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English writer and polymath (1709–1784)
Samuel Johnson (18 September [O.S. 7 September] 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting
Samuel_Johnson
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Samuel Curtis Johnson may refer to: Samuel Curtis Johnson Sr. (1833–1919), founder of S. C. Johnson & Son Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. (1922–2004) S. Curtis
Samuel_Curtis_Johnson
Australian actor (born 1978)
Samuel Joseph Johnson OAM (born 8 February 1978) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Evan Wylde in the television series The Secret
Samuel_Johnson_(actor)
1791 biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell
The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. by James Boswell is a 1791 biography of English writer and literary critic Samuel Johnson. The work was from the beginning
Life_of_Samuel_Johnson
American Founding Father and judge (1727–1819)
William Samuel Johnson (October 7, 1727 – November 14, 1819) was an American Founding Father and statesman. He attended all of the four founding American
William_Samuel_Johnson
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Johnson." Samuel, Sammy or Sam Johnson may also refer to: Samuel Johnson (dramatist) (1691–1773), author of Hurlothrumbo Samuel Johnson (American educator)
Samuel Johnson (disambiguation)
Samuel_Johnson_(disambiguation)
American politician (1877–1937)
Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (October 11, 1877 – October 23, 1937) was an American politician, businessman, and farmer who served six terms as a Democratic
Samuel_Ealy_Johnson_Jr.
1755 dictionary by Samuel Johnson
Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, was published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson. It is among the most influential
A Dictionary of the English Language
A_Dictionary_of_the_English_Language
and Genius of Samuel Johnson, LL. D. was written by Arthur Murphy and published in 1792. The work serves as a biography of Samuel Johnson and an introduction
An Essay on the Life and Genius of Samuel Johnson
An_Essay_on_the_Life_and_Genius_of_Samuel_Johnson
Nigerian historian (1846–1901)
The Rev. Samuel Johnson (Listen; 24 June 1846 – 29 April 1901) was an Anglican priest, diplomat, and historian, as well as the great-grandson of Alaafin
Samuel Johnson (Nigerian historian)
Samuel_Johnson_(Nigerian_historian)
Topics referred to by the same term
Samuel Ealy Johnson may refer to: Samuel Ealy Johnson Jr. (1877–1937), Texas politician and father of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson Samuel Ealy
Samuel_Ealy_Johnson
American clergyman (1696–1772)
Samuel Johnson (October 14, 1696 – January 6, 1772) was a clergyman, educator, linguist, encyclopedist, historian, and philosopher in colonial America
Samuel Johnson (American educator)
Samuel_Johnson_(American_educator)
1759 short fable by Samuel Johnson
abbreviated to Rasselas, is an allegory about bliss and ignorance by Samuel Johnson. The book's original working title was "The Choice of Life". The book
The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia
The_History_of_Rasselas,_Prince_of_Abissinia
American clergyman and author (1822–1882)
Samuel Johnson (10 October 1822 – 19 February 1882) was an American clergyman and author. Johnson was born on 10 October 1822 in Salem, Massachusetts
Samuel_Johnson_(clergyman)
The Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson or the Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. During the Last Twenty Years of His Life by Hester Thrale,
Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson
Anecdotes_of_the_Late_Samuel_Johnson
health of Samuel Johnson has been a focus of biographical and critical analysis of his life. His medical history was well documented by Johnson and his
Health_of_Samuel_Johnson
Samuel Johnson's life written by his contemporaries. They are listed by date of publication. The Annals: An Account of the Life of Dr. Samuel Johnson
List of contemporary accounts of Samuel Johnson's life
List_of_contemporary_accounts_of_Samuel_Johnson's_life
Non-fiction writing award
The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, formerly the Samuel Johnson Prize, is an annual British book prize for the best non-fiction writing in the English
Baillie_Gifford_Prize
Graduate business school of Cornell University
school's renaming in honor of Johnson’s grandfather, Samuel Curtis Johnson, Sr., the founder of S.C. Johnson. Johnson Graduate School of Management consistently
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management
Cornell_Johnson_Graduate_School_of_Management
English writer
1958) is a British writer, film-maker and curator. He won the 2009 Samuel Johnson Prize, now known as the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, for his
Philip_Hoare
1621 book by Robert Burton
writers of the following centuries, such as Enlightenment figures like Samuel Johnson and modern authors like Philip Pullman. Romantic poet John Keats said
The_Anatomy_of_Melancholy
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784) was a British intellectual who wrote dozens of essays and a number of pamphlets
Political views of Samuel Johnson
Political_views_of_Samuel_Johnson
American lexicographer (1757–1836)
Samuel Johnson Jr. (March 10, 1757 – August 20, 1836) was the author of the first English dictionary compiled by an American, A school dictionary: being
Samuel_Johnson_Jr.
