Samuel Johnson | |
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| 1st President of King's College | |
| In office 1754–1763 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Myles Cooper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 14, 1696 Guilford, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Died | January 6, 1772 (aged 75) Stratford, Connecticut Colony, British America |
| Spouses | Charity Floyd Nicoll
(m. 1725; died 1758)Sarah Beach
(m. 1761; died 1763) |
| Children | William Samuel Johnson William "Billy" Johnson |
| Parent | Samuel Johnson Sr. |
| Alma mater | Yale College |
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, which was renamed Columbia University following the American Revolutionary War, and was a key figure of the American Enlightenment.