Samuel Johnson (American educator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1696
Place of Birth: Guilford, Connecticut, United States
Date of Death: 06-Jan-1771
Profession: philosopher
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Samuel Johnson (American educator)
- Samuel Johnson (October 14, 1696 – January 6, 1772) was a clergyman, educator, linguist, encyclopedist, historian, and philosopher in colonial America.
- He was a major proponent of both Anglicanism and the philosophies of William Wollaston and George Berkeley in the colonies, founded and served as the first president of the Anglican King's College (renamed Columbia University following the American Revolutionary War), and was a key figure of the American Enlightenment.
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