Samuel Johnson

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biographer essayist human lexicographer literary critic moralist poet translator writer

Samuel Johnson was an 18th-century English writer, lexicographer, and critic best known for compiling *A Dictionary of the English Language* (1755), one of the most influential dictionaries in the history of English.

Aliases (1)

Dr. Johnson ×1

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biographer → essayist → human → lexicographer → literary critic → moralist → poet → translator → writer →
burialPlace	Westminster Abbey →
causeOfDeath	stroke →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain →
dateOfBirth	1709-09-18 →
dateOfDeath	1784-12-13 →
describedBySource	Life of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell →
educatedAt	Pembroke College, Oxford NERFINISHED →
ethnicGroup	English →
genre	biography → essay → literary criticism → poetry →
hasWork	A Dictionary of the English Language → A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland → Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia → The Idler → The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets → The Rambler →
honorificTitle	Dr. Johnson →
influenced	English lexicography → James Boswell →
influencedBy	Alexander Pope → John Dryden →
knownFor	compiling A Dictionary of the English Language →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
memberOf	The Club →
movement	Neoclassicism →
name	Samuel Johnson →
notableWork	A Dictionary of the English Language → A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland → London → Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia → The Idler → The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets → The Rambler → The Vanity of Human Wishes →
occupation	biographer → critic → editor → essayist → lexicographer → poet → teacher → writer →
placeOfBirth	Lichfield → Staffordshire NERFINISHED →
placeOfDeath	London →
publicationDate	1755 →
religion	Anglicanism →
residence	Lichfield → London →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Elizabeth Johnson → Elizabeth Porter NERFINISHED →

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Lichfield →	birthplaceOf
Johnson’s Life of London →	containsBiographicalSketchOf
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum →	dedicatedTo
Samuel Johnson ("Dr. Johnson") →	honorificTitle
Alexander Pope →	influenced
Samuel Johnson →	name
Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum →	namedAfter
Augustan literature →	notableAuthor
Poets’ Corner →	notableBurial