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Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson was a really smart man who lived a long, long time ago in England. He was born in 1709 and became famous for being a writer and for writing a really big book called a dictionary.

Have you ever heard of a dictionary? It's a really awesome book that has a lot of words in it and their meanings. It helps people know what words mean so they can use them correctly.

Well, Samuel Johnson was the first person in England to make a really good dictionary. He took a long time to make it, and he worked really hard to find out what each word meant and how to spell it. It was a really big book with lots of pages, and it helped a lot of people in England.

Besides writing the dictionary, Samuel Johnson was also a really good writer. He wrote lots of poems and stories that people loved to read. He was famous for his writing and he even became famous for his funny quotes and sayings.

Samuel Johnson was a very important person in England a long time ago. He was very smart and worked hard to help people understand words. Even today, people still use his dictionary and read his writing. He was a cool guy!