Born in Milston, Wiltshire, England, The United Kingdom May 01, 1672 Died: June 17, 1719 Genre: Nonfiction, Poetry Joseph Addison was an English essayist, poet and politician. He was a man of letters, eldest son of Lancelot Addison. His name is usually remembered alongside that of his long-standing friend, Richard Steele, with whom he founded The Spectator magazine. Less