Richard Steele

Richard Steele
Portrait of Sir Richard Steele
Born1671
Dublin, Ireland
Died1 September 1729(1729-09-01) (aged 57–58)
Carmarthen, Wales
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Writer, playwright, politician
Known forFounder of The Spectator

Sir Richard Steele (c. 1671 – 1 September 1729) was an Anglo-Irish writer, playwright and politician best known as the co-founder of the magazine The Spectator alongside his close friend Joseph Addison.

A c. 1712 Kit-Cat Portrait of Steele by Godfrey Kneller