Current status: This list currently covers the entire London Journal 1762-63, the Journal of my Jaunt (1762), Boswell in Holland (1763-1764) and parts of the first volume of his Grand Tour 1764-1765. There are some exceptions where events further ahead and further back in time have been mentioned. Not all events are included - read the books if you want Boswell's full story.

Due to the sheer number of persons present in Boswell's journals, this index has been split in five sections, sorted alphabetically by lastname.

 

This is an attempt to make a list of most of the people who Boswell met, according to his letters and journals. It is an ongoing project, and will commence as the author of this site gets through the various texts of Boswell and find out further information about his friends and acquantainces.

It is possible to search the entire index for names and aliases using this form:

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Name or part of name:

P

Paoli, Pasquale (General Paoli)
Parker, Elizabeth
Pepys, William Weller
Pieck, Maria Phillipina (Madame de Wilhem)
Pierrepoint, Evelyn (2nd Duke of Kingston)
Plumstead, Elizabeth (Mrs. Elliot)
Price, Chase (Mr. Price, Chace Price)
Prince of Hesse
Pringle, John

R

Ramsay, Michael (of Mungale)
Reynst, Pieter (Captain Reynst)
Richardson, Robert
Robertson, William (Dr. Robertson)
Robinson, Thomas (1st Bart of Rokeby)
Rogler, Johann (Herr Rogler)
Rose, James
Rosseau, Jean-Jacques
Rouet, William (Professor Rouet)
Rufin
Rücker, Gerhard Christiaan (Professor Rücker)

S

Schartow, Johanna
Schaw, Isabella (Isabella Thomson)
Schickler, Johann Jacob
Schmidt, Georg Friedrich
Scott, Robert
Scott
Scott, George Lewis
Scott
Seymour, Elizabeth (Lady Northumberland)
Shaw, John (Laird of Dunaskin)
Shaw, John (Laird of Daltoune)
Shepherd, Richard
Sheridan, Frances (Frances Chamberlaine)
Sheridan, Thomas
Shuvalov, Andrei
Sircksen, Frans (Cirx or Cirkz)
Skene, Phillip (3rd of Pitlour)
Smith, John
Somerville, James (13th Lord Somerville of Drum)
Spalding, Samuel (of Dullarg)
Splitgerber, David
Spottiswoode, John (Laird of Spottiswoode)
Stammer, Eckhard von
Stanhope, Philip
Stewart, Duncan (6th of Ardsheal (Eldest son to Ardsheal))
Stewart, Keith
Stewart, Mary (Mrs. Agnew of Dalreagle)
Stewart, Archibald (Archibald Steuart, Provost of Edinburgh)
Stewart, George (5th Bart of Grandtully)
Stewart, John (Castle Stewart)
Stewart, Catherine (Lady Katie, Catherine Murray)
Stewart, Alexander (6th Earl of Galloway, Lord Gallway)
Stewart, Harriet
Stewart, Margaret (Mrs. Gilbert Gordon)
Stewart, Archibald (of Tobago)
Stewart, Margaret (Peggy Stewart)
Stewart-Nicolson, Houstoun
Stielow, G. F.
Stuart, Andrew (of Torrance and Castlemilk)
Stuart, Simeon
Sweder, Alexander (Baron von Spaen - Colonel Spaen)

T

Temple, Robert (Bob Temple)
Temple, William
Terrie, Thomas (Thomas Terry, Mr. Terrie)
Thomson, Samuel Wells
Thornton, Bonnell
Tissot, Louis (Dr. Tissot)
Trotter, John
Trotz, Christian Heinrich (Professor Trotz, Chr. Hendrik Trotz)
Tufton, Sackville (Lord Thanet, 8th Earl of Thanet)

Most names are listed as they were known to and used by Boswell. This may not be entirely consistent all the way through. Although a lot of this information is included in the annotated copies of the Yale editions of his writings, not all translations or editions are extensively annotated. Also, I try to include as many weblinks and other refeferences as possible to enable you to learn more about the persons.

You are most welcome to send any information you might have about any of Boswell's acquaintances to me at webmaster@jamesboswell.info - you will of course receive due mention as the source of such information.