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Benjamin Wilson

1721 - 1788

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Benjamin Wilson (21 June 1721 – 6 June 1788) was a British painter, printmaker and scientist (natural philosopher). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Wilson has received more than 26,707 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Benjamin Wilson is the 1,946th most popular painter (down from 1,640th in 2019), the 5,071st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,327th in 2019) and the 118th most popular British Painter.

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  • 50.79

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.46

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Benjamin Wilson ranks 1,946 out of 2,023. Before him are Elaine de Kooning, William Duesbury, John La Farge, John Sloan, Robert Peake the Elder, and Nevin Çokay. After him are Robert Reid, Władysław Hasior, N. C. Wyeth, William Glackens, George Luks, and Rebecca Solomon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1721, Benjamin Wilson ranks 21. Before him are Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Joseph de Guignes, Francesco Sabatini, Fredrik Henrik af Chapman, Roger Sherman, and William Robertson. After him are Peyton Randolph, Mark Akenside, and William Collins. Among people deceased in 1788, Benjamin Wilson ranks 27. Before him are Charles Wesley, Salomon Gessner, Francesco Zuccarelli, Mary Delany, Juan Bautista de Anza, and John Whitehurst.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Wilson ranks 5,071 out of 8,785. Before him are George Butterworth (1885), Darren Shan (1972), Dannie Abse (1923), Sybil Thorndike (1882), Noni Madueke (2002), and Danny Kirwan (1950). After him are David Abulafia (1949), Alex James (1901), Lionel Atwill (1885), Ann Cleeves (1954), Tommy Lawton (1919), and Keith Allen (1953).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Wilson ranks 118. Before him are Tracey Emin (1963), Jack Butler Yeats (1871), John Opie (1761), Laura Knight (1877), William Duesbury (1725), and Robert Peake the Elder (1551). After him are Rebecca Solomon (1832), Thomas Baines (1820), Peter Perez Burdett (1734), Derek Riggs (1958), William Nicholson (1872), and David Payne (1843).

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