Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Samuel Johnson across 3 places, from 1737 to 1784.
Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Samuel Johnson ( – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer and polymath who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, literary critic, sermonist, biographer, editor, and lexicographer (creator of dictionaries).Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
Every dot is a place Samuel Johnson is documented in, on a dated record. The interactive globe carries the full detail.
Where Samuel Johnson was documented, and when
October 1737month
Londonattested“In October 1737 Johnson brought his wife to London, and he found employment with Cave as a writer for The Gentleman's Magazine.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
1752year
Londonattested“Tetty Johnson was ill during most of her time in London, and in 1752 she decided to return to the countryside while Johnson was busy working on his Dictionary.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
6 August 1773exact date
Scotlandattested“On 6 August 1773, eleven years after first meeting Boswell, Johnson set out to visit his friend in Scotland, and to begin "a journey to the western islands of Scotland", as Johnson's 1775 account of their travels would put it.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
1781year
Southwarkattested“Afterwards, Johnson stayed with the Thrales for 17 years until Henry's death in 1781, sometimes staying in rooms at Thrale's Anchor Brewery in Southwark.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
16 November 1784exact date
Londonattested“With no one to visit, Johnson expressed a desire to die in London and arrived there on 16 November 1784.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
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31 October 1728exact date
Pembroke College, Oxfordmentioned“On 31 October 1728, a few weeks after he turned 19, Johnson entered Pembroke College, Oxford.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
1731year
Lichfieldmentioned“By 1731 Johnson's father was deeply in debt and had lost much of his standing in Lichfield.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
6 September 1731exact date
Stourbridgementioned“Johnson hoped to obtain the position of a school usher, which became available at Stourbridge Grammar School, but since he did not have a degree, his application was passed over on 6 September 1731.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
February 1734month
Lichfieldmentioned“He returned to Lichfield in February 1734, and began an annotated edition of Poliziano's Latin poems, along with a history of Latin poetry from Petrarch to Poliziano; a Proposal was soon printed, but a lack of funds halted the project.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
1735year
Lichfieldmentioned“In the autumn of 1735, Johnson opened Edial Hall School as a private academy at Edial, near Lichfield.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
1735year
Edialmentioned“In the autumn of 1735, Johnson opened Edial Hall School as a private academy at Edial, near Lichfield.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
June 1735month
Solihull Schoolmentioned“In June 1735, while working as a tutor for the children of Thomas Whitby, a local Staffordshire gentleman, Johnson had applied for the position of headmaster at Solihull School.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
9 July 1735exact date
St Werburgh's Church, Derbymentioned“They married on 9 July 1735, at St Werburgh's Church in Derby.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
5 May 1784exact date
Oxfordmentioned“His health began to improve by May 1784, and he travelled to Oxford with Boswell on 5 May 1784.”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
20 December 1784exact date
Westminster Abbeymentioned“–Johnson is dead.– Let us go to the next best: There is nobody; –no man can be said to put you in mind of Johnson." He was buried on 20 December 1784 at Westminster Abbey with an inscription that reads: Johnson's works, especially his Li…”source: Wikipedia: Samuel Johnson
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