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Who was Samuel Johnson?

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Who was Samuel Johnson?

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CLICK HERE. If you like this quote and are eager for more Johnsonian wisdom, check out The Samuel Johnson Sound Bite Page. Browsing through the site, I found another gem of Johnson’s: “A man of genius has been seldom ruined but by himself.

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Writer, Lexicographer and Journalist. Date and Place of Birth: 18th September 1709, Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. Family Background: Son of Michael Johson a bookseller. His mother Sarah was descended from wealthy landowners. Education: Lichfield Grammar School. Stourbridge Grammar School. Pembroke College, Oxford University. (Left without a degree due to lack of money and depression). Chronology/Biography of Samuel Johnson: 1731: Unsuccessful finding teaching posts but finally finds one at Market Bosworth Grammar school in Leicestershire. Finally settles in Birmingham where he meets his future wife Elizabeth Porter. 1735: Sets up a school at Edial Hall, Burntwood near Lichfield, which was not a success. 1737: Goes to London with a former pupil David Garrick. His early writings were published in the “Gentleman’s Magazine” particularly parliamentary debates. as well as poetry, biographies and some translation work. 1744: Completes a life of his friend Richard Savage. 1746: Signed th