Richard Steele
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Key facts
- Born
- 1671, Dublin , Kingdom of Ireland
- Died
- 1 September 1729 (1729-09-01) (aged 57–58), Carmarthen , Wales
- Alma mater
- Christ Church, Oxford , Merton College, Oxford
- Occupations
- Writer, playwright, politician
- Known for
- Founder of The Spectator
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Sir Richard Steele (c. 1671 – 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator alongside his close friend Joseph Addison.
c. 1712 kit-cat portrait of Steele by Sir Godfrey Kneller
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1670s births1729 deaths17th-century Anglo-Irish people18th-century Anglo-Irish people18th-century Irish dramatists and playwrights18th-century Irish male writersAlumni of Merton College, OxfordBritish magazine foundersBritish magazine publishers (people)British MPs 1713–1715British MPs 1715–1722British MPs 1722–1727