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Samuel Johnson brown plaque
Samuel Johnson · Writer
Inscription
“Dr. Samuel Johnson author lived here b. 1709 d. 1784”
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1709-84
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17 Gough Square
EC4A
Erected 1898
administered by English Heritage as part of the London wide plaque scheme, Royal Society Of Arts
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