Tobias Smollett, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tobias Smollett

18th-century poet and author from Scotland

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Cardross, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1771

Profession: poet, historian, translator, physician writer, surgeon, journalist, novelist

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721; died 17 September 1771) was a Scottish poet and author.
He was best known for his picaresque novels, such as The Adventures of Roderick Random (1748), The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle (1751) and The Expedition of Humphry Clinker (1771), which influenced later novelists including Charles Dickens.
His novels were amended liberally by printers; a definitive edition of each of his works was edited by Dr O.
M.
Brack Jr to correct such variations.