# Dr Johnson's House: Biography and Display

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Morwenna Rae
- Year: 2014
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/dr-johnsons-house-biography-and-display)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Dr Johnson lived at 17 Gough Square from 1748-59, where he compiled his famous Dictionary of the English Language. The house has been used to present Johnson’s life and works to the public since the early 20th century with a small, but representative, collection, adhering to the aim that “the House should never come to be regarded as a museum or an emporium of irrelevant 18th-century bric-a-brac” but should reflect Johnson’s situation in those years and tell his story. Highlights of the collection show how it is used for biographical interpretation.

## Lectures

1. [Dr Johnson's House: Biography and Display](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/dr-johnsons-house-biography-and-display/af73c4aaffe2) (YouTube)