The late Dr. Samuel Johnson was an English Writer who contributed as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor, and lexicographer.
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He was born on September 18, 1709, in Lichfield, United Kingdom, and died on December 13, 1784, in London, United Kingdom.
In 2009, Samuel Johnson was part of the ten people who were selected by the Royal Mail for their “Eminent Britons” commemorative postage stamp issue.
On 18 September 2017, Google commemorated Johnson’s 308th birthday with a Google Doodle. The date of his demise is celebrated in the Church of England’s Calendar of Saints. There is a memorial to him at St Paul’s Cathedral in London.
The late Samuel Johnson was born to his parents, Sarah Ford, and Michael Johnson. He was born when his mother was 40 years and hence, there were complications regarding his birth, which made his family believe that he may not survive.
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However, he made it alive. He had a brother called Nathaniel. His father was a local bookseller and also a town sheriff.
Dr. Samuel Johnson’s family was in serious debt which motivated Samuel Johnson to stick to his bookshop and work harder. They lived in poverty until his mother’s cousin Elizabeth Harriott died in February 1728 and left a huge amount of money to send Samuel Johnson to university.
Dr. Samuel Johnson is an alumnus of Pembroke College, Oxford, Lichfield Grammar School, King Edward VI grammar school, and the University of Oxford. He is a devout Anglican and is committed to Tory.
Who Was Elizabeth Johnson?
Elizabeth Johnson was the divorced wife of the late Dr. Samuel Johnson. They married Elizabeth Johnson from 1735 to 1752. Her personal information is not yet available.
Elizabeth Johnson’s partner at the time of death was Hill Boothby. His children are Joseph Porter, Jervis Henry Porter, and Lucy Porter.
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