James Boswell, who would become one of Scotland’s most renowned biographers, was born on 29 October 1740. His future contributions to literature, most famously his biography of Samuel Johnson, would cement his place in literary history.
James Boswell, Scottish Biographer, Born 1740
On October 29, 1740, the Scottish biographer James Boswell entered the world, a birth that would later underpin his celebrated life and works.