(including politics, erime, supernatural). He was alse Daniel Defoe (c. 1659 - 24 April 1731); born Daniel Foe, was an English vvriter, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularise the form in Britain, and is even referred to by some as among the founders of the English novel. A prolific and versatile vvriter, he vvrote more than 500 books, pam-phlets, and journals on various topics religion, marriage, psychology and the supernatural). He was also a pioneer of economic journalism.