<P> Samuel Pepys FRS ( / ˈpiːps / PEEPS ; 23 February 1633 -- 26 May 1703 ) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary that he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man . Pepys had no maritime experience , but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage , hard work , and his talent for administration . His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy . </P>
<P> Samuel Pepys FRS ( / ˈpiːps / PEEPS ; 23 February 1633 -- 26 May 1703 ) was an administrator of the navy of England and Member of Parliament who is most famous for the diary that he kept for a decade while still a relatively young man . Pepys had no maritime experience , but he rose to be the Chief Secretary to the Admiralty under both King Charles II and King James II through patronage , hard work , and his talent for administration . His influence and reforms at the Admiralty were important in the early professionalisation of the Royal Navy . </P>
who wrote a diary about the great fire of london
who wrote a diary about the great fire of london
Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys