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Where did Joseph Addison go to school before attending the University of Oxford?
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Joseph Addison
Joseph Addison, oil painting by Michael Dahl, 1719; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Before attending the University of Oxford, Joseph Addison received his early education in Amesbury and Salisbury, as well as at the Lichfield Grammar School. At age 14, he was enrolled at the Charterhouse in London, where he began his lifelong friendship with Richard Steele.2