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Benjamin Jowett

1817 - 1893

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Benjamin Jowett (, modern variant ; 15 April 1817 – 1 October 1893) was an English writer and classical scholar. Additionally, he was an administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, theologian, Anglican cleric, and translator of Plato and Thucydides. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Jowett has received more than 277,031 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Jowett is the 6,894th most popular writer (down from 6,160th in 2019), the 6,476th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,824th in 2019) and the 722nd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 280k

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  • 36.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Republic of Plato; Volume 2
2018
Republic
2021
The Dialogues Of Plato, Volume 1
2014
College sermons
English Sermons, Sermons, Universities and colleges
1895
The Apology, Phaedo and Crito of Plato; Golden Sayings of Epictetus; Meditations of Marcus Aurelius
1907
The Politics of Aristotle
2010

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Benjamin Jowett ranks 6,894 out of 7,302. Before him are Susan Faludi, Alexis Jenni, Geoff Ryman, Shamsul Maidin, Charles Krauthammer, and Raja Rao. After him are Sayed Kashua, Sandi Toksvig, Abdourahman Waberi, Richard Flanagan, Kiran Desai, and Ishmael Reed.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1817, Benjamin Jowett ranks 88. Before him are George Henry Lewes, Serafino Dubois, George Holyoake, Richard Spruce, LeRoy Pope Walker, and Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen.  Among people deceased in 1893, Benjamin Jowett ranks 89. Before him are Richard Spruce, John Addington Symonds, William Fox, Fanny Kemble, John Ballance, and Francis Parkman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Jowett ranks 6,476 out of 8,785. Before him are Joe Gomez (1997), Claire Williams (1976), Andy Sneap (1969), Nigel Pearson (1963), Noah Huntley (1974), and Langley Kirkwood (1973). After him are Linsey Dawn McKenzie (1978), Paul di Resta (1986), Sarah Parish (1968), Norman Lamont (1942), Yasemin Allen (1989), and Dave McKean (1963).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Jowett ranks 722. Before him are Laurie Lee (1914), Christopher Smart (1722), Matt Haig (1975), George Monbiot (1963), Dora Marsden (1882), and Sara Ahmed (1969). After him are David Nicholls (1966), Heston Blumenthal (1966), Tom Rob Smith (1979), Jo Walton (1964), Andrea Levy (1956), and Dennis Potter (1935).

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