James Boswell
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James Boswell, 9t Laird o Auchinleck (/ˈbɒzˌwɛl, -wəl/; 29 October 1740 – 19 Mey 1795), wis a Scots biographer, diarist an advocate, born in Edinburgh. He is best kent for the biography he wrat anent ane o his guid friends an maiks o lang syne, the Inglis literar figur Samuel Johnson, that is said, for common, tae be the greatest biography written in the Inglis leid.[1][2] A guid wheen o Boswell's unfurthset diaries, letters, an ither quairs war fand an hained atween the 1920s an 1950s. Yale University are furthsettin thir warks pairt bi pairt--garrin Boswell mair an mair kenspeckle whiles we stert tae ken mair anent him.[3]
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Sir Joshua Reynolds Portrait of James Boswell | |
Born | 29 October 1740(1740-10-29) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Dee'd | 19 Mey 1795(1795-05-19) (aged 54) Lunnon, Ingland |
Thrift | advocate, diarist, biographer |
Leid | Inglis |
Naitionality | Scots |
Ceetizenship | Great Britain |
Alma mater | Varsity o Edinburgh Varsity o Glesga Utrecht Varsity |
Notable warks | Life of Johnson |
Spoose | Margaret Montgomerie |
Bairns | Alexander Boswell (1775–1822) James Boswell (1778–1822) Veronica (1773–1795) Euphemia (1774 – c. 1834) Elizabeth (1780–1814) Charles Boswell (extramarital) (1762–1764) Sally (extramarital) (1767–1768?) |
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