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Born	October 29, 1740 • Edinburgh • Scotland
Died	May 19, 1795 (aged 54) • London • England
Notable Works	“An Account of Corsica, The Journal of a Tour to That Island; and Memoirs of Pascal Paoli” • “The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides” • “The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.”

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