Joseph Spence (author)

Joseph Spence
Born(1699-04-28)28 April 1699
Kingsclere, Hampshire
Died20 August 1768(1768-08-20) (aged 69)
Byfleet, Surrey
Body discoveredin the ornamental waters of his garden at Byfleet
Resting placeSt Mary's, Byfleet
NationalityBritish
EducationEton College and Winchester College
Alma materNew College, Oxford
OccupationHistorian
TitleRegius Professor of Modern History
Term1742–1768
PredecessorWilliam Holmes
SuccessorJohn 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]

  1. ^ Observations, Anecdotes, and Characters, of Books and Men by the Rev. Joseph Spence. London: John Murray. 1820. Retrieved 28 November 2018 – via Internet Archive.