What is recorded here
The public map records this plaque for James Boswell. Its recorded inscription reads: JAMES BOSWELL (1740-1795) BIOGRAPHER Lived and died in a house on this site
James Boswell was a Scottish biographer and diarist, best known for his biography "The Life of Samuel Johnson," which is considered one of the greatest biographies ever written, providing extensive insights into 18th-century literary life.
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