WRITER

Archibald MacLeish

1892 - 1982

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Archibald MacLeish (May 7, 1892 – April 20, 1982) was an American poet and writer, who was associated with the modernist school of poetry. MacLeish studied English at Yale University and law at Harvard University. He enlisted in and saw action during the First World War and lived in Paris in the 1920s. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archibald MacLeish has received more than 595,167 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Archibald MacLeish is the 5,867th most popular writer (down from 4,795th in 2019), the 9,266th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,007th in 2019) and the 703rd most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 600k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.59

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Poems
American poetry, Library
1935
J.B
Drama, Bible
1958
Nobodaddy
1926
Poetry and experience
Poetry, History and criticism
1960
Air raid
Aeronautics, Drama, Radio plays
1938

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Archibald MacLeish ranks 5,867 out of 7,302. Before him are Joan D. Vinge, André Chamson, Laura Restrepo, Gurdial Singh, Jean-Jacques Schuhl, and José Burgos. After him are Sutan Takdir Alisjahbana, John Wain, José Gil Fortoul, Isabel-Clara Simó, David Garnett, and Justine Siegemund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1892, Archibald MacLeish ranks 264. Before him are Pinto Colvig, Victor Fontan, Hans Rademacher, Georg Brustad, Per Bertilsson, and João Sassetti. After him are David Garnett, Elizabeth Ryan, Frithjof Sælen, Jean de Bie, Muhammad Sakizli, and Stuart Davis. Among people deceased in 1982, Archibald MacLeish ranks 262. Before him are Cathleen Nesbitt, Cal Tjader, Virginia Bruce, Albert White, Salomon Bochner, and Clyde King. After him are Charles Walters, Renato Sáinz, Yury Kazakov, Philip Hall, Václav Mottl, and Gopal Swarup Pathak.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Archibald MacLeish ranks 9,266 out of 20,380. Before him are Christopher A. Wray (1966), Alexis Denisof (1966), Steve Lawrence (1935), Edmund Breese (1871), Rodger Ward (1921), and Helene Costello (1906). After him are Barry Harris (1929), Charles Walters (1911), Mia Sara (1967), Bill Erwin (1914), Steve Railsback (1945), and Dan Marino (1961).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Archibald MacLeish ranks 703. Before him are Robinson Jeffers (1887), Judy Blume (1938), Daniel Goldhagen (1959), Eldridge Cleaver (1935), Tony Hillerman (1925), and Joan D. Vinge (1948). After him are Booth Tarkington (1869), Eric Van Lustbader (1946), R. A. Lafferty (1914), Lyman Abbott (1835), Albert Maltz (1908), and John Jakes (1932).

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