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James Boswell
James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck, 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…
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culture · Scottish lawyer, diarist and author (1740–1795) · diarist · writer · lawyer · biographer · also James Boswell, James, I Boswell, James Boswell I, Boswell
Born 18 October 1740 · Died 19 May 1795 · Q335060
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Psychology Today: The Case of James Boswell -- Which Is Better, Happiness or Immortality?
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1936· 1 entry
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Died 1795-05-19.
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“Yes, Sir, you tossed and gored several persons.”
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1740· 1 entry
Born 1740-10-18.
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