Born Edinburgh, died London. Known for his two-volume biography 'The Life Of Samuel Johnson' (1791).
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
James Boswell
Commemorated ati
Boswell and Johnson
Greater London Council In this house, occupied by Thomas Davies, bookseller,...
James Boswell
LCC James Boswell (1740 - 1795), biographer, lived and died in a house on th...
Johnson statue
This bronze statue is placed close to St Clement Dane's church, the one that ...
Spirit of Soho Mural
Interesting that Coca Cola are specifically mentioned on the panel but not as...
Wine Office Court
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Other Subjects
Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, journalist and political activist. Our Norwegian consultant, Johanne Elster Hanson, says that "Grieg adored England and spent many periods of his life here. He...
Francis Bret Harte
American writer, best know for his accounts of pioneering life in California. Born New York. Came to London in 1885 via Germany and Glasgow. Buried at Frimley, Surrey. Some sources, contradicti...
G. K. Chesterton
Writer. Born 32 Sheffield Terrace, Campden Hill, as Gilbert Keith Chesterton. Best known for the Father Brown stories. He often wrote about religion and in 1922 converted to Roman Catholicism. In l...
Robert Fabian
Robert Honey Fabian was born in Lewisham. He joined the police in 1921 and rose to the rank of Detective Superintendent in the Metropolitan Police. We wonder if he managed to keep his middle name s...
Olive Schreiner
Author, campaigner against war, against racism and for womans' vote. Best remembered for her 1883 novel, 'The Story of an African Farm'. Born in South Africa. Named Olive Emilie Albertina Schrei...
Person, Gender Issues, Literature, Peace, Race Issues, South Africa