Johnson, Samuel
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Image source
Wikimedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Johnson_by_Joshua_Reynolds.jpg
Basic data
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Dr. Johnson Alternative Names
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September 18, 1709 in Lichfield
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†December 13, 1784 in London
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Schriftsteller, Dichter, Lexikograf
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Birmingham, London
Iconography
.jpg "Elizabeth \"Tetty\" Porter, Johnson's wife (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Johnson (1775) showing his intense concentration and the weakness of his eyes; he did not want to be depicted as "Blinking Sam". This unique portrait showing his nearsightedness is in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.[137] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Portrait_of_Samuel_Johnson_(%22Blinking_Sam%22).jpg "Johnson (1775) showing his intense concentration and the weakness of his eyes; he did not want to be depicted as \"Blinking Sam\". This unique portrait showing his nearsightedness is in the Huntington Library in San Marino, California.[137] (Source: Wikimedia)")
_by_James_Gillray.jpg "A caricature of Johnson by James Gillray mocking him for his literary criticism; he is shown doing penance for Apollo and the Muses with Mount Parnassus in the background. (Source: Wikimedia)")
.jpg "Portrait of Samuel Johnson 1770 (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Reynolds' 1769 portrait depicting Johnson's "odd gesticulations"[217] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Johnson_1769.jpg "Reynolds' 1769 portrait depicting Johnson's \"odd gesticulations\"[217] (Source: Wikimedia)")
![Statue of Dr Johnson erected in 1838 opposite the house where he was born at Lichfield's Market Square. There are also statues of him in London and Uttoxeter.[230] (Source: Wikimedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Samuel_Johnson_Statue.jpg "Statue of Dr Johnson erected in 1838 opposite the house where he was born at Lichfield's Market Square. There are also statues of him in London and Uttoxeter.[230] (Source: Wikimedia)")
Documents
Biographical information from the WeGA
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- It is a well known person where enough information is available online elsewhere, see e.g Wikipedia
