Samuel Madden (author)
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For the professor of computer science, see Samuel Madden (computer scientist). For the Anglican priest, see Samuel Madden (priest).
Samuel Madden (23 December 1686 – 31 December 1765) was an Irish author. His works include Themistocles; The Lover of His Country, Reflections and Resolutions Proper for the Gentlemen of Ireland, and Memoirs of the Twentieth Century. Dr. Samuel Johnson wrote of him, "His was a name which Ireland ought to honour". He suggested that the Royal Dublin Society initiate a scheme to fund improvements in agriculture and arts in Ireland via the use of premiums – the source of his nickname Premium.[1]
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Born | 23 December 1686 |
Died | 31 December 1765 |
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