# Dr. Johnson — Short Fiction character guide

> Dr. Johnson in Short Fiction by H. P. Lovecraft.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Dr. Johnson, Johnson, Samuel Johnson

**First appearance:** 0001-a-reminiscence-of-dr-samuel-johnson

## Who they are

The famous lexicographer, featured in a reminiscence.

## Relationships

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Dr. Johnson is a medical doctor who provides clinical observations or assistance to the narrator, often in cases of mental or physical anomaly.

### [Unknown Narrator](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/characters/unknown_narrator)

_professional_

Dr. Johnson is a medical doctor who provides clinical observations or assistance to the narrator, often in cases of mental or physical anomaly.

## In the story

### [A Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel Johnson](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_26_se/chapters/a-reminiscence-of-dr-samuel-johnson)

The central figure of the reminiscence; described as full, pursy, ill-dressed, and convulsive, but a brilliant conversationalist and poet.

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