American businessman (1928–2004)
Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. (March 2, 1928 – May 22, 2004) was an American businessman. He was the fourth generation of his family to lead S. C. Johnson
Samuel_Curtis_Johnson_Jr.
Diary (1762/63) of James Boswell
One of the most notable events in the journal is Boswell's meeting Samuel Johnson on 16 May, 1763. Boswell went on to form a close relationship with the
London_Journal_(Boswell)
Samuel Johnson (1830–15 February 1900) was an actor-manager and Shakespearean actor of the 19th century and a member of Henry Irving's Company at the Lyceum
Samuel_Johnson_(comedian)
2025 American film
2026 thriller / dark comedy film directed by Steve Pink and written by Samuel Johnson and Connor Diedrich. Three friends—Vic, Ryan, and Maddie—travel to the
Terrestrial_(film)
This article is an overview of Samuel Johnson's literary criticism. Johnson's literature, especially his Lives of the Poets series, is marked by various
Samuel Johnson's literary criticism
Samuel_Johnson's_literary_criticism
Book by Thomas Browne, published 1716
its sentence construction. Christian Morals was edited by Samuel Johnson in 1756; Johnson prefaced his edition with a biography of Browne. His latter
Christian_Morals
Poem by Samuel Johnson
London is a poem by Samuel Johnson, produced shortly after he moved to London. Written in 1738, it was his first major published work. The poem in 263
London_(Samuel_Johnson_poem)
2014 memoir by Helen Macdonald
Hawk is a 2014 memoir by British author Helen Macdonald. It won the Samuel Johnson Prize and Costa Book of the Year award, among other honours. The film
H_is_for_Hawk
Anglo-Greek linguist (1743–1795)
Paradise (1743–1795) was an Anglo-Greek linguist, known as a friend of Samuel Johnson and Fellow of the Royal Society. He was born at Salonica in April 1743
John_Paradise
Scottish lawyer, diarist and author (1740–1795)
He is best known for his biography of the English writer Samuel Johnson, Life of Samuel Johnson, which is commonly said to be the greatest biography written
James_Boswell
English writer and printer (1689–1761)
age of 51 and was an instant success. Leading acquaintances included Samuel Johnson and Sarah Fielding, the physician and Behmenist George Cheyne, and the
Samuel_Richardson
1921 historical book by Rev. Samuel Johnson
historian Samuel Johnson. It was originally completed in 1897 but was lost and eventually reconstructed after his death by his brother Obadiah Johnson who then
The_History_of_the_Yorubas
1917 short story by H. P. Lovecraft
"A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson" is a short story written in 1917 by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft. It was first published in the
A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson
A_Reminiscence_of_Dr._Samuel_Johnson
American politician (1839–1916)
Samuel Johnson (July 7, 1839 – March 1, 1916) was a Michigan politician. Johnson was born on July 7, 1839, in Springfield, New York. Johnson attended Cazenovia
Samuel Johnson (Michigan politician)
Samuel_Johnson_(Michigan_politician)
Eben Samuel Johnson (8 February 1866 – 9 February 1939) was an English-American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916. Born in Warwickshire
Eben_Samuel_Johnson
American politician, businessman, farmer, and rancher (1838–1915)
Samuel Ealy Johnson Sr. (November 12, 1838 – February 25, 1915) was an American politician, businessman, farmer, and rancher. He was the grandfather of
Samuel_Ealy_Johnson_Sr.
