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Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) was an English politician, writer, and diarist who served as a justice of the peace. Born in London, he was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalene College. His notable work, the *Diary of Samuel Pepys*, is written in English. Pepys was a member of the Royal Society and the Cavalier Parliament, and he received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. He was detained at the Tower of London and practiced the Anglican faith.
Pepys died in Clapham, London, on 26 May 1703, and was buried at St Olave Hart Street. His literary output includes works such as *Diary and correspondence, in the reigns of Charles II. and James II* and *The Pepys ballads*. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection and has been described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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Person · Open Library
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- 23 February 1633
- Died
- 26 May 1703
- Works
- 320
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- Diary and correspondence, in the reigns of Charles II. and James II
- Diary of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.
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- The Pepys ballads
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- Person
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- Active from
- 1633
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Samuel Pepys FRS, MP, JP, ( /ˈpiːps/; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most famous for the diary he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man. Although Pepys had no maritime experience, he rose by patronage, hard work and his talent for administration, to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and subsequently King James II. His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the
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Quotes
- “Music [is] a science peculiarly productive of a pleasure that no state of life, publick or private, secular or sacred; no difference of age or season; no temper of mind or condition of health exempt from present anguish; nor, lastly, distinction of quality, renders either improper, untimely, or unentertaining.”
- “I went out to Charing Cross, to see Major-general Harrison hanged, drawn and quartered; which was done there, he looking as cheerful as any man could do in that condition.”
- “A good honest and painfull sermon.”
- “Methought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.”
- “Then to the King's Theatre, where we saw Midsummer's Night's Dream, which I had never seen before, nor shall ever again, for it is the most insipid ridiculous play that ever I saw in my life.”
- “But Lord! to see the absurd nature of Englishmen, that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at every thing that looks strange.”
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- Given name
- Samuel
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- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- London
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- judge
- Educated at
- St Paul's School
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Anglicanism
- Notable work
- Diary of Samuel Pepys
- Field of work
- diary
- Image
- Samuel Pepys.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- Samuel Pepys
- date of birth
- 1632-02-23
- date of death
- 1703-05-26
- place of burial
- St Olave Hart Street
- place of detention
- Tower of London
- writing language
- English language
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- Samuel Pepys
- name in native language
- Samuel Pepys
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Pepys (/ˈpiːps/ PEEPS; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English writer and Tory politician. He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament, but is now most renowned for the diary he kept for almost a decade, first published in the 19th century and one of the most important primary sources of the Stuart Restoration.
Son of a tailor, Pepys was educated at St Paul's School and attended Magdalene College, Cambridge. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree, he entered the service of his cousin Sir Edward Montagu, and later found work as a teller in the Exchequer under George Downing. Pepys began to keep a detailed private diary in 1660. The diary provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of major events, such as the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London. He recorded his daily life until 1669 when concerns over fading eyesight forced him to abandon the routine.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Samuel Pepys” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.