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James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (/ ˈ b ɒ z w ɛ l,-w əl /; 29 October 1740 – 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 ...
James Boswell (29 de outubro de 1740, Edinburgh, Escócia - 19 de maio de 1795), foi um biógrafo e jurista escocês. [1] Ele é mais conhecido por sua biografia de seu amigo e contemporâneo, o escritor inglês Samuel Johnson, que é comumente considerada a maior biografia escrita na língua inglesa.
15 de mai. de 2024 · James Boswell (born October 18 [October 29, New Style], 1740, Edinburgh, Scotland—died May 19, 1795, London, England) was a friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson (Life of Johnson, 2 vol., 1791). The 20th-century publication of his journals proved him to be also one of the world’s greatest diarists .
Discover the life of the art of modern biography's inventor James Boswell. Explore the resting place of Boswell and his family, his home, and The Boswell Quill.
James Boswell has inspired thousands of scholars, authors, collectors and historians to study and write about him, about his life (as well as his Life) and about the 18th century in general. You can read about some of the most illustrious of these in our index of Boswellians.
16 de mai. de 2013 · A meeting 250 years ago led to Scottish author James Boswell completely re-inventing how biography is written.
A short biography of James Boswell (1740-1795), author of the Life of Johnson, Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, and the infamous Boswell's London Journal.
