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Charles Wilkins

1749 - 1836

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Sir Charles Wilkins (1749 – 13 May 1836) was an English typographer and Orientalist, and founding member of the Asiatic Society. He is notable as the first translator of the Bhagavad Gita into English. He is also the first person to introduce the term Hinduism which would refer to all the different mythologies and cultures of which were existing in India as one. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Wilkins has received more than 207,299 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Wilkins is the 5,325th most popular writer (down from 5,053rd in 2019), the 4,019th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,946th in 2019) and the 448th most popular British Writer.

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  • 210k

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  • 53.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Charles Wilkins ranks 5,325 out of 7,302. Before him are Ferdinand von Saar, Curt Siodmak, Kitamura Tokoku, Delphine de Vigan, Miguel Otero Silva, and Kalliroi Parren. After him are Giuseppe Giusti, Patrick Chamoiseau, Peter Gould, Horst Faas, Elisabeth Langgässer, and Thierry Meyssan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1749, Charles Wilkins ranks 25. Before him are Georg Joseph Vogler, Johann Nikolaus Forkel, Charles James Fox, Christian August Lorentzen, Princess Louisa of Great Britain, and John Sims. After him are Gertrud Elisabeth Mara, Edward Rutledge, Charlotte Smith, Levi Lincoln Sr., William Blount, and Jared Ingersoll. Among people deceased in 1836, Charles Wilkins ranks 48. Before him are William Elford Leach, Stephen F. Austin, Adolf Stieler, Marc-Antoine Parseval, Edward Livingston, and Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz. After him are Emily Donelson, Dániel Berzsenyi, John Pond, Tenskwatawa, and Begum Samru.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Charles Wilkins ranks 4,019 out of 8,785. Before him are Robert Whitehead (1823), David Beaton (1494), Aaron Ramsey (1990), Michael Ruse (1940), Rick Allen (1963), and Alfred Maudslay (1850). After him are Grantley Goulding (1874), Steve McClaren (1961), Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880), Michael Heseltine (1933), Chris Lawrence (1933), and William Hemsley (1843).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Charles Wilkins ranks 448. Before him are Ælfric of Eynsham (955), Thomas Love Peacock (1785), Edward Carpenter (1844), R. M. Ballantyne (1825), Joanne Harris (1964), and Sax Rohmer (1883). After him are Benjamin Zephaniah (1958), Charles Montagu Doughty (1843), Daniel Tammet (1979), Henry Home, Lord Kames (1696), Aneirin (525), and Ali Smith (1962).

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