Daniel Defoe, born Daniel Foe, was an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics (including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism. (Source)
Daniel Defoe
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English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)
| Born | 1661? |
| Died | 24 April 1731 |
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![Cover of: The whole life and strange suprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an uninhabited Island, on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque [...] Volume II](https://archive.org/download/bib_fict_9736958_2/page/cover_w180_h360.jpg "Cover of: The whole life and strange suprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an uninhabited Island, on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque [...] Volume II")
Daniel Defoe
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English trader, writer, and journalist (1660–1731)
| Born | 1661? |
| Died | 24 April 1731 |
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- OLID: OL18283A
- ISNI: 0000000123478267
- VIAF: 39375774
- Wikidata: Q40946
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