samuel pepys

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Definition of samuel pepys in English English dictionary

an English writer famous for his diary (=a book in which you write what happens to you each day) , which describes his personal life and the important events of the time, such as the Great Fire of London, and gives a lot of information about what life was like at the time (1633-1703). born Feb. 23, 1633, London, Eng. died May 26, 1703, London English diarist and public official. Born into a humble family, Pepys was appointed about 1659 as a clerk in the office of the Exchequer, where on Jan. 1, 1660, he began the diary for which he is chiefly known. He steadily improved his position, in time becoming secretary of the Admiralty, a member of Parliament, president of the Royal Society, trusted confidant of Charles II and James II, and friend of the great scholars of his age. His diary (published 1825), which he kept through 1669, presents a fascinating picture of the official and upper-class life in Restoration London, with vivid, honest accounts of ordinary as well as great events, including the Plague and the Great Fire of London

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Sa·mu·el Pepys