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Edith Sitwell

1887 - 1964

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Dame Edith Louisa Sitwell (7 September 1887 – 9 December 1964) was a British poet and critic and the eldest of the three literary Sitwells. She reacted badly to her eccentric, unloving parents and lived much of her life with her governess. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edith Sitwell has received more than 652,699 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Edith Sitwell is the 4,722nd most popular writer (down from 4,616th in 2019), the 3,415th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,490th in 2019) and the 386th most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 650k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.44

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

English eccentrics
1933
Poetry & criticism
History and criticism, Poetry, English poetry
1925
Victoria of England
Social conditions, Queens, History
1936
Poems
1920
I live under a black sun
Authors, Authors in fiction, Fiction
1937

Page views of Edith Sitwells by language

Over the past year Edith Sitwell has had the most page views in the with 80,917 views, followed by Spanish (5,224), and German (4,885). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Ukrainian (374.56%), Latin (68.36%), and Basque (67.83%)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edith Sitwell ranks 4,722 out of 7,302. Before her are Fredrik Backman, Saul Alinsky, Robert B. Parker, Sanchuniathon, Cordwainer Smith, and Michael Frayn. After her are Dmitry Glukhovsky, Rod Serling, Manuel Bandeira, Fyodor Abramov, Rosa Sensat, and William Tenn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Edith Sitwell ranks 206. Before her are Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli, Alf Landon, Sigrid Fick, Giorgio Zampori, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, and Alfonso Calzolari. After her are Kalle Anttila, Bruno Frank, Janne Lundblad, Ivan Kavaleridze, Friedrich Gogarten, and Adriaan Fokker. Among people deceased in 1964, Edith Sitwell ranks 146. Before her are Reg Parnell, Felisberto Hernández, Erik Malmberg, Theodore Freeman, Agnes Miegel, and Nguyễn Văn Trỗi. After her are Patrick Ryan, Albina Osipowich, Axel Norling, Werner Bergengruen, Luis Batlle Berres, and Steponas Kairys.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edith Sitwell ranks 3,415 out of 8,785. Before her are Charles Hutton (1737), Stephen Moyer (1969), Leo Sayer (1948), Philip Barker-Webb (1793), Michael Frayn (1933), and Storm Thorgerson (1944). After her are Andy Bown (1946), Walter Burley (1275), Al Atkins (1947), Stanley Morison (1889), William Tenn (1920), and Bert Jansch (1943).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Edith Sitwell ranks 386. Before her are Gillian Rubinstein (1942), Edward Thomas (1878), John Mawe (1764), James Thomson (1700), Edward William Lane (1801), and Michael Frayn (1933). After her are William Tenn (1920), Brian Lumley (1937), Elizabeth Jane Howard (1923), E. L. James (1963), Val McDermid (1955), and Edward James (1907).

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