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'''Samuel Johnson''' (18 September 1709 (O.S.) 7 September&nbsp;– 13 December 1784), often referred to as '''Dr. Johnson''', was an English author who made lasting contributions to  English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and  lexicographer . Johnson was a devout Anglican  and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history".<ref>Rogers, Pat (2006), "Johnson, Samuel (1709–1784)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (online ed.), Oxford University Press, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14918], retrieved 25 August 2008</ref> He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature":  James Boswell 's '' Life of Samuel Johnson ''.<ref name="Batexix">{{Harvnb|Bate|1977|p=xix}}</ref>

'''Samuel Johnson''' (18 September 1709 (O.S.) 7 September&nbsp;– 13 December 1784), often referred to as '''Dr. Johnson''', was an English author who made lasting contributions to  English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and  lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican  and committed Tory, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history."<ref>Rogers, Pat (2006), "Johnson, Samuel (1709–1784)", ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (online ed.), Oxford University Press, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14918], retrieved 25 August 2008</ref> He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature":  James Boswell 's '' Life of Samuel Johnson ''.<ref name="Batexix">{{Harvnb|Bate|1977|p=xix}}</ref>

Johnson was born in  Lichfield, Staffordshire, and attended  Pembroke College, Oxford  for just over a year, before his lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher he moved to London, where he began to write miscellaneous pieces for '' The Gentleman's Magazine ''. His early works include the biography ''The Life of Richard Savage'', the poems "London " and "The Vanity of Human Wishes", and the play ''Irene''.

Johnson was born in  Lichfield, Staffordshire, and attended  Pembroke College, Oxford  for just over a year, before his lack of funds forced him to leave. After working as a teacher he moved to London, where he began to write miscellaneous pieces for '' The Gentleman's Magazine ''. His early works include the biography ''The Life of Richard Savage'', the poems "London " and "The Vanity of Human Wishes", and the play ''Irene''.