Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson

(1709–1784) linguist Kingdom of Great Britain

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[Wikidata] English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)... | [Wikipedia] Samuel Johnson, often called Dr. Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The work for which he is best known is his 42,733-entry Dictionary of the English

About Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson, often called Dr. Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The work for which he is best known is his 42,733-entry Dictionary of the English Language (1755). For this and other contributions in and to the English language, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography has called him "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".

Known for:

A Dictionary of the English Language

Notable works:

Julian the Apostate

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