Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson
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Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". Born in Lichfield, Staffordshire, he attended Pembroke College, Oxford, until lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher, he moved to London and began wri
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English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson
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2002-04-10T15:23:15Z
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2024-09-04T20:16:21Z
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