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The Life of Samuel Johnson

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The Life of Samuel Johnson

Summary

The Life of Samuel Johnson is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,309 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Life of Samuel Johnson authored James Boswell[3].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's genre is biography[5].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's Commons category is recorded as Boswell's Life of Johnson[6].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson was published on 1791[9].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's characters is recorded as Hodge[10].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's has edition or translation is recorded as The Life of Samuel Johnson (3rd edition 1799)[11].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's has edition or translation is recorded as The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics 1979 edition)[12].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's has edition or translation is recorded as Boswell's Life of Johnson (George Birkbeck Hill edition)[13].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's main subject is Samuel Johnson[14].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Life of Samuel Johnson'}[15].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's copyright status is recorded as public domain[16].
  • The Life of Samuel Johnson's copyright status is recorded as public domain[17].

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Designation and Status

The Life of Samuel Johnson's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

The Life of Samuel Johnson ranks in the top 3% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,309 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

James Boswell Little Women public domain Samuel Johnson United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics 1979 edition). wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics 1979 edition). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics 1979 edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Life of Samuel Johnson (Penguin Classics 1979 edition). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Instance of → written work
    Language of work or name → English
    Publication date → +1791-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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