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What is recorded here
This black commemorative plaque records: Dr Samuel Johnson Born in the City of Lichfield 1709 died 1784 this mosaic by John Myatt after a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds was donated to the Citizens of Lichfield in June 1976 by Lichfield District Arts Association and Berger Paints Recorded plaque organisation: Lichfield District Arts Association.
Dr Samuel Johnson, an influential writer and lexicographer of the 18th century, is renowned for compiling the first comprehensive English dictionary and for his significant contributions to literature through works such as "Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets."
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