Biography of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison (May 1, 1672 – June 17, 1719) was an English essayist, poet and man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison, later dean of Lichfield. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. In 1712, Addison wrote his most famous work of fiction, a play entitled Cato, a Tragedy. He is also the author of Evidences of the Christian Religion, with Additional Discourses....