Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson
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Small Bio:
Samuel Johnson, often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.

"Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible obiections must first be overcome." - Samuel Johnson

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Interesting info:

1)  He Spent Nearly 9 Years Working on His Dictionary Before Publishing It in 1755.

2)  Johnson's dictionary was not the first, nor was it unique. It was, however, the most commonly used and imitated for the 150 years between its first publication and the completion of the Oxford English Dictionary in 1928.

3)  Johnson was good friends with a man named Harry Porter, who eventually died of a terminal illness. He became close to Porter’s wife, Elizabeth and he began courting her. This caused much controversy as she was 46 years old with three children and he was just 25, leading to a family scandal.