Samuel Johnson (18 de septembre 1709 -13 de decembre 1784 ) era un scriptor, traductor, e lexicographo anglese, un del autores brittanic le plus importante del 18e seculo. Su obra include le novella Historia de Rasselas, Prince de Ethiopia, le collection de biographiettas Vitas del Poetas, e le prime dictionario comprehensive in le lingua anglese. Su amico scotese James Boswell scribeva un biographia de Johnson assi famose que su nomine deveniva un parola in anglese: le boswell de un persona es su biographo.

Samuel Johnson
Sexomascule
Nascentia1709-09-18 (Lichfield)
Decesso1784-12-13 (London)
Causa de decessosurgical complications[*]
Loco de reposoAbbatia de Westminster
Ethnicitategente anglese[*]
CitataniaKingdom of Great Britain[*]
Educate inPembroke College[*], King Edward VI College Stourbridge[*], King Edward VI School[*]
Occupationlexicographo[*], linguista, poeta[*], literary historian[*], scriptor, Inseniante, critico litterari[*], biographer[*], essayista[*], politico[*], traductor, bookseller[*]
Obras notabileA Dictionary of the English Language[*]
Partito politicTories[*]
ReligionAnglicanismo
ConjugeElizabeth Porter[*]
Parentesmatre Sarah Ford[*] patre Michael Johnson[*]
Linguaanglese
Signatura
Identificatores
ISNI0000000121193137
VIAF7406725
CommonsSamuel Johnson