English actor
Ronald Samuel Johnson (14 May 1949 – November 1998), known by his stage name Sammy Johnson, was an English actor and musician. His most popular role was
Sammy_Johnson
Travel book by James Boswell
with Samuel Johnson, LL.D. is a travel journal by Scotsman James Boswell first published in 1785. In 1773, Boswell enticed his English friend Samuel Johnson
The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
The_Journal_of_a_Tour_to_the_Hebrides
Statue in London, England
statue of Samuel Johnson is a Grade II listed statue on the Strand in the Churchyard of St Clement Danes church in London. Samuel Johnson was a writer
Statue_of_Samuel_Johnson
c. 1775 painting by Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Samuel Johnson, also known as Blinking Sam, is an oil-painted portrait of English lexicographer Samuel Johnson reading, created by English
Blinking_Sam
Writer
the popular science book Quantum which was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction, 2009. He was also co-author of the book Science
Manjit_Kumar
Book by Dominic Streatfeild
countless patients. Post publication, Brainwash was nominated for the Samuel Johnson Prize in 2007. The book was then longlisted and ultimately shortlisted
Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control
Brainwash:_The_Secret_History_of_Mind_Control
English poet (c. 1697–1743)
the subject of Samuel Johnson's Life of Savage, originally published anonymously in 1744, which is one of the most elaborate of Johnson's Lives of the English
Richard_Savage_(poet)
French writer (1679–1763)
subsequently became a theological essayist, and a friend and acquaintance of Samuel Johnson and other noted figures in 18th-century literary London. Although Psalmanazar
George_Psalmanazar
Dutch historian (born 1961)
material. The first volume, titled Mao's Great Famine, won the 2011 Samuel Johnson Prize (now called the Baillie Gifford Prize) for nonfiction, Britain's
Frank_Dikötter
The religious views of Samuel Johnson are expressed in both his moralistic writings and his sermons. Samuel Johnson regarded himself as a moralist during
Religious views of Samuel Johnson
Religious_views_of_Samuel_Johnson
Anecdote in Greek philosophical history
ISBN 978-0-253-22142-1. Samuel Johnson (1840). "The Idler: No. 14 Saturday July 15, 1758". In Arthur Murphy (ed.). The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Vol. 1. New
Diogenes_and_Alexander
Founder of S. C. Johnson & Son Inc.
Samuel Curtis Johnson (December 24, 1833 – December 6, 1919) was an American businessman. He was the founder of S. C. Johnson & Son, Inc., of Racine,
Samuel_Curtis_Johnson_Sr.
Life of the English author (1709–1784)
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784) was an English author born in Lichfield, Staffordshire. He was a sickly infant
Early_life_of_Samuel_Johnson
English author and music historian (1719–1789)
1789) was an English writer and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson and Horace Walpole. He was part of Johnson's various clubs but later left The Literary Club
John_Hawkins_(author)
English poet and civil servant (1608–1674)
the centuries since his death, often on account of his republicanism. Samuel Johnson praised Paradise Lost as "a poem which ... with respect to design may
John_Milton
Book by James Boswell
catapulting Boswell to fame 23 years before his best known work, The Life of Samuel Johnson, was produced. While Boswell was alive, sales of An Account of Corsica
An_Account_of_Corsica
Written account of a person's life
genre, was James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson, a biography of lexicographer and man-of-letters Samuel Johnson published in 1791.[unreliable source
Biography
Anglo-Irish writer (1728–1774)
Willington. Beginning in the 1760s, he maintained a close friendship with Samuel Johnson, another prolific English writer who played a significant role in promoting
Oliver_Goldsmith
British writer
They are best known as the author of H is for Hawk, which won the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize and Costa Book Award; in 2016, the book won the Prix du Meilleur
Helen_Macdonald_(writer)
Samuel Johnson (January 28, 1845 - November 24, 1915) was an American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor who received the medal for his actions
Samuel_Johnson_(soldier)
Cathedral city in Staffordshire, England
its three-spired medieval cathedral, Lichfield was the birthplace of Samuel Johnson, the compiler of the first authoritative Dictionary of the English Language
Lichfield
Torture method
