Joseph Spence | |
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Born | Kingsclere, Hampshire | 28 April 1699
Died | 20 August 1768 Byfleet, Surrey | (aged 69)
Body discovered | in the ornamental waters of his garden at Byfleet |
Resting place | St Mary's, Byfleet |
Nationality | British |
Education | Eton College and Winchester College |
Alma mater | New College, Oxford |
Occupation | Historian |
Title | Regius Professor of Modern History |
Term | 1742–1768 |
Predecessor | William Holmes |
Successor | John Vivian |
Joseph Spence (28 April 1699 – 20 August 1768) was a historian, literary scholar and anecdotist, most famous for his collection of anecdotes (published in 1820) that are an invaluable resource for historians of 18th-century English literature (Augustan literature).[1]