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Christopher Smart

1722 - 1771

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Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 20 May 1771) was an English poet. He was a major contributor to two popular magazines, The Midwife and The Student, and a friend to influential cultural icons like Samuel Johnson and Henry Fielding. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christopher Smart has received more than 366,997 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Christopher Smart is the 6,863rd most popular writer, the 6,417th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 717th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 370k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 37.27

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Poems, of the Late Christopher Smart, ... Consisting of His Prize Poems, Odes, Sonnets, and Fables, Latin and English Translations; ...; Volume 2
2018
Invertebrate Palaeontology and Evolution
Fossil Invertebrates, Evolution, Invertebres fossiles
1979
A song to David
Poetry
1819
Poems
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
1949
Jubilate Agno
Poetry (poetic works by one author)
1954
Hymns for the amusement of children
Children's songs, English Hymns, Hymns, English
1772

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Christopher Smart ranks 6,863 out of 7,302. Before him are Donna Williams, David X. Cohen, Emanuel Pastreich, Krishna Hutheesing, Leila Aboulela, and William Joyce. After him are Nicole Krauss, Matt Haig, Brigitte Vasallo, Kathrin Schmidt, Scott Westerfeld, and Roya Hakakian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1722, Christopher Smart ranks 25. Before him are Heinrich Johann Nepomuk von Crantz, John Burgoyne, Petrus Camper, Princess Gisela Agnes of Anhalt-Köthen, Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel, and Anna Louisa Karsch.  Among people deceased in 1771, Christopher Smart ranks 23. Before him are William Fermor, Augustus George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Infanta Maria Doroteia of Portugal, Konrad Ernst Ackermann, Jan Klemens Branicki, and Sydney Parkinson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Christopher Smart ranks 6,417 out of 8,785. Before him are Lou Macari (1949), Alison Goldfrapp (1966), Phil Jagielka (1982), Josh Herdman (1987), Ellen Wilkinson (1891), and Barry Adamson (1958). After him are Craig Harrison (1974), Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880), Matt Haig (1975), Ben Chilwell (1996), Callum Turner (1990), and Andy Sutcliffe (1947).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Christopher Smart ranks 717. Before him are Louis MacNeice (1907), Robert Bridges (1844), Hugh MacDiarmid (1892), John Mortimer (1923), Douglas Murray (1979), and Laurie Lee (1914). After him are Matt Haig (1975), George Monbiot (1963), Dora Marsden (1882), Sara Ahmed (1969), Benjamin Jowett (1817), and David Nicholls (1966).

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