James Boswell was born on October 18, 1740[1], in Edinburgh[2]. He died on May 19, 1795[3], in London[4]. He worked as a diarist[5], writer[6], lawyer[7], and biographer[8]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,987 views/month, #6,678 of 1,000,298).[9]
Key Facts
Date of birth: October 29, 1740[10], January 1, 1740[11]
Child: James Boswell[16], Veronica Boswell[17], Euphemia Boswell[18], Sir Alexander Boswell, 1st Baronet[19], Elizabeth Boswell[20], Sally Boswell[21], Charles Boswell[22]
Country of citizenship: Kingdom of Great Britain[23]
Described by source: Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[35], BEIC Digital Library[36], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[37], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], Library of the World's Best Literature[39], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[40], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[41], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[42], Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[43]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English[44], French[45]
James Boswell has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Works attributed to him include The Life of Samuel Johnson[50], a written work[51] and An Account of Corsica[52], a literary work[53].
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