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Edmund Wilson

1895 - 1972

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Edmund Wilson Jr. (May 8, 1895 – June 12, 1972) was an American writer, literary critic and journalist. He is widely regarded as one of the most important literary critics of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edmund Wilson has received more than 500,863 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Edmund Wilson is the 4,357th most popular writer (down from 3,662nd in 2019), the 6,040th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,887th in 2019) and the 490th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 500k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Edmund Wilson ranks 4,357 out of 5,755Before her are Johann David Wyss, Walter Savage Landor, Rachel de Queiroz, Carrie Nation, Mário Pinto de Andrade, and Hans Henny Jahnn. After her are Fredric Wertham, Chris Van Allsburg, Peter Scholl-Latour, Atiq Rahimi, Vitaly Bianki, and Rosa Chacel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Edmund Wilson ranks 187Before her are Louis Calhern, Joseph Banks Rhine, John J. McCloy, Carl Westergren, Max Valier, and Frank Foss. After her are Fredric Wertham, Shemp Howard, Hertha Sponer, Josef Uridil, Ion Barbu, and Geo Milev. Among people deceased in 1972, Edmund Wilson ranks 161Before her are Romas Kalanta, Harold Rainsford Stark, Prithviraj Kapoor, Louise Arner Boyd, Ntare V of Burundi, and Vera Karalli. After her are Kenny Dorham, Carlo Agostoni, Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Adriaan Fokker, Jamini Roy, and Ferde Grofé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edmund Wilson ranks 6,040 out of 18,182Before her are Harold Gould (1923), Rachel Jackson (1767), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Jakob Dylan (1969), James Foley (1953), and Frank Foss (1895). After her are Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Alf Landon (1887), Hunter Schafer (1998), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Jenny Holzer (1950), and Theodore Robinson (1852).

Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Edmund Wilson ranks 490Before her are Elizabeth Strout (1956), Norman Vincent Peale (1898), R. J. Palacio (1963), Chaim Potok (1929), Jonathan Carroll (1949), and Carrie Nation (1846). After her are Chris Van Allsburg (1949), Tabitha King (1949), Candy Barr (1935), Diane di Prima (1934), Theodore Roszak (1933), and Charlaine Harris (1951).