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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys, oil painting by John Hayls, 1666; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
John Evelyn, a fellow diarist and lifelong friend of Samuel Pepys, described him as being "universally belovâd" due to his hospitable and generous nature.1
According to Evelyn, Pepys was also highly regarded for being "learned in many things" and "skilled in music." Furthermore, Evelyn noted that Pepys was a "very greate cherisher of learned men," with whom he frequently engaged in conversation.1