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Charles Wilkins

1749 - 1836

Charles Wilkins

Sir Charles Wilkins (1749 – 13 May 1836) was an English typographer and scholar who co-founded The Asiatic Society. He is notable as the first translator of the Bhagavad Gita into English. He supervised Panchanan Karmakar to create one of the first Bengali typefaces. In 1788, Wilkins was elected a member of the Royal Society. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Wilkins is the 5,873rd most popular writer (down from 5,324th in 2024), the 4,877th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,018th in 2019) and the 530th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Charles Wilkins ranks 5,873 out of 7,302. Before him are Flora Nwapa, Daniel Goldhagen, James Hogg, Stanislava Staša Zajović, Charlotte Mary Yonge, and Karim Rashid. After him are Oliverio Girondo, Göran Sonnevi, Horacio Guarany, Cornelia Sorabji, David Seidler, and Dina Rubina.

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Flora Nwapa
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HPI: 53.13
Rank: 5,867
Daniel Goldhagen
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 5,868
James Hogg
1770 - 1835
HPI: 53.12
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Stanislava Staša Zajović
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 5,870
Charlotte Mary Yonge
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HPI: 53.11
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Karim Rashid
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5,872
Charles Wilkins
1749 - 1836
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5,873
Oliverio Girondo
1891 - 1967
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5,874
Göran Sonnevi
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5,875
Horacio Guarany
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HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5,876
Cornelia Sorabji
1866 - 1954
HPI: 53.10
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1937 - 2024
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5,878
Dina Rubina
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 5,879

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1749, Charles Wilkins ranks 28. Before him are Charlotte Smith, Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Charles James Fox, Christian August Lorentzen, John Sims, and Princess Louisa of Great Britain. After him are William Blount, Edward Rutledge, and Jared Ingersoll. Among people deceased in 1836, Charles Wilkins ranks 51. Before him are Miguel Barragán, Edward Livingston, Stephen F. Austin, William B. Travis, Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Dániel Berzsenyi. After him are Tenskwatawa, and Begum Samru.

Others Born in 1749

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Charlotte Smith
WRITER
1749 - 1806
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 22
Gertrud Elisabeth Mara
SINGER
1749 - 1833
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 23
Charles James Fox
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1806
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 24
Christian August Lorentzen
PAINTER
1749 - 1828
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 25
John Sims
BIOLOGIST
1749 - 1831
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 26
Princess Louisa of Great Britain
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1768
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 27
Charles Wilkins
WRITER
1749 - 1836
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 28
William Blount
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1800
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 29
Edward Rutledge
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1800
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 30
Jared Ingersoll
POLITICIAN
1749 - 1822
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 31

Others Deceased in 1836

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Miguel Barragán
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1836
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 45
Edward Livingston
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1836
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 46
Stephen F. Austin
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1836
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 47
William B. Travis
POLITICIAN
1809 - 1836
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 48
Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1836
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 49
Dániel Berzsenyi
WRITER
1776 - 1836
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 50
Charles Wilkins
WRITER
1749 - 1836
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 51
Tenskwatawa
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1836
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 52
Begum Samru
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1746 - 1836
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 53