Ad·di·son 
(ădĭ-sən), Joseph 1672-1719.
(ădĭ-sən), Joseph 1672-1719. English essayist whose witty and elegant works appeared in The Tatler, founded by Richard Steele in 1709, and The Spectator, founded by Addison and Steele in 1711.
Ad′di·soni·an (-sōnē-ən) adj.