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Samuel Pepys (1633–1703) was an English politician, writer, and diarist who served as a justice of the peace. Born in London, he was educated at St Paul's School and Magdalene College. His notable work, the *Diary of Samuel Pepys*, is written in English. Pepys was a member of the Royal Society and the Cavalier Parliament, and he received the award of Fellow of the Royal Society. He was detained at the Tower of London and practiced the Anglican faith.
Pepys died in Clapham, London, on 26 May 1703, and was buried at St Olave Hart Street. His literary output includes works such as *Diary and correspondence, in the reigns of Charles II. and James II* and *The Pepys ballads*. He is recognized in the Royal Society collection and has been described in sources including the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.
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- 23 February 1633
- Died
- 26 May 1703
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Encyclopedic overview
Samuel Pepys (/ˈpiːps/ PEEPS; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English writer and Tory politician. He served as an official in the Navy Board and Member of Parliament, but is now most renowned for the diary he kept for almost a decade, first published in the 19th century and one of the most important primary sources of the Stuart Restoration.
Son of a tailor, Pepys was educated at St Paul's School and attended Magdalene College, Cambridge. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree, he entered the service of his cousin Sir Edward Montagu, and later found work as a teller in the Exchequer under George Downing. Pepys began to keep a detailed private diary in 1660. The diary provides a combination of personal revelation and eyewitness accounts of major events, such as the Second Anglo-Dutch War, the Great Plague of London, and the Great Fire of London. He recorded his daily life until 1669 when concerns over fading eyesight forced him to abandon the routine.
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