of death
- United Kingdom
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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 (N.S.) – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer, born in Edinburgh. He is best known for his biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson, Life of Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation.
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Scottish biographer, diarist, and lawyer. He is best known for his biography of his friend and older contemporary, the English writer Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written in the English language.Last modified: 2020-11-16 (revision #43111)
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| Name | Format | ISBN | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Samuel Johnson: Leben und Meinungen - Mit dem Tagebuch einer Reise nach den Hebriden | Paperback | 978-3-257-20786-6 | 2007 |
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- 2023-12-08