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Arthur Young

1741 - 1820

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Arthur Young FRS (11 September 1741 – 12 April 1820) was an English agriculturist. Not himself successful as a farmer, he built on connections and activities as a publicist a substantial reputation as an expert on agricultural improvement. After the French Revolution of 1789, his views on its politics carried weight as an informed observer, and he became an important opponent of British reformers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arthur Young has received more than 40,670 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Arthur Young is the 2,583rd most popular writer (down from 2,512th in 2019), the 1,906th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,919th in 2019) and the 210th most popular British Writer.

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  • 41k

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  • 54.22

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Arthur Young ranks 2,583 out of 7,302. Before him are Cleitarchus, Ignacy Krasicki, Parvin E'tesami, Johann Froben, Elmore Leonard, and Edgar Lee Masters. After him are Constantin von Wurzbach, Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, Karl Gutzkow, Isaac Deutscher, Jim Thompson, and Penelope Fitzgerald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1741, Arthur Young ranks 19. Before him are Emperor Momozono, Nicolas Chamfort, Carl Linnaeus the Younger, Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Augustin Barruel, and Aagje Deken. After him are Pierre Pigneau de Behaine, Johann Gottlieb Naumann, Ivan Gudovich, José Cadalso, Franciszek Karpiński, and William Withering. Among people deceased in 1820, Arthur Young ranks 25. Before him are Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, Princess Wilhelmina Caroline of Denmark, Alexander Mackenzie, Nguyễn Du, Daniel Boone, and Anders Sparrman. After him are Benjamin West, Princess Adelheid of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym, Gerhard von Kügelgen, Frederick V, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, Antonín Vranický, and Karl Ludwig Sand.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Arthur Young ranks 1,906 out of 8,785. Before him are Harry Redknapp (1947), John Hume (1937), Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Mike Leigh (1943), Ian Hill (1952), and James Wolfe (1727). After him are Ronnie Biggs (1929), Julian Sands (1958), Louise, Princess Royal (1867), William Jackson Hooker (1785), William Kent (1685), and William Watson (1715).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Arthur Young ranks 210. Before him are Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878), John Mandeville (1300), Noël Coward (1899), David Lodge (1935), Ouida (1839), and John Aubrey (1626). After him are Penelope Fitzgerald (1916), Gerald Gardner (1884), George Whitefield (1714), Tobias Smollett (1721), John Wyndham (1903), and Frederick Marryat (1792).

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