WRITER

Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth

1914 - 1981

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Barbara Mary Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, (23 May 1914 – 31 May 1981) was a British economist and writer interested in the problems of developing countries. She urged Western governments to share their prosperity with the rest of the world and in the 1960s turned her attention to environmental questions as well. She was an early advocate of sustainable development before this term became familiar and was well known as a journalist, lecturer and broadcaster. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth has received more than 74,862 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth is the 6,591st most popular writer (down from 5,931st in 2019), the 5,932nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,420th in 2019) and the 681st most popular British Writer.

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  • 75k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ranks 6,591 out of 7,302. Before her are MacKinlay Kantor, David Gerrold, Sophie Hannah, Sabina Berman, Kerry Kennedy, and Ramon Solsona i Sancho. After her are Zlata Filipović, Al Alvarez, Bhisham Sahni, Hugh Howey, Joseph Wambaugh, and Carlton Cuse.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ranks 406. Before her are John Kerr, Zachary Scott, Paul Russo, Reidar Kvammen, Joan Marsh, and B. R. Chopra. After her are Tex Beneke, Frank Fenner, Josh White, Randall Jarrell, Joe Rantz, and Jane Randolph. Among people deceased in 1981, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ranks 292. Before her are Douglas Lowe, Patsy Kelly, Lowell Thomas, Fidel LaBarba, Graham Whitehead, and Tampa Red. After her are Doug Livingstone, Bosley Crowther, Madge Evans, Ella Grasso, Barbara Bedford, and Tiny Thompson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ranks 5,932 out of 8,785. Before her are Sophie Hannah (1971), Max Sciandri (1967), Francis Pym (1922), Joseph Mawle (1974), Jayne Torvill (1957), and Chris Stringer (1947). After her are Lee Evans (1964), A. H. Albut (null), Steven Waddington (1968), Richie Faulkner (1980), Al Alvarez (1929), and Robin Widdows (1942).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth ranks 681. Before her are Mo Hayder (1962), R. S. Thomas (1913), Brian Stableford (1948), Grant Morrison (1960), Colley Cibber (1671), and Sophie Hannah (1971). After her are Al Alvarez (1929), William Collins (1721), Louis de Bernières (1954), Mary Russell Mitford (1787), Frederick Denison Maurice (1805), and Sheila Jeffreys (1948).

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