As a lexicographer,（）distinguished himself as the author of the

As a lexicographer,（）distinguished himself as the author of the first English dictionary by an Englishman.
A、Daniel Defoe
B、Henry Fielding
C、Samuel Johnson
D、Thomas Gray
【正确答案】：C
【题目解析】：作为一名词典编纂者，塞缪尔约翰逊称自己为英国人的第一本英语词典的作者。