Murray T Jock
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Clin Med (Lond). 2003 Jul-Aug;3(4):368-72. doi: 10.7861/clinmedicine.3-4-368.
Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the greatest men of his age. Although famed for his writings, especially his Dictionary and his folio on Shakespeare, he is remembered for his tavern conversations, his literary clubs and the great biography of his life by Boswell. He always enjoyed having physicians as his friends, and took a great interest in all branches of medicine. He would advise and prescribe for friends who regularly consulted him, and he was not unhappy when mistaken for a physician. Particularly in his last years he had need of physicians for his own care, but held his own distinct views on whether to take their medicines and in what dose--usually much higher than prescribed. His many illnesses and his knowledge and views on medicine make him of continuing interest to physicians and give us insight into medical practice and beliefs in the Age of Enlightenment.
塞缪尔·约翰逊（1709 - 1784）是他那个时代最伟大的人物之一。尽管他以著述闻名，尤其是他的《词典》和关于莎士比亚的对开本著作，但他因酒馆里的交谈、文学俱乐部以及博斯韦尔为他撰写的伟大生平传记而被人们铭记。他一直喜欢与医生交朋友，并对医学的各个分支都极感兴趣。他会为经常向他咨询的朋友们提供建议并开药方，而且当被误认为是医生时他也并不生气。特别是在他生命的最后几年，他自己需要医生的照料，但对于是否服用他们开的药以及服用剂量——通常比规定剂量高得多——他有自己独特的看法。他的诸多疾病以及他对医学的知识和观点，使医生们一直对他感兴趣，并让我们得以洞察启蒙时代的医疗实践和观念。
