William Johnson - Scholars

Scholars

  • William Johnson Cory (1823–1892), English educator and Uranian poet
  • William Ernest Johnson (1858–1931), British logician
  • William Frederick Johnson (1852–1934), Irish naturalist
  • William Johnson (author) (born 1931), Canadian journalist and author

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