James Boswell

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James Boswell (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the eldest son of a judge, Alexander Boswell of Auchinleck, Lord Auchinleck. He is best known as the biographer of Samuel Johnson. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer.

Boswell is known for taking voracious notes on the grand tour of Europe that he took as a young nobleman.

He died in London on May 19, 1795 and is buried in the family vault at Auchinleck.


His manuscripts have been collected by Yale University.

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