Hester Lynch Piozzi (
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Short biography
A diarist, author, and patron of the arts who was a friend of Samuel Johnson. An account of her 1820 visit to Penzance is included in volume one of her autobiography, where she describes Penzance as having no theatre.
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Date of birth
16 January 1740
Place of birth
Bodvel, Carnarvonshire
Date of death
02 May 1821
Place of death
Clifton, Bristol
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