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Samuel Pepys
AuthorBooks · Second hand1633-1703
Samuel Pepys was an English writer and Tory politician. He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament, but is now most renowned for the diary he kept for almost a decade, first published in the 19th century and one of the most important primary sources of the Stuart Restoration.
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About Samuel Pepys
Birth
1633
Death
1703
Samuel Pepys was an English writer and Tory politician. He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament, but is now most renowned for the diary he kept for almost a decade, first published in the 19th century and one of the most important primary sources of the Stuart Restoration.
Samuel Pepys was an influential naval official and politician in 17th-century England.
He is world-renowned primarily for his detailed personal diary, written over nearly a decade.
Born in London in 1633, he was the fifth of eleven children in a family of humble origins.
Thanks to his mastery of shorthand, he was able to accurately record the events of his daily life.
His work in naval administration allowed him to achieve a position of power and political relevance.