weight and on any additional weights added to the body. It is not, as Samuel Johnson erroneously entered in A Dictionary of the English Language, a "chastisement
Strappado
British writer (born 1951)
cultural historian, biographer and novelist. In November 2013, she won the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction for her biography of the Italian writer Gabriele
Lucy_Hughes-Hallett
English clergyman and political writer
Samuel Johnson (1649–1703) was an English clergyman and political writer, sometimes called "the Whig Johnson" to distinguish him from the author and lexicographer
Samuel_Johnson_(pamphleteer)
Term used to describe a loose group of British lyric poets of the 17th century
The term Metaphysical poets was coined by the critic Samuel Johnson to describe a loose group of 17th-century English poets whose work was characterised
Metaphysical_poets
1779–81 book by Samuel Johnson
alternatively known by the shorter title Lives of the Poets, is a work by Samuel Johnson comprising short biographies and critical appraisals of 52 poets, most
Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets
Lives_of_the_Most_Eminent_English_Poets
English comic playwright (1691–1773)
Samuel Johnson (1691 – 5 May 1773) was an English dancing-master, dramatist and violinist, known especially for his 1729 stage work Hurlothrumbo, which
Samuel_Johnson_(dramatist)
English writer and journalist
Alma Fielding. She has won a number of literary prizes, including the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction in 2008. Summerscale was brought up in Japan, England
Kate_Summerscale
Series of essays by Samuel Johnson
The Idler was a series of 103 essays, all but twelve of them by Samuel Johnson, published in the London weekly the Universal Chronicle between 1758 and
The_Idler_(1758–1760)
New Zealand printer, newspaper proprietor and editor
Samuel Johnson (16 March 1827 – 6 August 1905) was a New Zealand printer, newspaper proprietor and editor. He was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England
Samuel Johnson (New Zealand editor)
Samuel_Johnson_(New_Zealand_editor)
1998 book by Antony Beevor
was first published by Viking Press in 1998. The book won the first Samuel Johnson Prize, the Wolfson History Prize and the Hawthornden Prize for Literature
Stalingrad_(Beevor_book)
Greek Stoic philosopher (c. 50 – c. 135)
including Marcus Aurelius, Rabelais, Pascal, Montesquieu, Diderot, and Samuel Johnson. Having described himself as old in AD 108, Epictetus is presumed to
Epictetus
1752 novel by Charlotte Lennox
most-celebrated work. It was approved by both Henry Fielding and Samuel Richardson, applauded by Samuel Johnson, and used as a model by Jane Austen for Northanger Abbey
The_Female_Quixote
British television films, 2011 to 2014
or The Murder at Road Hill House, which was the winner of Britain's Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction in 2008, and was read as BBC Radio 4's Book of
The_Suspicions_of_Mr_Whicher
1749 poem written by Samuel Johnson
English author Samuel Johnson. It was written in late 1748 and published in 1749 (see 1749 in poetry). It was begun and completed while Johnson was busy writing
The_Vanity_of_Human_Wishes
British nature writer (born 1976)
December 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2015. "Shortlist for 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize announced - Samuel Johnson Prize". thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk. Retrieved 15 May
Robert_Macfarlane_(writer)
American lawyer (1786–1845)
Samuel Johnson Hitchcock (February 4, 1786 – August 31, 1845) was an American lawyer and judge who taught at New Haven Law School, which was absorbed by
Samuel_Johnson_Hitchcock
2009 book by Andrew Ross Sorkin
Loeb Award for Best Business Book and was shortlisted for the 2010 Samuel Johnson Prize and the 2010 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of
Too_Big_to_Fail_(book)
2003 book by Bill Bryson
original on June 30, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2018. "The Samuel Johnson Prize 2004". The Samuel Johnson Prize. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018
A Short History of Nearly Everything
A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything
British journalist and broadcaster (1953–2001)
won a What The Papers Say award. In 1999, he was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for his book C: Because Cowards Get Cancer Too.... The healthcare
John_Diamond_(journalist)
American administrator (1882–1942)
Hugh Samuel Johnson (August 5, 1882 – April 15, 1942) was a United States Army officer, businessman, speech writer, government official and newspaper columnist
