Samuel Johnson Statue

#NeuroDiversity Celebrated English #Literature critic #SamuelJohnson suffered from #TouretteSyndrome & #Depression throughout his life. Childhood tuberculous left deep facial scarring. Deaf in one ear; blind in one eye; he had Gout; Testicular #Cancer & a late-life stroke left him unable to speak. Yet, his influence & prolific literary achievements prevail #MentalHealth

6.53 PM, 8 January 2023

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#Poet #Satirist #Critic & #Lexicographer #SamuelJohnson born Lichfield #England 1709, did not write the first dictionary. Celebrated as one of the greatest figures of the 18th-century; admired for his wit, talent, tenacity & intelligence; the legacy of his literary achievements indelibly influenced the modern English Language. #StrandAldwych #Monument #Westminster

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4.34 PM, 8 January 2023

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