King Edward VI School, Lichfield Patriae, Scholae", is broadly translated as "for God, Country, and School". In the 18th century a number of eminent people were educated at the school. These included the great scholar and compiler of the first English dictionary, Dr. Samuel Johnson (the buildings of the former grammar school bear his name), David Garrick, the actor, and Joseph Addison, the essayist and politician. Two of the school's four houses are named after Addison and Garrick. (The other houses are named after Roger de Clinton who founded a priory in Lichfield in the 12th century and Erasmus Darwin, who lived in the City
David Garrick (play) Duveyrier de Mélésville, which Adams' "Dictionary of Drama" claims to have been based on Joseph Bouchardy's 1836 short story "Garrick Médecin." The confusion with the "German dramatization" appears to be thus – "Garrick Médecin" was adapted into another French play entitled "Le Docteur Robin", which became widely known through a German translation. A misunderstanding caused the belief that "Sullivan" was actually based on "Doktor Robin" rather than the two being based on a mutual source, as evidenced in an 1895 article in "The New York Times". Another German play, "Garrick in Bristol", added to the confusion. The action takes place