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Anthony Boucher

1911 - 1968

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William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio dramas. Between 1942 and 1947, he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle. In addition to "Anthony Boucher", White also employed the pseudonym "H. H. Holmes", which was the pseudonym of a late-19th-century American serial killer; Boucher would also write light verse and sign it "Herman W. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Boucher has received more than 170,416 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Anthony Boucher is the 6,532nd most popular writer (down from 5,895th in 2019), the 12,482nd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,595th in 2019) and the 914th most popular American Writer.

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  • 170k

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  • 40.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Anthony Boucher ranks 6,532 out of 7,302. Before him are Maylis de Kerangal, Arkady Babchenko, Richard Lovelace, David Diop, Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, and Dennis Prager. After him are Jeff Noon, Dorothy E. Smith, Sibylle Lewitscharoff, Somaly Mam, Eric Linklater, and Didier Van Cauwelaert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Anthony Boucher ranks 396. Before him are Maribel Vinson, Ludwig Schuberth, József Moravetz, Maurice Perrin, Fe del Mundo, and Stephen McNally. After him are Luis Reyes, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, George Borg Olivier, Roman Totenberg, Zubeida, and Lillian Ngoyi. Among people deceased in 1968, Anthony Boucher ranks 261. Before him are Virginia Weidler, Adolf Möller, Jean Gachet, Horace Gould, Tommy Noonan, and Lurleen Wallace. After him are Dennis O'Keefe, Eleonora Sears, Bea Benaderet, Norman Thomas, Lee Tracy, and Sally O'Neil.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Anthony Boucher ranks 12,482 out of 20,380. Before him are Darrall Imhoff (1938), Blake Griffin (1989), Jack Reed (1949), John B. Floyd (1806), Dennis Prager (1948), and John Cassin (1813). After him are Jill Kelly (1971), Anthony W. England (1942), David Henrie (1989), Bobby Jones (1951), Tim Scott (1965), and Willa Holland (1991).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Anthony Boucher ranks 914. Before him are Kiera Cass (1981), Sarah Winnemucca (1844), Laurell K. Hamilton (1963), Ellen Kushner (1955), Andrew Kevin Walker (1964), and Dennis Prager (1948). After him are Alice Hoffman (1952), William Monahan (1960), Greg Daniels (1963), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), N. K. Jemisin (1972), and John Burroughs (1837).

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