birth_date: 1672-05-01 00:00:00
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name: Joseph Addison
about: Sir Richard Steele in 1709 founded The Tatler and with English essayist Joseph Addison in 1711 founded The Spectator; both carried witty and elegant works of Addison.People usually remember name of this poet and Whig politician, the eldest son of  Lancelot Addison, alongside that of his long-standing friend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_... Sir Richard Steele in 1709 founded The Tatler and with English essayist Joseph Addison in 1711 founded The Spectator; both carried witty and elegant works of Addison.People usually remember name of this poet and Whig politician, the eldest son of  Lancelot Addison, alongside that of his long-standing friend. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_... ...more
death_date: 1719-06-17 00:00:00