Author: Hester Lynch Thrale
Alternate names: Hester Lynch Piozzi
Born: 27 January 1741 [NS]
Died: 2 May 1821
Bio: A British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life (<a href=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hester_Thrale>Wikipedia</a>).