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17/18th-century English trader, writer and journalist

Daniel Defoe (; born Daniel Foe; c. – 24 April )^[1] was an English novelist, journalist, merchant, pamphleteer and spy.

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He is most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe, published in , which is claimed to be second only to the Bible in its number of translations.^[2] He has been seen as one of the earliest proponents of the English novel, and helped to popularise the form in Britain with others such as Aphra Behn and Samuel Richardson.^[3] Defoe wrote many political tracts, was often in trouble with the authorities, and spent a period in prison.

Intellectuals and political leaders paid attention to his fresh ideas and sometimes consulted him.

Defoe was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than three hundred works^[4]—books, pamphlets, and journals—on diverse topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural.

He was also a