Samuel Johnson and Richard Greene (antiquary) black plaque

This black commemorative plaque records: Richard Greene, Apothecary, Born 1716, Died 1793. Here he lived from 1760 to his death and hoed his celebrated museum which was inspected and admired by his relative Dr Samuel Johnson on his visits to Lichfield. It was to Richard Greene that Dr Johnson set the epitaph for his father's tombstone in 1784. His motto was "Nemo sibi vivat" (let no man live to himself)

Richard Greene, an antiquary and apothecary, is remembered for his extensive collection of artifacts which garnered admiration from notable figures like Dr Samuel Johnson. The relationship between Greene and Johnson was significant, as evidenced by Johnson composing the epitaph for Greene's father’s tombstone in 1784.