James Boswell
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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for the biography he wrote of one of his contemporaries, the English literary figure Samuel Johnson, which contemporary Johnsonian critic Harold Bloom has claimed is the greatest biography written in the English language. Boswell's surname has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/James+
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- Born
- ( 1740-10-29 ) 29 October 1740 ( N.S. ) , Edinburgh , Scotland
- Died
- 19 May 1795 (1795-05-19) (aged 54), London, England
- Occupation
- Lawyer diarist biographer
- Education
- University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow Utrecht University
- Years active
- 1762–1791
- Notable works
- Life of Johnson
- Spouse
- Margaret Montgomerie ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1769 ; died 1789 )
- Children
- 7, including Alexander and James
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14 objects attributed to James Boswell, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (/ˈbɒzwɛl, -wəl/; 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 significantly elevated his standing among modern scholars.
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