Question: Robert James is best known as a friend of a writer born in which year ?
Sentence (from "Samuel Johnson"): Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 <nowiki>[</nowiki>OS 7 September]  – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer.
Relevant evidence: Yes