Hugh_S._Johnson
2002 Australian film
film starring Mick Molloy, Bill Hunter, Frank Wilson, Monica Maughan, Samuel Johnson, Lois Ramsey, Bob Hornery, Judith Lucy and John Clarke. Jack Simpson
Crackerjack_(2002_film)
English Anglican clergyman and forger
campaign for a Royal pardon, in which he received the assistance of Samuel Johnson, he was hanged at Tyburn for forgery. Dodd was born in Bourne in Lincolnshire
William_Dodd_(priest)
English art director and photographer
Samuel Burgess-Johnson is an English art director, graphic designer and photographer known for working with musical artists such as The 1975, Tove Lo,
Samuel_Burgess-Johnson
16–19th-century prescriptive theory of dramatic tragedy
Thomas Otway's Venice Preserv'd (1682), Joseph Addison's Cato, and Samuel Johnson's Irene (1749). Shakespeare's The Tempest (1610) takes place almost entirely
Classical_unities
American singer-songwriter
Samuel Johnson, better known by his stage name Samwell, is an American entertainer whose 2007 video "What What (In the Butt)" made him an Internet celebrity
Samwell_(entertainer)
Autobiographical book by Salman Rushdie
was announced as one of the 14 titles in the longlist for the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize on 18 September 2012. Yardley, Jonathan (16 September 2012). "'Joseph
Joseph_Anton:_A_Memoir
1768 play
Cushing as Butler and John Quick as Potboy. The prologue was written by Samuel Johnson. It was a middling success for Goldsmith, and the printed version of
The_Good-Natur'd_Man
2003 book by Tom Holland
and can cover all historical periods. It was also shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for the same year. The Observer described the book as "a modern
Rubicon: The Last Years of the Roman Republic
Rubicon:_The_Last_Years_of_the_Roman_Republic
English writer and scholar (1736–1800)
and Shakespearean scholar. He was best known for collaborating with Samuel Johnson and Isaac Reed to produce The Plays of Shakespeare with the Corrections
George_Steevens
Historic site in Sampson County, North Carolina, US
Samuel Johnson House and Cemetery is a historic plantation house located near Ingold, Sampson County, North Carolina. The house was built about 1840, and
Samuel Johnson House and Cemetery
Samuel_Johnson_House_and_Cemetery
English novelist
S. Johnson, Like a Fiery Elephant, which D. J. Taylor described in Literary Review as "a deeply unconventional biography," won the Samuel Johnson Prize
Jonathan_Coe
English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer
century European theatrical practice, and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson. He appeared in several amateur theatricals, and with his appearance
David_Garrick
2013 book by Lucy Hughes-Hallett
micro-narratives," as Robert Gordon wrote in Literary Review. It won the Samuel Johnson Prize, the Duff Cooper Prize, and the Costa Book Award for Biography
The Pike: Gabriele D'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War
The_Pike:_Gabriele_D'Annunzio,_Poet,_Seducer_and_Preacher_of_War
Battle between the Ilorin Emirate and the Oyo Empire
battle was narrated and written down by the accredited Yoruba historian, Samuel Johnson in the book The History of the Yorubas. Following the death of the Kakanfo
Battle_of_Ogele
Literary critic
particularly the eighteenth-century period. Known especially for his work on Samuel Johnson, he also wrote on later authors such as Jane Austen, Evelyn Waugh, Graham
Donald_Greene
Irish writer
and 1754. As Henry Thrale's oldest and dearest friend, he introduced Samuel Johnson to the Thrales in January 1765. No. 16 Hammersmith Terrace was built
Arthur_Murphy_(writer)
English physician
Dictionary, as the inventor of a popular "fever powder", and as a friend of Samuel Johnson. James was born in 1703, at Kinvaston in Staffordshire, to Edward James
Robert_James_(physician)
Former Oyo emperor
was Oranyan or Oranmiyan and his brother, according to the historian Samuel Johnson, was Shango. Ajaka originally ruled Oyo as a regent - and heir-apparent
Ajaka
Welsh writer and socialite (1740/1741–1821)
letters and other works made her an important source of information on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century British life. A member of the prominent Salusbury family
Hester_Thrale
A Biographical Sketch of Dr Samuel Johnson was written by Thomas Tyers for The Gentleman's Magazine's December 1784 issue. The work was written immediately
A Biographical Sketch of Dr Samuel Johnson
A_Biographical_Sketch_of_Dr_Samuel_Johnson
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