Papers of Dr John David Fleeman 1959-1994

Fleeman John David d 1996

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Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...

Fleeman, John David

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John David Fleeman (1932-1993) was born in the East Riding of Yorkshire, a 'Johnson' on his mother's side. He attended Pocklington School and St Andrews University (1951-1956) where he obtained a First in English Language and Literature and won the class medal. He fulfilled his National Service (1956-1958) in the Royal Army Education Corps. He married Isabella Macaskill whom he had met at St Andrews in 1957. After a brief period teaching in Selby he gained a place at Oxf...