Pepys

Pepys  (pps, pps), Samuel 1633-1703.

English civil servant whose diary includes detailed descriptions of the Great Plague (1665) and the Great Fire of London (1666).

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Pepysi·an adj.

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Pepys [piːps]

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(Biographies / Pepys, Samuel (1633-1703) M, English, WRITING: diarist, MILITARY: naval administrator) Samuel. 1633-1703, English diarist and naval administrator. His diary, which covers the period 1660-69, is a vivid account of London life through such disasters as the Great Plague, the Fire of London, and the intrusion of the Dutch fleet up the Thames

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Pepys - English diarist whose diary contained detailed descriptions of 17th century disasters in England (1633-1703) Samuel Pepys