James Boswell

James Boswell
Portrait of James Boswell by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1785
Born(1740-10-29)29 October 1740 (N.S.)
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died19 May 1795(1795-05-19) (aged 54)
London, England
OccupationLawyer, diarist, biographer
Alma mater
Notable worksLife of Johnson
Spouse
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(m. 1769; died 1789)​
Children

James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (/ˈbɒzwɛl, -wəl/; 29 October 1740 (N.S.) – 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 language. A great mass of Boswell's diaries, letters, and private papers were recovered from the 1920s to the 1950s, and their publication by Yale University has transformed his reputation.

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