On his Grand Tour of Europe in 1764-1765, Boswell visited and befriended the famous philosophers Jean-Jacques Rosseau and François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire), and back in Edinburgh he was a personal friend of David Hume.
Karl David Kircheisen - Mayor of Berlin
Karl David Kircheisen
Born Jun 03, 1704 in DresdenDied Dec 28, 1770 in Berlin
Alias:
Carl David Kircheisen
Biography:
Mayor of Berlin (1733-1746). President of the Berlin City Council (1746-1770).
Father of Friedrich Leopold and Caroline.
Life with Boswell:
Boswell was introduced to Kircheisen, described as "a hearty cordial saxon", on July 9, 1764, and, with a recommendation from Schickler, he rented an apartment in Kircheisen's house for the duration of his stay in Berlin.
Boswell quickly became very friendly with the family, and on July 18, 1764 wrote that "Herr President embraced me with cordiality and cried, "My dear Englishman, no man ever had a better heart. Your being sent to my house was an act of Providence."
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