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Samuel Johnson, English lexicographer and poet (died 1784)

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Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

Samuel Johnson, often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer. The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography calls him "arguably the most…
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September 18

Day of the year

September 18 is the 261st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 104 days remain until the end of the year.
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