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First president of King's College.
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[[Image:Johnson.jpg|thumb|This portrait of Samuel Johnson hangs at [[Yale]]]]
  
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'''Samuel Johnson''' was the first president of [[King's College]]. He was originally a minister from [[:w:Connecticut|Connecticut]], and attended [[Yale]].
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Johnson helped popularize [[:w:George Berkeley|George Berkeley]]'s philosophy in British North America.  The [[Columbia Engineering Alumni Association]] awards the Samuel Johnson Medal for Distinguished Professional Achievement in his honor.
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{{succession|preceded=None|succeeded=[[Myles Cooper]]|office=President of King's College|years=[[1754]]-[[1763]]}}
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[[Category:University presidents|Johnson, Samuel]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 1 November 2012

This portrait of Samuel Johnson hangs at Yale
See also Wikipedia's article about "Samuel Johnson (Columbia)".

Samuel Johnson was the first president of King's College. He was originally a minister from Connecticut, and attended Yale.

Johnson helped popularize George Berkeley's philosophy in British North America. The Columbia Engineering Alumni Association awards the Samuel Johnson Medal for Distinguished Professional Achievement in his honor.

Preceded by
None
President of King's College 
1754-1763
Succeeded by
Myles Cooper